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Charles Littlejohn did America a service by exposing the tax avoidance of wealthy people like me.

The Biden administration promised change for overpolluted communities in the South. Four years later, they're still waiting.

Over the last two years, developers have generated roughly 5 million carbon credits from cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells.

The surf breaks that create epic waves store millions of tons of carbon. Protecting them from climate change protects a sport and the planet.

The complex would have stretched across 77 acres and been a major polluter.

What? President Joe Biden’s administration is considering ways to keep TikTok available in the United States if a ban that’s scheduled to go into effect Sunday proceeds, according to three people familiar with the discussions. ....Mike Waltz, Trump’s incoming national security adviser, told Fox News on Wednesday that Trump is ready to intervene to preserve ...continue reading "Suddenly everyone loves TikTok"

The New York Times reported yesterday on that most tedious of topics: the fact that BMI isn't a perfect measure of obesity. And sure, it isn't. Nothing is. But I'm willing to bet it's a pretty good ballpark metric about 95% of the time. In any case, an enormous team of specialists has spent years ...continue reading "Obesity gets a brand new definition"

Written by TMH Apprentices Lucinda Thorn, Mikey Wells, and Marian Williams Al Capone is widely known as the most notorious gangster in American history, but few people today know of the St. Louisan who played a crucial role in his downfall: E. J. O’Hare. Before working with Capone in Chicago, O’Hare was a successful businessman, …

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Brandon Mullins of Bethalto, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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In his “Ancient Rings” series, Jim Scheller transforms each vessel into a meditation on time, continuity, and humanity’s spiritual connection to the past. The pieces from the collection shown together […]

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I've recovered from all the side effects of the Talvey trial in September—or so I thought. One of the odder side effects listed on the package insert was that it could wreck your fingernails. And it has. It was just an extremely delayed effect, presumably because fingernails grow slowly. About a week ago I noticed ...continue reading "Health update"

City attorney wins argument to ask about personal reasons for trip to Jefferson City in hearing that could lead to the first-ever firing of a personnel director.

Asleep in Jesus on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Brian (Melissa) and Julie (Joe) Schmidt. Dear grandmother of Luke, Evelyn, Nora and Johanna. She is survived by her sisters, Shirley (the late…

Jim Bounced into this World on November 9, 1965 and Made the World His until January 13, 2025.

Survived by wife Sherry, children Tammy Benson Kenneth Foerstel III Edward Foerstel, Jody Foerstel, Joel Clampitt. He was a grandfather to 7 great grandfather to 9. WILL BE MISSED BY MANY FRIENDS. Visitation Friday Jan. 17,2025 from 4 to 7…

Alexander, Demetrios Michael — St. Louis, MO