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Holiday hiring, spending projected to be low this year

2 years 1 month ago
Everyone is forecasting a weak holiday season this year. Here's the latest: The number of seasonal positions publicly advertised this fall fell to the lowest level in a decade, according to outplacement-services firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The National Retail Federation estimates that between 345,000 to 445,000 seasonal workers will be hired this year, down ...continue reading "Holiday hiring, spending projected to be low this year"
Kevin Drum

Senate Undercuts Section 702 Reform Efforts By Stapling Blanket Approval To A Must-Pass Budget Bill

2 years 1 month ago
The most serious opposition to extending Section 702 surveillance authorities since the immediate aftermath of the Snowden leaks came from a perhaps-unexpected source: House Republicans. Of course, this isn’t an altruistic effort. This is purely politically motivated, driven by abuses of surveillance authorities by the FBI. The FBI has always done this. It just so […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: Apple Watch Wireless Charger Keychain

2 years 1 month ago
The Apple Watch Wireless Charger Keychain is the perfect accessory for Apple Watch users on-the-go. With a built-in 950mAh lithium-ion battery, it can charge all series of Apple Watch. The technology allows it to be used as a base for a bedside table or table for convenient charging. Its portable, pocket-size design makes it easy […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Pie Guy Pizza to Open Bar in Former Gezellig Tap House Space

2 years 1 month ago
Soon you can again have a drink with your slice of choice from Pie Guy Pizza (4189 Manchester Avenue, 314-899-0444). On social media last week, the New York-style pizza joint teased its newly revamped bar, which is opening in what used to be Gezellig Tap House & Bottleshop at 4191 Manchester Avenue. It's been nearly eight months since Gezellig closed in the space directly adjacent to Pie Guy.
Monica Obradovic

Raw data: Non-religion by educational level

2 years 1 month ago
Tyler Cowen asks today why more intellectuals don't convert to Protestantism, and I figured the answer was simple: intellectuals tend to be nonreligious and rarely convert to anything. But no! According to GSS data, level of education doesn't correlate in any way with being nonreligious. It doesn't really correlate with any other religious question on ...continue reading "Raw data: Non-religion by educational level"
Kevin Drum

November Events Around Town

2 years 1 month ago

St. Louis Teen Talent Competition – Registration Open through January 8, 2024 https://stlteentalent.org/ Presented by the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, the adjudicated competition has become a platform for high school students to celebrate their passion, dedication, and love of the performing arts while competing for scholarships and cash prizes, and it will take center […]

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Red Friday: Cardinals 2024 ticket sales start this week

2 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS -- Some tickets for the 2024 Cardinals season will go on sale this Friday. The team is calling November 17, Red Friday, and sales start at 10 a.m. Options include single-game All-Inclusive tickets and ticket packs for high-demand games like Opening Day, Red Sox, and the Cubs series. There are five different five-game [...]
Joe Millitzer

Edwardsville Veterans Day Parade Attracts Hundreds In Annual Military Salute

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EDWARDSVILLE - The 2023 Edwardsville Veterans Day Parade, sponsored by the Edwardsville American Legion and Metro East Rotary Club, ranked close to the top of recent years on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in Edwardsville. This year's parade time was moved from the typical evening to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Both sides of the Downtown Edwardsville streets were packed with people. There was participation from many veterans in Jeeps and different vehicles, plus bands, Boys and Girl Scouts and just about everything possible in the parade. Ron Swaim was the parade grand marshal . Swaim is heavily involved in the Edwardsville American Legion Post and has served as District Legion Commander and ranked at the top of those involved in the state. Swaim said Andrea Wessel and the Metro East Rotary Club were tremendous help with the parade, and that it was awesome to have such good weather and be able to put the parade out in front of the public during the day. “It wasn’t

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