Gallup reports today that Americans' rating of US health care quality is at its lowest point since they started keeping records. That's true, but as usual it doesn't tell the real story: Among Democrats, satisfaction with the quality of health care has been dead flat for 20 years. Among Republicans, satisfaction dropped a bit when ...continue reading "Trust in health care quality is down, but that’s not the real story"
Now this is a chart: This comes from a 2014 paper by Manuel Eisner called "From Swords to Words: Does Macro-Level Change in Self-Control Predict Long-Term Variation in Levels of Homicide?" Eisner's paper is stuffed with estimates of murder rates across Europe during the past millennium. But I'm more fascinated by the estimate of regicides, ...continue reading "The regicide rate is way down over the past millennium"
ALTON - Community members were invited to shop in the final installment of Alton Main Street's "First Fridays Late Night Art and Shopping Experience” series. On Dec. 6, 2024, multiple downtown businesses expanded their hours so that people could stop by from 5–8 p.m. to shop, learn about the businesses and enjoy specials. The “First Fridays” initiative was held in October, November and December to encourage shopping in the downtown district. “It's a unique experience,” said Camille Carpenter with Mississippi Mud Pottery. “I think it gives people a great chance, especially people who work their nine-to-fives, to come in and do small business shopping that they might not typically be able to. We love being part of the community, and it's a great experience for everybody involved.” Fred Pollard, owner of Mississippi Hippie and Mom Said No, echoed Carpenter. He said that every First Friday so far, they have had a few people who stop
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will require dairy farms to share samples of unpasteurized milk when requested, in an effort to gather more information about the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Public health officials have tracked the spread of bird flu or H5N1 in domestic poultry flocks for years […]
The economy added 227,000 jobs in November, making for a strong jobs report despite a slight increase in the unemployment rate. Although the labor market has cooled this year, the Trump administration stands to inherit a fairly healthy labor market, with decent job growth across many sectors. The number of jobs was bolstered by the return of […]
The George Bean Project prepares for its 7th annual Reindeer Ride. This year, the family the nonprofit has adopted has asked for help with basic needs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately after a newly passed constitutional amendment rolling back the state’s near-total ban took effect, but they remain on hold as a complicated court battle drags on. The issue is that the amendment does not specifically override [...]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately after a newly passed constitutional amendment rolling back the state’s near-total ban took effect, but they remain on hold as a complicated court battle drags on. The issue is that the amendment does not specifically override [...]
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