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Andrew W. Hahn, executive director of the Campbell House, selected maps from 1767-2021 to show St. Louis' past, present and future.

ST. LOUIS - Skies are clearing out Wednesday morning. I can see the Moon, Mars, and Jupiter rising in the eastern sky. Let’s watch for some spots of fog through 8 a.m. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies through Wednesday. A lot of Wednesday will be dry, but I can’t rule out a few pop-up [...]

Four lawsuits. Several failed attempts to raise the threshold to pass constitutional amendments. One unprecedented attempt to decertify a ballot measure.  Despite this succession of failed GOP efforts to torpedo Amendment 3 over the past 18 months, abortion will remain on Missouri’s Nov. 5 ballot.  “What a long strange trip it’s been,” said Michael Wolff, […]

Neighbors see the teardown of three vacant buildings as a plus, but its location in a historic district has proven a major obstacle.

For those trying to come to terms with a particularly tumultuous election year full of deep divisions, ideological invective and personal insults, guidance can come from a historical figure whose insights into American politics still prove useful. As I chronicle in my new book, “Citizen Cowboy: Will Rogers And The American People,” Will Rogers stood […]

Agriculture replaced nearly all of the original prairie in the Midwest, but a growing number of farmers are incorporating strips of prairie into their row-crop fields. These colorful corridors help with soil and water quality, and wildlife. Harvest Public Media’s Rachel Cramer reports on the efforts to expand the use of prairie strips.

Fans of The Beatles will soon be able to show off their love of the band with their fashion choices.On Nov. 14, alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet will launch…

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Presidential polls are no more reliable than they were a century ago. So why do they consume our political lives?

Where would Harris and Trump take antitrust enforcement?

Republicans can run, but they can’t hide from themselves.

Trump is promising major disruptions for small-town communities. Yet residents still favor him over Kamala Harris’s development and investment approach.

In the energy towns of Arkansas, the coming lithium rush is bringing with it the risk of repeating the same mistakes and inequities of the past.

Climate change's latest mystery came from Greenland's melting ice sheet.

Without a single standard, countries and companies are promising a lot of different things.

Here's an estimate of US carbon emissions through 2023: Are we meeting our goals? It doesn't look like it. If you take out the pandemic year of 2020, we've been consistently above target by about 10% since 2018. More here in the Wall Street Journal.

I'm sitting in a hospital bed tonight after my first chemo injection and I have nothing to do. So let's play a game of AITA. Before I checked in, I had already decided to make a nuisance of myself over two things. The first is that I wanted to wear my street clothes instead of ...continue reading "AITA? Hospital version."

Jeremy Meyer of Granite City, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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The 10th biannual exhibition curated from artists within 200 miles. Opening May 7th and on display through October, the 10th Biannual will feature 32 artists and 41 works from a […]

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Return to a time when steamboats ruled the river. The one-hour narrated riverfront cruise aboard the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch explores the history of downtown St. Louis, including the […]

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