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St. Louis County Health Director Faisal Khan To Resign

3 years 6 months ago
St. Louis County Department of Health Director Faisal Khan will step down from his position on September 2. Khan submitted his letter of resignation to St. Louis County Executive Sam Page on Thursday but did not give a reason for his departure. An interim director will be named prior to his last day, according to a statement from Page's office.
Monica Obradovic

Jerseyville Fire Department Battles Serious Blaze On Exchange Street

3 years 6 months ago
JERSEYVILLE - The Jerseyville Fire Department battled a serious fire but used a coordinated attack to quickly extinguish a blaze at a house on Exchange Street in Jerseyville. Jerseyville Fire Department engines 6068 and 6011 and Truck 6030 responded to the house fire. "The homeowners were able to safely close the fire room door and got out of the house," the Jerseyville Fire Department said. "Closing the door allowed the fire to be contained in a single room and limited the fire damage. "Members of the Jerseyville Fire Department used a coordinated offensive attack to quickly extinguish the fire while other members deployed salvage covers to protect the owner's property."

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Ranked-choice voting proposal may miss Missouri ballot, campaign says

3 years 6 months ago

A proposal that would bring ranked-choice voting to Missouri as part of the biggest change in state elections since the introduction of the partisan primary may not have enough signatures to make the November ballot. The constitutional amendment proposed by Better Elections needed at least 171,592 signatures, properly distributed among six of the state’s eight […]

The post Ranked-choice voting proposal may miss Missouri ballot, campaign says appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Rudi Keller

The key to moving St. Louis forward is not repeating what we’ve done before

3 years 6 months ago
On Tuesday, June 7, the St. Louis Business Journal held its first quarterly AdvanceSTL event examining the top issues preventing the region from achieving greater success. This first event focused on the challenges of attracting and retaining talent in St. Louis. During our own event with the St. Louis Business Journal in April and also in a recent article, I pointed out that nearly all of the biggest challenges identified by subscribers in the St. Louis Business Journal’s AdvanceSTL survey are…
Chris Krehmeyer

Lunchtime Photo

3 years 6 months ago
In Southern California right now it's the season of mustard, a horrible invasive species that overruns our hillsides seemingly earlier every year. This year there were only a few weeks of early spring greenery before everything started turning yellow. Still, like nearly any plant, it can be made to look pretty.
Kevin Drum