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The industry is rebranding itself as a symbol of American "energy dominance."

From the Kentucky floods to Helene and back again, people throughout Appalachia are using their experiences to help others through disaster.

Of all the things you don't care about, this might top the list: In the corporate world, commercial paper is a small, short-term loan backed by nothing and used as working capital for things like financing payroll or receivables. In the financial world, money-center banks typically issue commercial paper as working capital to fund short-term ...continue reading "The decline of commercial paper"

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Mark Christman of Pana, 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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From The St. Louis Post Dispatch:  ST. LOUIS — Downtown’s long-vacant Millennium Hotel will be demolished to make way for luxury housing, offices, an amphitheater, food hall and other amenities in a project officials say will transform the St. Louis skyline. The Cordish Cos., the firm that developed Ballpark Village with the St. Louis Cardinals, […]

Here's a list of court orders that have put a halt to various Trump/DOGE firings and spending cuts. It's by no means comprehensive, just everything I could find at the moment. Its purpose is to show that neither Trump nor DOGE are steamrollers. They've had some wins, but they've had a lot of setbacks too. ...continue reading "Trump has suffered a lot of losses in court"

From St. Louis Post Dispatch:  Longtime St. Louis attorney and founder of Soulard’s John D. McGurk’s pub James “Jim” Holloran died Wednesday. He was 81. Holloran grew up in St. Louis’s Tower Grove Park with nine siblings. He obtained both an engineering degree in 1964 and a law degree in 1968 from St. Louis University. […]

A smashed driver side window that gave thieves access to steal from a young man's locked car on Rutger Street, according to the homeowner.

From St. Louis Post Dispatch: ST. LOUIS — Federal agencies with employees in the St. Louis region had few answers Monday on what impacts — if any — they’ll face after the White House tasked its Department of Government Efficiency to curb waste. Renovation of the Old Courthouse, downtown, across from the Gateway Arch National […]

From The Intelligencer: One-fourth of all engineering degrees are currently awarded to women at the nation’s colleges and universities, and a Feb. 22 event in Edwardsville aimed to improve upon that number. Dozens of teenage girls interested in one of the most in-demand career fields attended Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day at the Southern Illinois […]

Mayor Tishaura Jones addresses the death of a homeless woman, jail conditions and the response to a January snowstorm in a wide-ranging interview.

In a statement, Tony Kirchner's attorney said Montgomery was caught lying about the incident and the statement was a an "utterly ridiculous and stupid excuse."

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68, died Sun. Feb.16, 2025. Visitation Wed. Feb. 26 @ 11-1p.m. See Kurrus F.H. website.

Friday, February 21, 2025, age 76. Beloved widower of the late Barbara A. Geitz (Roe); dear father of Scott (Wende) Geitz and Kimberly (Beau) Blankenship; dear brother of Carolyn Geitz; grandfather of Garin and Nolen Geitz and Jack and Lucy…

On 2/20. Gathering 1-2 Sun. 3/2, Alexander-White-Mullen Funeral Home, 11101 St. Charles Rock Rd., 63074. Memorial Service following at 2. www.alexanderstlouis.com

75, Feb. 22, 2025. Visitation: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2:00 pm — 8:00 pm at Pitman Funeral Home, 1545 Wentzville Parkway, Wentzville, Missouri, 63385 Funeral: February 28, 2025 11:00 am at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Flint Hill, Missouri, 63385 www.pitmanfuneralhome.com