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Mullets are so back. Take these St. Louisans' word for it

1 year 9 months ago
There are few hairstyles more divisive than the mullet. The hairdo has historically been scoffed at by the mainstream yet has thrived in its fringes. The mullet — known by some as "the Missouri Compromise" — has been associated with professional or aspiring hockey stars, 80s pro wrestlers and hair metal rockers. Barber Sir Carrawell and hairstylist Onawa Brown share their thoughts on the retro hairdo and why they think it’s made it from the fringe back into pop culture.

On to November: Trump win in New Hampshire sets up 2024 rematch with Biden

1 year 9 months ago

WASHINGTON — Leading Republicans — and the Biden presidential campaign — on Wednesday rushed to identify former President Donald Trump as the presumptive GOP nominee after he won decisively in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary. Trump bested Nikki Haley, his former United Nations ambassador, by more than 10 percentage points in a moderate state with an open primary that […]

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Jacob Fischler

Missouri governor’s final State of State touts abortion ban, infrastructure spending

1 year 9 months ago

In his final address to a joint session of the Missouri General Assembly, Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday pointed to outlawing abortion, increasing infrastructure spending and appointing five statewide office holders as the legacy of his six years in office. “I’ll be leaving here with my head held high,” Parson told lawmakers during his annual […]

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Jason Hancock

Edwardsville Township Hosts Informational Event on Local Mental Health Services

1 year 9 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville Township recently sponsored a community briefing about mental health. Attendees learned about local resources and organizations that can support people who live with or who have a loved one with a mental health disorder. Madison County Mental Health Board Deborah Humphrey, the Madison County Mental Health Board’s executive director , explained that the Board is a “community mental health authority” that helps fund providers and services throughout the county. Annually, the Board funds 14 to 16 providers and more than 30 mental health, substance use or developmental disability services. Agencies apply for funding through the Board every year. “We review applications. We look at them in terms of, ‘What is it that our community needs?’ We do a needs analysis every year. We do a one- and three-year plan to determine what things that we feel the direction we should go based on what’s current in the community.”

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To You, I Go

1 year 9 months ago

To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]

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Rachel Huffman