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Skilled Trades on Rise: ‘Ticket to Middle Class’

1 year 4 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Both of Dan Tague’s parents earned bachelor’s degrees. So did his older sister and brother. But as his turn approached, Tague, 20, saw a different route. In high school, he designed sets for plays and enrolled in any “hands-on” classes he could. By the time he graduated, he decided he wanted […]
Tom Finan

Why a drug treatment tool to protect Missouri kids is underutilized in the St. Louis area

1 year 4 months ago
In our ongoing coverage of issues plaguing the Children’s Division of Missouri’s Department of Social Services, we discuss why a tool aimed at removing children from a home where drug use is evident isn’t being used to a great extent in the St. Louis area. STLPR politics correspondent talks about his reporting on the Temporary Alternative Placement Agreement — or TAPA.

IL State Treasurer announces unclaimed property auction

1 year 4 months ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) -- Hundreds of unclaimed items will be part of an online auction in June, according to an Illinois State Treasurer news release. A 14-karat gold charm bracelet with eight charms, a 1783 Spanish Milled Dollar encased with certificate, and a 1997 U.S. quarter-ounce platinum proof coin are just some of the items [...]
Sam Godby

On the U.S.-Mexico border, hopes and fears after Biden’s order limiting asylum

1 year 4 months ago

EL PASO, Texas — Seventeen-year-old Karina Parababire gently rocked her three-month-old daughter as they waited in a migrant shelter before a Friday night bus ride to Chicago. “I want my daughter to have everything that I didn’t have,” Parababire, who traveled up the extremely dangerous route of the Darien Gap while pregnant, said in Spanish. The Venezuelan, […]

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Ariana Figueroa

Sarah Parker Pauley reflects on her career caring for Missouri’s great outdoors

1 year 4 months ago
The longtime head of Missouri’s Department of Conservation has stepped aside after taking the helm of the agency in late 2016. For years, Sarah Parker Pauley managed the state’s incredibly vast expanse of pristine wilderness and outdoor spaces where people hunt, fish and hike. During an in-depth conversation with STLPR politics correspondent Jason Rosenbaum last week, Pauley spoke about the ongoing challenges of balancing the commitment to preserving Missouri’s natural beauty with the need for economic development in struggling parts of the state.

Corpse flower now blooming at Missouri Botanical Garden

1 year 4 months ago
The Missouri Botanical Garden is hosting a free viewing of their 15th corpse flower bloom, named "Millie," from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Linnean House, as the plant emits a foul odor to attract pollinators and is listed on the endangered list in the wild.
Kamy Smelser

Did you get an odd letter about voter registration?

1 year 4 months ago
The Voter Participation Center, a non-profit organization founded in 2003, is sending mail to encourage voter participation, particularly among underrepresented groups, and has helped over 6 million people register to vote so far.
Joe Millitzer