WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats will attempt to pass a bill in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday protecting access to in vitro fertilization, saying its availability should not be restricted. Their push to quickly approve the health care legislation comes shortly after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that fertilized eggs are children under […]
Several council seats will be competitive in August. Councilwoman Shalonda Webb faces a challenge from former councilwoman and state legislator Rochelle Walton Gray.
From BNN: In the heart of America’s bustling manufacturing sector, an urgent call echoes for skilled hands ready to shape the future. Welders, those architects of metal, find themselves at the center of a critical shortage threatening to hinder the nation’s industrial heartbeat. Despite the allure of substantial earnings and the promise of a debt-free […]
Back in October, Walled Culture wrote about the grandly named “Piracy Shield”. This is Italy’s new Internet blocking system, which assumes people are guilty until innocent, and gives the copyright industry a disproportionate power to control what is available online, no court orders required. Piracy Shield went live in December, and has just issued its first blocking […]
A campaign launched in hopes of legalizing sports betting in Missouri has collected more than half of the signatures needed to place an initiative on ballots.
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From Contractor: The housing crisis is among this country’s major problems, spawning a host of negative issues that include homelessness, overcrowding and rent-burdened communities. Fueling these challenges has been a stagnant housing market that has barely grown since 1980. The combination of rising demand with a static housing supply that does not support a growing […]
Thursday was an historic night in St. Louis, as jazz giants Wynton and Branford Marsalis, playing together for the first time in many years, performed to a capacity audience at the Chase Park Plaza. The previous evening, the Marsalis brothers played to a more intimate crowd at the Harold & Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz, home of Jazz St. Louis, in Grand Center. The two-night event, Swing for Tomorrow’s Stars, was a fundraising gala benefiting Jazz St. Louis and its educational programs.
From Facilitiesnet: Because green roofs are relatively new and present different challenges than other types of roofs, managers can come across false or misleading information about the systems. “It can be a myth or misconception that a green roof system can go on every single roofing type,” Stacy says. “You have to consider what the […]
From Rethinking The Future: The world is architecture and architecture is the world. It is a reality that often gets overlooked in the growing hustle and bustle of cities today. The true essence and the intricacies of architecture often get neglected. Imagine a world with no built forms and plains of land to long distances, […]
State Treasurer Vivek Malek endured a bipartisan beatdown Tuesday as members of a House subcommittee spent two hours telling him it was a big mistake to put decals advertising the Unclaimed Property program on unregulated gambling machines. A few hours later, Malek gave in to demands from members of the House Subcommittee on Appropriations – […]
St. Louis singer-songwriter Katarra Parson will perform at the Dark Room after a period of personal and professional turmoil during which she felt blackballed.
Michael Sloan Jr., 42, was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison for dousing Susanne Tomlinson in gasoline and setting her Troy, Illinois, home on fire.
From Bluebeam: Facing a myriad of pressures ranging from poor productivity to spiraling costs, the construction sector has in recent years been urged to embrace more modern methods of construction to deliver at pace new homes, commercial space, amenities and infrastructure. Among a series of recommendations in his groundbreaking 2016 report, “Modernise Or Die: Time […]
From the Wall Street Journal: Eating rice and beans instead of meat. Planning out meals a month in advance. Trying to raise more food in backyard gardens. Americans are changing the way they eat, shop and live to cope with a stretch of record food inflation. For chrissake, can we stop this nonsense? Here is ...continue reading "Food inflation is not a problem anymore"
Earlier this month, Ozzy Osbourne spoke out after Kanye West used a sample of Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” without permission, and he says he had a good reason to do…
The Signature Members of the Heartland Art Club are exhibiting their work in St. Charles, at the Boyle Family Gallery on the campus of Lindenwood University. Signature Members include artists […]
From Herald Publications: Visible signs of a major renovation project upgrading Belle-Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville should be seen in the next few weeks as, if all goes as planned, the first step regarding preliminary work on the installation of a new roof on the Exposition Building at this location is expected to start sometime in […]
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