Aggregator
Illinois Woman Speaks Out Against Student-Teacher Affair Memoir
In 2001, I was groomed, abused and assaulted by my high school teacher. Because I was 17 at the time, this constituted a crime under Illinois law, but even if I had been 18, the harm and the abusive dynamics would have been the same. That is why I was so concerned when I recently became aware of the news story about a teacher brazenly posting about his “affair” with an 18 year old student.
Taste of North St. Louis comes to Crown Square Plaza this Saturday
The inaugural event aims to bring people to the neighborhood to experience its culture and vibe, with food serving as the universal invitation.
Mayor Jones applauds Safer Communities Act
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones was thankful President Joe Biden signed the Safer Communities Act on Monday and was on hand at The White House for the important event.
Spotlight On: The City of Clayton
As a returning participant in the St. Louis Green Cities Challenge in 2021, the City of Clayton reinvented its commitment... Read More
Marriott Hacked, Again. Will Face Few Repercussions, Again.
You know the drill. Company X over-collects user data in the hopes of monetizing it, then does a poor job securing it or giving their customers control over it. If you’re lucky, Company X comes clean about its failures, whether it’s a hack or just leaving customer data openly accessible on an unsecured Amazon cloud […]
New apartment complex in downtown Kirkwood will be first to be built there in nearly 2 decades
Daily Deal: HP EliteBook 840G4 (Refurbished)
This refurbished EliteBook from HP pairs a fast processor with 8GB of RAM to help make multitasking easier, and its speedy 256 solid-state drive can house your essential media, games, and other data. It also features three USB ports so you can make the most of your system by expanding it with peripheral devices. This […]
Blues lose David Perron to free agency, vet signs with Red Wings
After three stints with the St. Louis Blues, David Perron is on the move once again.
Manchester annexation plan opposed by county executive
Republican in Missouri auditor’s race calls GOP opponent’s new ad ‘a lie’
“He should take the ad down and stop lying to Missouri voters,” Fitzpatrick told the Post-Dispatch on Wednesday.
New apartment complex in downtown Kirkwood will be first to be built there in nearly 2 decades
Stl south county area, where can I dispose of old flooring carpet cleaning a new house.
Hourly earnings were down yet again in June
Along with its inflation report, the BLS also released this today: Real wages continue to go down, down, down. Workers are making less than they did before the pandemic—or will by next month, anyway. This is yet another reason to be skeptical that inflation is baked into the economy unless we throw ourselves into a ...continue reading "Hourly earnings were down yet again in June"
Lunchtime Photo
This is a little patch of school bells, everyone's favorite flower, on the side of Laguna Canyon Road near the Blue Bell Foundation for Cats.
Spotlight On: Cortex Innovation Community
Founded 20 years ago through a collaboration of Washington University, BJC HealthCare, University of Missouri – St. Louis, Saint Louis... Read More
Grateful Dead releasing expansive CD box set featuring early ’80s Madison Square Garden concerts
A limited-edition 17-CD Grateful Dead box set featuring six full previously unreleased concert performances that the band played at New York's famed Madison Square Garden during the early 1980s will…
The Fed Is a One-Trick Pony
Today on TAP: And hiking interest rates when real wages lag far behind inflation is a dirty trick.
Harbour Group expands holdings with acquisition of Dutch equipment control maker
Senators Klobuchar And Warren Are Mad That Meta Is Taking Down Abortion Posts; If They Were Serious, They’d Protect Section 230
Almost exactly a year ago, Senator Amy Klobuchar (with Senator Ben Ray Lujan) introduced a bill to create a giant hole in Section 230 for “medical misinformation.” The bill would make social media sites like Facebook and Instagram potentially liable for any “health misinformation” found on their platforms. Of course, as we explained at the […]
stLouIST