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Hiring event planned for St. Louis summer positions

2 months 1 week ago
The City of St. Louis, in partnership with the SLATE Missouri Job Center, is hosting a hiring event to fill 200 limited-term worker positions with the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry. The openings are in the Parks and Forestry…
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Alton School District Announces Two New Elementary Principals 

2 months 1 week ago
The Alton Community Unit School District is proud to announce two administrative appointments approved by the Board of Education at its January 20 meeting. Amber Harrington Named Principal of Lovejoy Elementary School Amber Harrington has been appointed principal at Lovejoy Elementary School effective July 1, following the retirement of Principal John Ducey in June. Mrs. Harrington brings 15 years of experience in education, the majority of which has been spent serving students,

Why Humans are Drawn to Planning at the Start of the Year

2 months 1 week ago
A blank calendar can feel like a clean slate—even if nothing about your life has actually changed overnight. That reaction isn’t just optimism. It’s a mix of psychology, habit, and culture that makes “the start of the year” feel like a natural moment to plan, reset, and promise yourself you’ll do things differently. The draw is so strong that people who ignore planners all year will suddenly buy one, color-code it, and map out the next 12 months. There’s

This Day in History on January 21: King Louis XVI Executed During French Revolution

2 months 1 week ago
On January 21, 1793, King Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine in Paris, a moment that changed the course of the French Revolution and sent shockwaves across Europe. At the time, it marked a decisive break with the old idea that a king ruled by unquestioned authority. France had already overthrown its monarchy in practice, but the public execution made that change irreversible and highly visible. It also hardened divisions inside France and pushed other European powers to treat the

Missouri lawmakers seek to make restrictions on transgender health care, athletes permanent

2 months 1 week ago
A sponsor of legislation to make Missouri’s restrictions on cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for minors permanent argued Tuesday night that the ban has “no detriments.” But for six hours, transgender people, their loved ones and physicians told the House Emerging Issues Committee about the hardships they’ve experienced because of the law. Those in opposition […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Trump Continues To Make It Clear He Has CBS On A Leash

2 months 1 week ago
By now, it’s pretty clear that right wing billionaire and Trump ally Larry Ellison bought CBS to convert what was left of the news division into lazy agitprop that blows smoke up the ass of wealth and power. Leading the charge is CBS News boss Bari Weiss, an unqualified contrarian Substack troll hired to do things […]
Karl Bode

Today's Weather: Breezy with Clouds Giving Way to Sun

2 months 1 week ago
This morning starts off clear and cold with temperatures near 35 degrees. As the day progresses, you'll notice the breeze picking up from the southwest at around 15 mph, gusting up to 31 mph, making it feel a bit cooler. By afternoon, expect partly sunny skies as clouds thin out, setting the stage for a high around 44 degrees. Evening brings partly cloudy skies with temperatures dropping to around the mid-30s, and winds shifting to the west-northwest at about 10 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Overnight,