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Night Out events across St. Louis

1 year 2 months ago
Over 100 events were held throughout the St. Louis area, including Ferguson and Edwardsville, as community members enjoyed time with police officers and city officials.
Caroline Pettey

In a nice vs. nice debate, nobody won and nobody lost

1 year 2 months ago
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"
Kevin Drum

Early voters not waiting for VP debate before casting ballot

1 year 2 months ago
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.
Andy Banker

Taylor Swift: Singer, Songwriter, Copyright Innovator

1 year 2 months ago
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 […]
Mike Masnick

Godfrey Closer Than Ever To Getting Hotel

1 year 2 months ago
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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