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Everyone wants more babies—except for women of childbearing age

1 year ago
The Wall Street Journal reports that fertility rates are down and countries around the world are desperately trying to bribe young adults to have more babies: Imagine if having children came with more than $150,000 in cheap loans, a subsidized minivan and a lifetime exemption from income taxes.... These are among the benefits—along with cheap ...continue reading "Everyone wants more babies—except for women of childbearing age"
Kevin Drum

New Aldi store to open in St. Louis County

1 year ago
A new location of discount grocery chain Aldi is opening in Florissant this week. The grocery store, at 240 Howdershell Road, will host its grand opening Thursday with an 8:45 a.m. ribbon cutting ceremony. Customers will be allowed to enter the store immediately following the ceremony, officials said. Aldi offers bakery items, meats and seafood, fresh produce, cheese and wine, along with seasonal food and home goods, often under its house brands. A spokesperson said the company is giving the…
Jonathan Fong

Conservatives are in denial

1 year ago
Conservatives are in endless denial about their own movement: Agree https://t.co/8ffWCEruGx — Eli Lake (@EliLake) October 14, 2024 The "planted disinfo" in question is a nutbag conspiracy theory from a Twitter troll called Black Insurrectionist. He's the guy who last month circulated an obviously fake claim from a "whistleblower" that the ABC presidential debate had ...continue reading "Conservatives are in denial"
Kevin Drum

Stan Musial Bridge closes for two days over building fire

1 year ago
ST. LOUIS - A massive fire is wreaking havoc at an abandoned building in St. Louis. Crews with IDOT and MoDOT worked with the St. Louis Fire Department to shut down the Stan Musial Bridge Monday due to a building fire directly next to Interstate 70. The bridge closure is expected to last for two [...]
Megan Mueller

PERSPECTIVE: Let’s “Make Everyday Life Better”

1 year ago
by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum “You make everyday life better and that gets people to stay in the city. If people stay, then you can start to bring businesses back.” That quotation could have come from any number of leaders in the St. Louis Region… except it didn’t. Instead, it was Detroit Mayor […]
Tom Finan