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Pandemic changes death rituals, leaves grieving families without a sense of closure
The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American death rituals were transforming during the pandemic. My friend was …
NPR: Chef Melanie Meyer opened a Korean restaurant in St. Louis — and found her birth family
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St. Louis continues to rapidly evolve during the pandemic
It’s difficult to overstate the impact of the past several years.
Trump dangles pardons for Jan. 6 rioters, teases a presidential run at Texas rally
"If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from Jan. 6 fairly. We will treat them fairly," Trump said.
Burns’ Night Celebrates the Scottish Bard
Burns’ Night: An Excuse to Be Scottish In the spirit of full disclosure, my maternal grandmother was a lassie of the Armstrong clan. But those who have even a wee bit of Scottish blood a-flowin’ in their veins know that this week, (actually January 25), was Robert Burns’ birthday. And what better way to celebrate...
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‘A face tattoo?’ St. Louisans sit hours to boost brows, extend lashes
$500 eyebrow shading, $250 eyelash extensions catch on in St. Louis.
Major winter storm to impact the region late Tuesday into Thursday
ST. LOUIS - Snow has been a no-show for much of this winter – until now. A Winter Storm Watch covers the entire area for late Tuesday night through Thursday. The storm is expected to bring significant snow, sleet and freezing rain across the region with impacts on travel and daily activities. Confidence in a [...]
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A contractor is building on the Meramec. Residents say floods are already bad enough.
Initial plans call for building a 105,000-square-foot recreational sports center almost entirely in a south St. Louis County floodplain.
Administrators push wheelchairs, accountants empty trash; St. Louis hospitals ask every employee to pitch in
Area health care systems ask office staff to help front-line workers help get them through the latest COVID-19 surge.
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St. Louis Public Library & Department of Health hosting free COVID vaccine clinics
St. Louis Public Library is partnering with the St. Louis Department of Health to host two free vaccination clinics at area libraries. They will provide free Pfizer vaccines for first, second and booster doses for those 12 and older. No appointments are necessary and walk-in are welcome. The first clinic will be at Carpenter Library, at [...]
In Missouri's wealthiest county, group launches campaign to buy housing, make it affordable
If this county is an indication, Missouri voters don’t fit into easy categories
Missouri’s contested U.S. Senate race raises awkward conundrum: Are Missourians really polarized or just the people doing the talking?
Illinois Congressional Candidate Withdraws From Race After Bout With Cornea Virus
SCHAUMBURG – A legislative and congressional candidate from Illinois has withdrawn a candidacy scheduled for a partisan primary in late June. On Wednesday afternoon, roughly a fortnight since candidate petitioning in Illinois began, and after several bitterly cold days typical of January in the state, W. Thomas Olson began experiencing “symptoms consistent with a corona virus,” the candidate admitted, “and presently feel very sick.” The candidate, who has appropriated to himself a moniker of “renegade,” now and then speaks of a sickened body politic, but is affected no more by such corollaries. A quote summarizes the candidate’s views, yet a disinterest in its associations beyond summarily dismissing them is discernible: “Renegade pop stars who spend lifetimes absorbed in themselves, renegade Harvard law grads who stand for the US senate or President, renegade political appointees who anonymously publish essays critical of others.
Edwardsville Community Foundation Announces Raymond & Lucia Weber Scholarship
EDWARDSVILLE The Edwardsville Community Foundation is pleased to announce the Raymond & Lucia Weber Scholarship. This $1,500 award will go to a graduating senior at Edwardsville High School who will continue their education in the field of special education or the field of medicine with the plan of becoming either a special education teacher or a physician, a registered nurse, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. “As graduates of the EHS Class of 1968, thankful for having received an excellent high school education preparing us for eventual careers in Special Education and Medicine, we hope to pay it forward by establishing this Scholarship Fund for future EHS graduates,” Raymond and Lucia Weber, fund sponsors said. “We are pleased to offer this new award for graduating seniors at Edwardsville High School and appreciate all of our scholarship fund sponsors whose generosity allowed for $86,500 in scholarship awards in 2021,” Pam Farrar, ECF Executive Director