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St. Louis leaders give an economic forecast for 2022: In the tunnel with a light in the distance

4 years 4 months ago
On Tuesday, December 14, 2021, over 200 financial professionals, small business owners, corporate executives, real estate agents and other professionals gathered at the Royal Banks of Missouri Economic Forecast Breakfast to discuss the economic outlook for the St. Louis region. After meeting virtually last year, getting to meet in person to discuss our region felt like Christmas came early. The information and knowledge shared at this event is vital for business owners, business professionals and…
Ashley Gates

Eckert's in Belleville to Begin Accepting SNAP Benefits

4 years 4 months ago

Chris Eckert, the president of Eckert’s Inc., says community is at the heart of everything they do at the farm. That’s why the company announced today in a press release they will begin accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments through EBT cards, allowing visitors another means to get fresh fruits and vegetables when they visit at the Belleville location (951 S Green Mt Road, 618-310-2758).…
Jenna Jones

Biden in Jan. 6 speech decries ‘web of lies’ created by Trump about 2020 election

4 years 4 months ago

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday warned of the dangers of a collapse of American democracy, standing in a historic chamber in the U.S. Capitol that was besieged by an angry mob of pro-Trump supporters who attempted to halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election. “We are in the battle for the soul […]

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Ariana Figueroa

Missouri Congress Members Who Voted to Overturn Election Go Quiet on Jan. 6

4 years 4 months ago

A year ago today, a white nationalist mob, incited by a sitting President of the United States, launched a deadly attack against the U.S. Capitol in the hope of overturning a presidential election — the culmination of a months-long plot to enable that president to cling to power indefinitely. After the attack ended, that president issued a bizarre video in which he told the attackers that “we love you.…
Mike Fitzgerald

Webster Film Series opens 2022 with "Drive My Car"

4 years 4 months ago
The Webster University Film Series opens 2022 with a bang this week with one of the buzziest international films of 2021, Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car. Based on a short story of the same name by Haruki Murakami, Drive My Car centers around a theater director dealing with the aftermath of a great tragedy and the relationship he develops with his chauffeur while putting on an unusual production of Anton Chekov’s Uncle Vanya.
Max Havey