Keith Richards is paying tribute to the late Lou Reed on what would have been the rocker's 82nd birthday.The Rolling Stones guitarist has just shared a cover of “I'm Waiting for…
Ranked-choice voting has been gaining popularity lately, and that's sparked a MAGA backlash. But why? There's no obvious reason it would benefit either Democrats or Republicans. Nevertheless, conservative groups have launched a large number of very well funded and coordinated attacks on RCV. Alaska, for example, approved RCV in 2020 but opponents have now gathered ...continue reading "Why does MAGA hate ranked-choice voting?"
There are a variety of reasons to alter, if not actually end, the Section 702 collection. Whatever value it may have in terms of national security, the very real fact is that it has been endlessly abused by the FBI since its inception. It’s a foreign-facing collection, which means it harvests communications and data involving […]
There's plenty to do this weekend March 1-3. First Run Theater will showcase a festival of new plays, plus, you can catch comedian Adele Givens, rockers Three Dog Night or an opera.
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Boeing pulled out of Wichita in 2005, leaving Spirit AeroSystems as a breakoff company manufacturing fuselages and other components for Boeing and other customers.
A Missouri-based loan servicing organization pushed back Friday on allegations that it mismanaged a federal aid program, arguing the U.S. Department of Education is partially to blame for complaints included in a recent report.
The Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri, better known as MOHELA, said in an emailed statement to The Independent that the company follows all guidelines laid out by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid. That, the company…
Plocher, in his final year as speaker, has not yielded to calls for his resignation as he navigates the legislative session and attempts to run for lieutenant governor.
Whether she was conning Henry Fonda in The Lady Eve or setting Fred MacMurray up for murder and insurance fraud in Double Indemnity, Barbara Stanwyck was one tough dame. And to see the full expression of her talent, you've simply got to explore her oeuvre before the Motion Picture Production Code — also known as the Hays Code — put a stop to all the sinful stuff. St. Louis' favorite microcinema, Arkadin Cinema and Bar (5228 Gravois Avenue) is exploring the pre-Code films of the 1930s in a series called Forbidden Cinema, and on Monday night, Baby Face is on the bill.