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Masyn Winn, Alec Burleson and Nolan Arenado homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

Oh great. It's no longer possible to download the Barnes & Noble Nook app, which means there's no way to install it on my new tablet. This in turn means that the ~100 books I have on Nook are now gone. Pffft. I will never be able to read them again. Three cheers for the ...continue reading "No more Nook"

Josef Newgarden conquers the 2024 IndyCar Bommarito 500 again, clinching his fifth racing title at the Gateway raceway on Saturday in a thrilling showdown.

An off-duty O'Fallon officer and other Good Samaritans jumped into action to rescue a driver Saturday after a medical emergency.

Former education department chairperson Dr. Nicole Nunn-Faron was one of six women to file complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and she’ll do anything to win the part in her school musical. Her mother, fellow students, and the rest […]

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Independent Garden Center Discounts Thru August 31st: End of Season Sale @ The Garden Shop on Hampton. Deep Discounts on select annuals & perennial- $2 for 4-inch pot, $4 for a quart-sized pot, $6 for 1/2 gallon pots. They also have Fall veggie seedlings. Summer Sale @ Bowood Farms in Central West End. 25% Off … Continue reading Upcoming St. Louis Area Plant Sales →

For many students in the City of St. Louis, the new school year begins Monday. St. Louis police are doing their part to make sure students are ready.

The Brentwood School District celebrated new improvements to one of its elementary schools is it prepares to welcome back students.

One bus provider expected to serve Saint Louis Public Schools amid transportation issues has canceled its services just two days before the new school year, leaving transportation plans in limbo for nearly 1,000 students.

It's a beautiful day for racing. Saturday marks the 8th Annual Bommarito Automotive Group 500 IndyCar Series race at World Wide Technology Center Raceway.

Quick question: how's the performance of the blog these days? Normal? A little sluggish? Lightning fast? Infuriatingly slow? Just curious. I'm just wondering how my hosting company is doing lately. UPDATE: OK, thanks. The reason I asked, obviously, is that performance lately has been abysmal and I was hoping against hope that it was just ...continue reading "How’s the blog doing?"

Donald Trump, economic genius: Trump: A tariff is a tax on a foreign country. A lot of people like to say it’s a tax on us. No… It’s is a tax that doesn’t affect our country. pic.twitter.com/NNyNthZbKg — Acyn (@Acyn) August 17, 2024 This brings up the eternal question: Is he lying or is he ...continue reading "Donald Trump: Liar or moron?"

This week I learned how to do something new. I have in mind an astrophotography target for next month—or maybe later in winter—that's far too big to fit in my telescope. The only way to capture it is by creating a mosaic: several separate images that are then stitched together. My software does this via ...continue reading "North America in the sky"