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A Look Back โข Out-of-work women occupy aldermanic gallery during Depression
On Jan. 13, 1939, dozens who lost their WPA jobs filled the gallery inside City Hall, demanding relief.
Uber vs. Lyft
People in Business: Mercy expands; YMCA hires; Alberici adds; McCarthy names
Mercy is interviewing candidates for the president position in cardiovascular care to round out the health system's shift to performance divisions.
Business Bulletin: Hello Eats expands; OFS benefits; Contegra builds; Poettker excels
OFS will use the $25,000 Kohlโs grant to purchase and distribute nutrient-dense food among 80 partner food pantries in St. Louis City and County.
Is the world really all that scary?
Here is Peggy Noonan a couple of days ago: Deep down a lot of hard-core Trump supporters, and many not so hard-core, think it’s all over. They love America truly and deeply but think the glue that held us together is gone. Religion and Main Street are shrinking into the past, and in the Rite ...continue reading "Is the world really all that scary?"
Maryland Heights Fire Cpt. 2nd Partner dies under suspicious circumstances
Chiefs dominate Dolphins in frigid Wild Card win, advance to divisional round
The Kansas City Chiefs dominated the Miami Dolphins in the coldest game in franchise history to advance to the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
Blues fall 4-3 to Bruins in overtime
Charlie McAvoy scored his second goal in overtime and Brad Marchand added two goals Saturday night, leading the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
Internet outage Parkview U City
Ask Kevin: What should you do about a daughter who smashes her cell phone?
A father writes to "Ask Amy" today about his daughter, who deliberately smashed her cell phone in hopes of getting a new one. What should he do? Here is Amy's answer: Unless you have purchased insurance, replacing this broken phone could be a very expensive proposition (insurance is also expensive, and there is a deductible ...continue reading "Ask Kevin: What should you do about a daughter who smashes her cell phone?"
Raw data: Active shooter deaths in American schools
According to the FBI, here are the number of children in elementary and high schools who are killed each year in active shooter incidents: Since 2000, an average of five children have been killed each year. The trendline since 2005 has gone up from five per year to seven per year.
Edwardsville issues cease and desist on Overnight Warming Location - imposes maximum fine
Trying to help Ukrainian Friend find a good place to start an ice cream shop in STL, let me know your thoughts
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City of Edwardsville clarifies stance on overnight warming sites after uproar
A viral Facebook post has led the City of Edwardsville to clarify its stance on overnight warming facilities.
Big Pharma Teams Up with St. Louis Vaccine Startup & Why it Matters
Omniose, a St. Louis biotech startup focused on developing vaccines for bacterial infections, has entered into a 3-year research agreement with AstraZeneca, the gigantic pharmaceutical firm known for developing Britainโs COVID-19 vaccine. EQ speaks to the STL startup founder and explains 2 reasons why this is good news for St. Louis.
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$5,000 signing bonuses offered at St. Louis Metro Transit job fair
Metro Transit held a job fair Saturday to try to attract more workers Some folks were hired on the spot. The deal even comes with a $5,000 signing bonus.
Raw data: The rate of leaving stuff in your body after surgery
Good news! When it comes to surgeons leaving random crap in your body after they've sewn you up, the United States has the lowest rate among all rich nations.¹ We're #1! ¹All the rich nations that happen to be part of the Peterson-KFF health system tracker, anyway.