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House committee debates restroom restrictions for transgender Missourians

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With blonde hair flowing over her shoulders and spilling onto a blousy blue mini dress, Landon Patterson sat in front of the Missouri House Emerging Issues Committee Monday. The committee was debating bills that sought to separate public restrooms and changing rooms by sex as assigned at birth, rather than gender identity. The bills varied […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Morpho Mania 

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The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House hosts a special exhibition during spring break season, celebrating the final days of winter with a flood of Blue Morpho butterflies.  Morpho Mania features […]

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Myranda Levins

Spring Training

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This year, the St. Louis Aquarium is going bigger, brighter, and longer. For the first time, with two teams, freshwater grit meets saltwater flow. Two waters. One splashy showdown. Cheer […]

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Myranda Levins

Why Humans Start Cleaning in Spring

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The urge to clean can hit like a switch: one moment you’re stepping over shoes and ignoring dusty shelves, and the next you’re scrubbing baseboards and reorganizing a closet you haven’t opened in months. It can feel random, almost like a personality change. But “spring cleaning” isn’t just a cute phrase. It’s a predictable human response to a mix of biology, history, culture, and simple psychology. The brain likes a “fresh start” more than

This Day in History on March 3: First Indoor Hockey Game Played in Montreal

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On March 3, 1875, the first organized indoor ice hockey game was played in Montreal, Canada, at Victoria Skating Rink. It looked like a simple experiment—taking a fast outdoor winter game and moving it inside—but it helped turn a regional pastime into a modern sport with rules, venues, schedules, and eventually professional leagues. At the time, playing indoors made hockey more predictable and easier to watch, which mattered in a city where winter weather could be harsh and uneven.