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9 Student Teams Compete for $30K in Entrepreneur Quest at Mizzou

3 years 3 months ago
The University of Missouri (Mizzou) is hosting its Entrepreneur Quest (EQ) competition tomorrow (UPDATED: here’s the list of winners). The program provides students with tools and resources to launch their business and contribute to economic prosperity in our community. Much like on the television series Shark Tank, 10 student teams will have up to seven […]
EQ Staff

Lunchtime Photo

3 years 3 months ago
You've all heard of the famous terracotta army assembled by the Qin dynasty emperor Qin Shi Huang at his imperial capital in Xianyang. Well, this is the not-quite-as-famous terracotta rabbit army assembled by the Drum dynasty empress Marian in her imperial capital of Irvine. Someday these two armies will have it out. My money is ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

Carlinville Public Library To Host Program On Owls Of Forest Park

3 years 3 months ago
CARLINVILLE - The Great Horned owls of Forest Park in St. Louis will be the topic of a free program hosted by the Carlinville Public Library at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 7. “Forest Park Owls: Hiding in Plain Sight” will be presented by Mark H.X. Glenshaw, an award-winning naturalist and expert from St. Louis who delivers programs to enthusiastic audiences around the region. Glenshaw has documented the life of Charles, a male Great Horned Owl from Forest Park, as well as his five mates and various offspring, for over sixteen years. “My official start date was Dec. 29, 2005. I call it my ‘owl-i-versary’,” laughed Glenshaw, a manager of university services at Fontbonne University. “Since then, I’ve spent countless hours following Charles and the owls around him.” Glenshaw and his fascinating owl studies have been covered by many media outlets in the area. He delivers around fifty programs a year, mostly in Illinois and Missouri.

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Russia has a little more than half its air force left

3 years 3 months ago
News from Ukraine: NEW: Russia has launched more than 300 sorties into Ukraine the last 24 hours: senior U.S. defense official. 🇷🇺 sorties are not "venturing very far and very long" into 🇺🇦 airspace, the official said. Russia still has more than 60 percent of fixed wing and rotary wing capability. — Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) ...continue reading "Russia has a little more than half its air force left"
Kevin Drum

Ukraine has biolabs. Ukraine is not making bioweapons.

3 years 3 months ago
What's the deal with all those loud allegations about biological laboratories in Ukraine? Do they exist? Are they making bioweapons? Are they dangerous? The answers are yes, no, and yes. The best short piece about them that I've read was in the Wall Street Journal yesterday: The allegations have shocked those who are most familiar ...continue reading "Ukraine has biolabs. Ukraine is not making bioweapons."
Kevin Drum