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In tonight's vice-presidential debate, J.D. Vance obviously made a calculated decision tonight to tone the rhetoric way down and introduce himself to America as a friendly, reasonable guy. On some important issues he backed way down. Deport 25 million illegal immigrants? How about a million criminals and then we'll think about the rest. Ban abortion? ...continue reading "In a nice vs. nice debate, nobody won and nobody lost"

There’s been a constant stream of voters coming into the St. Clair County Courthouse in Belleville over the first four days of early voting. Tuesday night’s debate between the vice-presidential nominees is apparently not a deciding factor for a lot of early voters.

Taylor Swift is in the news, and not just because she has become the most decorated solo artist of all time. The fact that Taylor Swift has already been mentioned multiple times on Walled Culture underlines that she is also an important – if surprising – figure in the world of copyright. That’s because Swift has been re-recording her albums in […]

An app is being introduced to area schools and families offering mental health resources, text messages, and telehealth counseling for children having a crisis.

GODFREY - The Village of Godfrey is closer than it’s ever been to getting a hotel. Economic Development Director Jim Mager announced on Tuesday that a national chain may be interested in building a Godfrey location if the village is willing to provide incentives. The interested company is Choice Hotels , which Mager described as a national chain with a nation-wide reservation system. Choice operates many hotels under various brand names , including Comfort Hotels, Quality Inn, and more - though it’s not clear yet which name and logo would be on the Godfrey hotel. “Where we are is that if the village comes in for a certain amount of money … I think Choice Hotels might have investors lined up,” Mager said, adding the project may also require some local investment. “We’re trying to put together a project to get it financed so it can move forward.” Mager said the next phase of the project is to develop a business plan to get

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At Paving the Way 2024, Trailnet will introduce the winners of the 2024 MAP Awards, an award series that acknowledges the contributions of exceptional Trailnet Members, Advocates, and Partners. To …

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Stop in every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:30 for Trivia Night with Mack and Mace at Steve's Hot Dogs. Stop at the table to sign up. Come back every week, […]

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As long as we're on the subject of interviewing presidential candidates: Former President Trump turned down a "60 Minutes" offer of back-to-back conversations with both presidential nominees, with his campaign saying he didn't want interruptions for fact checks. https://t.co/yVRNAHsDop — Axios (@axios) October 1, 2024 Trump refuses to submit himself to a fact check. Could ...continue reading "Donald Trump’s entire campaign is now untethered from consensus reality"

The St. Louis Blues will play the Columbus Blues Jackets at Enterprise Center on Oct. 1.

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The Thorn comes to Stifel Theatre on Oct. 1 and 2, telling the epic story of God’s love for the world and the spiritual battle for all humanity. Often described […]

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STAGES St. Louis will present Ragtime from Sept. 20 to Oct. 20. At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing and anything is possible. A sweeping musical portrait of early […]

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At the New York Times, Bret Stephens and Gail Collins take up their weekly conversation: Bret: I’m still where I was last week: waiting for Harris to persuade me to vote for her. What’s wrong with asking her to sit down for a one-on-one interview with a serious journalist who will ask some tough but ...continue reading "Let us hold Donald Trump to normal standards of conduct. Please."

The landmark University City pizzeria is slated to close December 8.

The only description of the suspect from police was that she was female. She was driving a maroon Ford Edge.

Iran's "sharp escalation" today involved less than 200 missiles and, apparently, zero casualties. It's barely conceivable that this wasn't intensely deliberate. Twice now, Iran has lobbed missiles at Israel, and both times they've done it with plenty of warning, small numbers, and ineffective targeting. They might as well be wearing a sandwich board announcing that ...continue reading "Iran hoists a white flag"