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August 18 in History: Women's Suffrage, Discovery of Helium and Woodstock's Finale

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On August 18, the most widely remembered turning point in world history is the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920, which prohibited denying the right to vote on the basis of sex. The amendment was the result of decades of organizing, petitioning, public protest, and political negotiation by women’s rights campaigners and their allies. At the time, it mattered because it expanded formal political participation to millions of women in one of th

How Back-to-School Traditions Became a Major Annual Ritual

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The familiar “first-day outfit,” the sharpened pencils, the photo at the front door, the dreaded summer-reading essay—none of these rituals appeared by accident. Back-to-school traditions grew out of practical needs, social expectations, and a long effort to turn children into students on a schedule. School feels routine now. Families buy supplies, teachers decorate classrooms, and children compare schedules as if these things have always existed. But many of the customs linked

The Ellisons Again Threaten To Move CBS/Paramount Somewhere Shittier And Hotter If State Antitrust Lawsuit Isn’t Settled

2 months 2 weeks ago
Paramount bosses Larry and David Ellison aren’t having much fun in the wake of a 12 state antitrust lawsuit that risks derailing their $111 billion attempt to dominate what’s left of U.S. corporate media. There’s been a certain creeping desperation apparent the last month or two; whether it’s the company’s top lawyer claiming that critics […]
Karl Bode

1 dead, 2 injured after crash in Belleville Monday morning

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BELLEVILLE, Ill. - One person was killed and two others were injured in a crash Monday morning in Belleville. According to the Belleville Police Department, the occurred shortly after 6 a.m. at the intersection of Old St. Louis Road and Westfield Plaza Drive. Two drivers and a juvenile were taken to a hospital with serious [...]
Nick Gladney

Missouri Head Start providers weigh Trump administration changes

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Missouri’s Head Start programs reach only about 13% of the infants and toddlers eligible for them. The Trump administration says part of the problem is the program’s rulebook in Missouri and nationwide. Federal officials want to eliminate more than 1,400 requirements governing Head Start, arguing that less money spent complying with Washington’s rules could help […]
Meg Cunningham

The influencing power of political labels, whether they are accurate or not

2 months 2 weeks ago
In the weeks and months ahead, as we approach the midterm elections, we will hear a lot of political labels used to frame, define, categorize and box in candidates and their affiliated political groups — positively and negatively. What label defines you? Are you a Democrat, Republican, independent, Libertarian, Green, progressive, socialist, liberal, conservative, leftist, […]
Janice Ellis