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A century-old vacant school in St. Louis could be reopened but with a new purpose.

Santa’s Magical Kingdom is unlike any other place on earth, and this year, it’s bigger, brighter and merrier! More than four million shimmering lights, electrifying special effects and whimsical worlds […]

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The Starbucks strike is expanding nationwide. Approximately 5,000 employees at more than 300 stores across 45 states are on strike. It’s considered the largest walkout to hit the coffee giant.

Joe Biden signed 50 new bills into law this Christmas Eve, including this one: A measure (S. 4077) — opposed by several dozen House Republicans — to name a post office in California after the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D). They just can't help themselves, even during Christmas. What a pack of assholes.

The battle over contraception continues: The Biden administration is withdrawing a proposed set of regulations that aimed to improve access to contraception by narrowing the ability of employers to opt out of covering birth control for their employees. ....Conservative organizations celebrated the news. In a post on X, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which ...continue reading "Contraceptives are cheap and easily available"

The Washington Post has a story today about NewsGuard, a service that rates the reliability of news outlets. It's the usual thing: conservatives are upset because lots of conservative sites are flagged as unreliable. Imagine that. As it turns out, NewsGuard doesn't publish its ratings. You have to pay for them. But the Post provides ...continue reading "Which chatbot will rule them all?"

2024 was a milestone year for Billy Joel, in more ways than one.It started in February, when he released "Turn the Lights Back On," his first pop single since 2007's…

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COLLINSVILLE - The City of Collinsville, Illinois, has issued a boil order for water customers in specific locations due to a water main repair. The order, effective immediately and lasting until further notice, affects residents at 832 Bond Avenue, 410 St. Louis Road, and 400 and 409 South Jefferson Avenue in Collinsville. Residents are advised to bring water intended for drinking or cooking to a full rolling boil for at least five minutes before use. Additionally, residents are instructed to turn off their ice makers and discard any ice produced during this time. For further inquiries, residents can contact Troy Turner, Director of Public Works, at 618-346-5211 or Michael Crawford, Chief Operator, at 618-346-5219 ext. 3. This notice was dated December 24, 2024.

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A judge has struck down parts of a Missouri law requiring redactions of many court records, including the names of all witnesses and victims involved in lawsuits and criminal proceedings.

At West County Mall, just days before Christmas, nostalgia was on full display Monday night as shoppers, families, and friends packed the halls in a last-minute yuletide rush.

This is the Thunder Mountain ride at Disneyland. Since I now have a camera that can do this, I played around with zooming the lens while exposing the image. This turned out to be trickier than I had supposed. You have to time everything just right; zoom the lens at the right speed; and make ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"