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ST. LOUIS - A home was fire Tuesday morning in Ladue. Around 30 firefighters were called to the scene. Firefighters got the call to the home on Maryhill lane off Ladue Road near Lindbergh at about 9:15 am. Ladue Fire Chief Steve Lynn says the fire most likely started on the second floor in the [...]
How is our mental health doing? It's gotten a lot of attention in these post (?) COVID days, some of it based on this Gallup poll from a few months ago: The line to look at is the "excellent/good" line at the top, and it unquestionably dipped during the height of the pandemic. At the ...continue reading "Americans’ mental health held up pretty well during the pandemic"
A bill awaiting action by Gov. Mike Parson would muzzle Democratic minorities by giving legislative leaders sole authority to intervene on behalf of the House or Senate in court cases. …
More than 200 people attended a dedication in downtown St. Louis of the Freedom Suits Memorial, a statue honoring the fight for freedom of enslaved Missourians.
How different it is to see The Normal Heart in pandemic times. About the early days of the AIDS crisis, The Normal Heart feels very current as characters try to understand the deadly new virus gripping the gay community. There are cockamamie theories about where AIDS came from.
The idea for Grubbing with My Grandsons came to me after watching a British TV series. In the show, Travels with My Father, a daring, fun-loving son travels to various countries with his stuffy, over-cautious father. Their contrary viewpoints and food escapades are hilarious. Let the Fun Begin In that same vein as the travel...
A few years ago the Trump DOJ and FCC rubber-stamped the Sprint T-Mobile merger without heeding expert warnings that it would stifle competition, kill jobs and slowly raise rates. Working closely with T-Mobile and Dish, the FCC and DOJ “antitrust enforcers” unveiled what they claimed was a “fix” for these problems: they’d cobble together a fourth major […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The office of St. Louis County Executive Sam Page released subpoenas Monday night related to a federal investigation involving a COVID-19 relief kickback scheme. Former St. Louis County employee Tony Weaver was indicted in the scheme on Tuesday, June 7. The county originally denied requests to release the subpoenas last [...]
The Federal Trade Commission last week announced what some believe could be a game-changer when it comes to the rising cost of prescription drugs. The agency — which is meant to protect fair competition — said it would look into the murky practice by which drugmakers grant rebates and other fees to insurer-owned pharmacy middlemen […]