A new podcast is taking up the past and present of meth. "Home Cooked: A 50-Year History of Meth in America” begins with a Missouri-heavy exploration of meth use and manufacture as it grew in the 2000s. We talk with its host Olivia Weeks, and Prevent Ed executive director Nichole Dawsey, about how Missouri became known as the "meth capital of America,” and how use of the drug has changed today.
This took way too long, but it appears that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and the Judicial Conference have finally decided to crack down on the serious problem of judicial shopping in the federal courts. They’ve set a new policy that will hopefully result in a more random allocation of cases to judges. Jurisdiction […]
The Washington Post reports today that misinformation about birth control has surged on social media: Physicians say they’re seeing an explosion of birth-control misinformation online targeting a vulnerable demographic: people in their teens and early 20s who are more likely to believe what they see on their phones because of algorithms that feed them a ...continue reading "Is social media duping impressionable teens about contraceptive use?"
In 1983 Congress passed a Social Security bill that, among other things, raised the retirement age from 65 to 67. This was justified on the basis that life expectancies had gone up a lot since the program started in 1937. There was something to this. Life expectancy after reaching adulthood (age 25) increased more than ...continue reading "The working class has a lower life expectancy than 30 years ago"
The cold weather can be a nightmare for many gardeners and given the weather we experience in Missouri and Illinois, one day it’s hot, the next day it’s cold. The Missouri Botanical Garden has plant experts and they explain what they do to keep sensitive plants alive in a time like this.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland came to St. Louis today to announce new federal investments in the city’s national park. Overall, the city will see $17 million in new funding for the Gateway Arch National Park. Haaland and Mayor Tishaura Jones Thursday afternoon unveiled the spending plan at Kiener Plaza.
Pontoon Beach residents might notice a new siren system in their area. A new initiative between the city and the warehouse district is bringing new sirens right in front of the buildings.
Def Leppard has confirmed their appearance in the sequel to the 2023 Netflix film Bank of Dave.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers shared a photo on Instagram of them standing around a…
Rod Blagojevich, the ex-governor and ex-con who often dusted off ancient and sometimes puzzling quotations to emphasize his positions, found himself at the other end Thursday when a federal judge dismissed his lawsuit attempting to return to public life by quoting Dr. Seuss: “Just go.”
An independent investigation has found no evidence of bullying by the president of a historically Black Missouri university leading up to the suicide of another top administrator.
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