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St. Louis Area Flood Relief: Where To Find Help, And Give It

3 years 4 months ago
Floods devastated the St. Louis area this week, but St. Louisans know how to take care of each other. We’ve gathered up some resources for people affected by the floods, as well as where people can pitch it to help. Make sure to check out local organizers efforts, like Action St. Louis, for more volunteer opportunities.
Jenna Jones

Construction Continues Around Madison County Facilities

3 years 4 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County officials are continuing to update visitors of construction surrounding the Administration Building and Courthouse in downtown Edwardsville The sidewalks along Second Street, running from the parking lots behind the Administration Building to the courthouse are closed. Keller Construction is replacing the curbs and sidewalks from the loading dock at the back of the Administration Building to St. Louis Street The Second Street handicap ramp on the east side of the buildings will be closed and signage is posted in the small parking lot (on each disabled parking sign) directing employees/public to enter the rear Administration Building handicapped entrance. Visitors are being reminded to allow for extra time to arrive, park and safely enter county buildings. Visitors should not to cross under caution tape in an attempt to take shortcut. Milling and resurfacing of Second Street is scheduled to start on Aug. 8, which will completely close the street

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What’s the best word to describe the Secret Service’s loss of text messages?

3 years 4 months ago
I started laughing about halfway through today's Washington Post story about the deletion of Secret Service text messages from the days surrounding the 1/6 insurrection. It took that long to fully appreciate the thesaurus woo of reporters Drew Harwell, Will Oremus and Joseph Menn. Here's a list of the words and phrases they use to ...continue reading "What’s the best word to describe the Secret Service’s loss of text messages?"
Kevin Drum

Cori Bush (2022)

3 years 4 months ago
On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, U.S. Rep Cori Bush, D-St. Louis County, talks about her re-election campaign in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District. Bush was elected to represent the district in 2020. It includes all of St. Louis and some of St. Louis County, and is the only congressional district in Missouri with a plurality of Black residents.