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There is a national surge in parents seeking out sleepaway and day camps for their children after two years of pandemic uncertainty.

An attempted workplace safety inspection was thwarted at southwest Missouri’s Partridge Sand & Gravel mine in August.

Senate President Dave Schatz said lawmakers are pushing for districts that would benefit their political aspirations.

Terrell Wallace, 42, drove an eastbound Chevrolet Tahoe into the westbound lanes of the highway before the fatal crash.

Five Years Ago This week in 2017, new FCC boss Ajit Pai was getting down to work: moving to kill broadband privacy protections, falsely claiming benefits from his attacks on net neutrality (which he also called a mistake), and scaling back rules that forced ISPs to be clear about usage caps and hidden fees. On […]

A GOP lawmaker is once again working to reel in what he sees as overly aggressive enforcement of Missouri regulators’ hazardous waste laws he contends are “terrifying” small businesses in …

Do ordinary Russians support the Ukraine war? No one can say for sure, but a best guess is that most of them do. Why is this? It's not so hard to figure out. First off, as background, Russians spent centuries resenting the cultural and economic dominance of the West. They especially resented it because it ...continue reading "Most Russians probably support the Ukraine war. Here’s why."

The county has about $84 million left of the $193 million it received from the American Rescue Plan Act.

ST. LOUIS--Police say four to five men fired shots into a North St. Louis bar early Saturday morning, sending two victims to the hospital with what has been described as critical injuries. Authorities were called to the Diamond Squared Bar at North Prairie and St. Louis Avenue just after midnight after receiving multiple calls for [...]

Here is a chart from Ryan Burge: The most interesting part of this is that every single white Christian group feels closer to Republicans than Democrats. That includes not just white evangelicals, but white mainstream Protestants and white Catholics. It's only the white atheists and non-Christians who feel closer to Democrats. Also interesting: Every white ...continue reading "White Christians of all types prefer Republicans to Democrats"

The governor filled vacancies in the 4th and 23rd circuits, including one he created.

The bill's sponsor says parents wouldn't be prevented from subtituting another drink for their child.

Video tells a different story than the one Alderman Joe Vaccaro told.

According to the Washington Post, China's annual work report is a little more militant than usual about "resolving" the Taiwan issue. The change from previous annual reports is the addition of “in the new era,” which I interpret as "taking over Taiwan before Xi Jinping dies." But that's just a cynical guess from someone who ...continue reading "China plans to ease up on COVID-19 restrictions"

This edition of Health Update is a little less cheery than previous ones. First off, my M-protein levels continue to rise: My doctor reduced the dosage of my chemo med yet again, so this isn't surprising. But still not welcome. On the bright side, the smaller dosage does seem to have helped to keep my ...continue reading "Health Update"