SPRINGFIELD, Mo. โ On East Sunshine, Realtor and homeowner Clayton Carson purchased a home hoping to live in eventually, but after a surprising discovery, he has reconsidered the move-in date. Carson asked his friend Brandon York, of Cornerstone Flooring, to help him with the renovations. "And for me doing professional flooring, I always like to [...]
Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and sheโll do anything to win the part in her school musical. Her mother, fellow students, and the rest […]
Every month the BLS publishes employment figures. These numbers are calculated from a survey and then adjusted based on estimated births and deaths of business enterprises. That's a little iffy, so every year the figures are re-calibrated based on state unemployment data, which is more accurate. Here's what the revisions have looked like over the ...continue reading "Bloomberg compares Republicans and Democrats"
Several parents said their children still don't have transportation to class, and they can't get answers from the school district or transportation office about why.
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice โ or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online […]
A Pevely third grader is fighting for her life after an accident left her paralyzed. The community is coming together to support her family and the long road to recovery.
Animal Protective Association president said "the turnaround at Olivette has been dramatic" and the county shelter is in "a strong operational and logistical state."
I haven't written much about the lead-crime link lately because there hasn't been much to write about. Today there is. Beware: a righteous rant is coming. Many years ago Steven Levitt and John Donohue—Levitt is one half of the Freakonomics duo—postulated that the crime decline of the '90s was due to Roe v. Wade. "Children ...continue reading "Legalized abortion has nothing to do with crime rates"