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5100 Block of Cabanne Avenue

3 years 11 months ago
I’ve looked at a little bit of Cabanne Avenue in between Union and Kingshighway boulevards before, but I decided to take a look at another section of the street between Clarendon and Academy avenues one Saturday morning. The housing stock… Continue Reading →
Chris Naffziger

With new law and state funds, some Missouri jails lift fees for tampons and pads

3 years 11 months ago

When people are checked into the Clay County Detention Center, they all have to pay an intake fee of $8. But for women on their periods, entering the jail used to cost them extra. Incarcerated women at the facility used to be charged about $6 for two packages of 12 pads. If they didn’t have […]

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Tessa Weinberg

Corrections to the Mill Creek Valley Narrative

3 years 11 months ago
I feel the need to correct the record regarding Mill Creek Valley, to counter the false information being repeated. Though St. Louis was founded in 1764 it wasn’t incorporated until 1823. At that time “the city limits were expanded west to Seventh Street and north and south by approximately 5 ...
Steve Patterson

A time to think about who we are and who we are becoming | Opinion

3 years 11 months ago

As we begin to resume some sense of normalcy in our lives during this holiday season, and as we gather with family and friends, it behooves us to think about and discuss a not so simple question: β€œWho are we?” Who are we becoming, as a nation, as a city, as a community or as […]

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Janice Ellis

Holly Rehder (2021)

3 years 11 months ago
During this episode of Politically Speaking, Sen. Holly Rehder, a Republican representing part of southeast Missouri, speaks about a letter she cosigned calling for a special session to pass legislation barring private companies from issuing mask mandates. Rehder also spoke about a recent hearing on missing foster children in the state, the statewide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program she helped pass after years of prior attempts, as well as her expectations for the 2021 legislative session.