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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Censors & Sensibility

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online […]
Mike Masnick

City of St. Louis and Civic Partners Mobilize Winter Safety Outreach, Offer Hotel Rooms and Rental Assistance

1 day 23 hours ago
ST. LOUIS – This week, City, State and civic partners from the Tornado Recovery Advisory Committee mobilized a new effort to reach out to tornado-impacted residents who may still be living in or by damaged structures to ensure they have a plan to stay safe and warm throughout the winter and connect them with available short-term housing options. “During the brutal cold weather of the past two weeks, we opened shelters for anyone who needed a place to be safe and warm, but we recognize

Rotary Club Of Granite City Recognizes Martinez and Sahrhage As Students Of Month

1 day 23 hours ago
GRANITE CITY – The Rotary Club of Granite City recognized juniors Audrey Martinez and Emily Sahrhage as Students of the Month for November. Students were nominated by teachers, and were chosen on the basis of academics, as well as scholastic, extracurricular and civic honors and awards, and organization membership and leadership. Each honoree will receive a framed certificate and a gift card, and will be recognized at the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast on March 24, 2026. Audrey Martinez Second

St. Louis suggests no alley recycling works better

1 day 23 hours ago
Just a few months after the City of St. Louis ended alley recycling because of rising costs and high contamination rates, officials say the new drop-off system is resulting in cleaner materials and significantly lower costs, even while the overall volume of trash they're handling remains the same as before.
Alex Barton

In Trump rebuke, US House approves bill to overturn collective bargaining limit

1 day 23 hours ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump that strips collective bargaining rights for roughly 1 million federal employees.  The 231-195 vote was a rare bipartisan pushback against the president. The bill was sponsored by Maine’s Jared Golden, a Democrat, and Pennsylvania’s Brian Fitzpatrick, […]
Ariana Figueroa