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Pickle Creek runs two miles through Ste. Genevieve County’s sandstone valleys. It carries some of Missouri’s cleanest water, but residents worry that could change if NexGen Silica gets full approval to mine sandstone on a 249-acre plot of land along nearby Highway 32. They don’t have to look very far to see the outcome they […]

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This summer marked the 10th anniversary of the Miller v. Alabama, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision banning mandatory sentences of life without parole for children. The decision recognized that youth are both less culpable for theirs crimes and more capable of rehabilitation than adults, because of significant differences in their brains and behavior. The […]

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When I was first diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer in the fall of 2019 I wasn’t sure what to expect from treatment, life expectancy, etc. While getting my affairs in order I remained as optimistic as possible. I’m not a fan of solemn funerals so I thought about having ...

"They won't have water for six months. The power lines are down."

Support for climate policies is double what most people think, a new study found.

One half of the original lineup of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Rascals -- singer/keyboardist Felix Cavaliere and guitarist Gene Cornish -- are teaming up for a fall…

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The real reason why some Democratic critics have reacted so furiously to President Biden’s debt relief plan

President Biden’s changes to student loan repayment are welcome, but they give schools a bad incentive.

How the Inflation Reduction Act’s $50 billion for clean-energy manufacturing could launch the green industrial revolution

After historic youth voter turnout in 2018 and for the Kansas primary, young people are poised to return to the ballot box in November.

The zoo's ever-popular Zooline entered the railroad business on Aug. 29, 1963, with a ceremony at the original station near the bear pits. Zoo director Marlin Perkins and zoo board chairman Howard Baer whacked at a "golden spike" to complete…

Dave Deis of St. Charles, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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The Washington Post says that fusion power is finally getting close to reality: Scientists are mere years from getting more energy out of fusion reactions than the energy required to create them, they said. Venture capitalists are pumping billions into companies, racing to get a fusion power plant up and running by the early 2030s. ...continue reading "Can we use fusion power to solve California’s drought?"

The Wall Street Journal warns us yet again about the woes of retailers: From Walmart Inc. to Nordstrom Inc., retailers have a glut of inventory and are discounting items to clear out space for holiday goods. Many have already lowered profit expectations for the year and are working to cut costs as consumers are pulling ...continue reading "Raw data: Retail profits in a post-pandemic world"