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St. Louis judge orders that 16 'unauthorized hires' with sheriff's department must stand down from the job

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A St. Louis judge issued an administrative order for 16 sheriff's deputies to immediately stand down from their jobs, stating that they were not hired following standard procedures. Presiding Judge Elizabeth Hogan issued an order Wednesday naming 16 deputies who she said were hired without following requirements of state law, including completing applications and background checks and submitting references to the 22nd Circuit Court's Personnel Committee for review and interviews. The order said…
Kelsi Anderson and Brent Solomon

Mark Pagano's New Album Features the Salamander of the Summer

2 years 1 month ago
If you are an artist who makes "kindie rock" — that trendy portmanteau for "kid" plus "indie" — you need to have your finger on a child-sized pulse. For Mark Pagano, known to young music lovers across the St. Louis region as the kindie rock singer-songwriter Marko Polo, that part comes naturally. "I spend a lot of time with kids," he says — including his two sons, who begin fourth grade and kindergarten this month, and the students he works with as a teaching artist in the St. Louis Public Schools.
Sarah Fenske

‘Max’ Loses Millions Of Streaming Subs After Ongoing Merger Incompetence Bonanza

2 years 1 month ago
We’ve documented in detail how the series of mergers (AT&T—>Time Warner—>Discovery) that created the Warner Brothers Discovery entertainment empire may just be one of the most destructive, pointless, and incompetently managed “business” transactions in modern media history. Since its beginning in 2016, the absurd saga has generated hundreds of billions in debt, saw more than 50,000 […]
Karl Bode

Missouri colleges say their undergraduate admissions never used affirmative action

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Missouri’s public universities told state lawmakers Thursday that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling ending affirmative action won’t affect their undergraduate admissions. The June 29 ruling decreed that colleges can’t consider race when deciding if to admit a student. Missouri’s Joint Committee on Education, led by last year’s chair Rep. Doug Richey, R-Excelsior Springs, held a discussion of this change and invited the state’s public universities to comment. Richey, who is running…
Annelise Hanshaw

Biden supports expanding compensation to radiation victims in Missouri, New Mexico

2 years 1 month ago
President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he’s interested in expanding a federal program to compensate people who have gotten sick because of the country’s nuclear weapons development and testing programs. The Associated Press reported Biden told a crowd in New Mexico he was ”prepared to help in terms of making sure that those folks are taken care of.” The comment came a day after the president’s energy secretary stopped short of voicing support for the measure during a trip to St. Louis. An…
Allison Kite

Big 12 conference realignment driven by same brutal economics as youth sports

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Get ready, Big 12 sports fans, for Kansas State vs. Utah and the University of Kansas vs. Arizona. The new Big 12 is coming in next year. In the aftermath of the PAC-12 crumbling — and losing four of its teams to the Big 12 — you might wonder why the schools migrated toward our […]

The post Big 12 conference realignment driven by same brutal economics as youth sports appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Eric Thomas

Sultan: Redefining an empty nest

2 years 1 month ago
A wise mom whose children were all fully launched told me that the empty nest era doesn’t begin until your children are financially independent and living on their own.
By Aisha Sultan St. Louis Post-Dispatch

⏳ STLduJour(nal) - 2023-223-AM Edition

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⏳ STLduJour(nal) - 2023-223-AM Edition JW Fri, 08/11/2023 - 11:55

STL: Friday, August 11, 2023

Captain D’s in the news again.

Events 📆
  • 121st Missouri State Fair starting today in Sedalia - FOX 2
  • Illinois State Fair Guide: Everything you need to know for the annual event - KSDK
BuySTL 👜
  • The RFT Has a New Owner, and He’s Based in St. Louis - Riverfront Times
  • KTVI celebrates 70th birthday as a TV station - FOX 2
  • Bar K, dog-friendly bar-restaurant, makes acquisition deal that could lead to 100 new locations - The St. Louis Business Journal
  • Save A Lot sells 18 St. Louis locations to independent partner - www.stltoday.com
  • Boeing to pay $2.63M a year for 17-year lease at Lambert Airport for expansion project - FOX 2
  • St. Louis public company hires chief transformation officer as it explores ‘strategic alternatives’ - The St. Louis Business Journal
  • The Muny plans construction project - KSDK

Restaurants 🍲

  • Lulu’s Local Eatery Closes Just Months After Reopening to Diners - Riverfront Times
  • Catch King & I’s last days of service at its South Grand location and more this weekend - www.feastmagazine.com
  • Vin de Set building for sale, following fire that closed 3 restaurants housed there - KSDK
  • Top 5 Frozen Drinks in St. Louis, Chosen by Our Critic - Riverfront Times
Neighborhoods 🏡 DIY 🪓

Recipes 📇

Sustainability ♻️
  • ICL breaks ground on $400M battery materials plant in St. Louis - FOX 2
  • Consumers seeing relief in some food prices as inflation continues to slow - Missouri Independent
Nature 🦝 STL99 😱
  • 12-year-old accused in armed carjacking near St. Louis City Justice Center - FOX 2
  • 12-year-old arrested after employee carjacked in front of St. Louis City Justice Center - KSDK
STL100 💯
  • McTwist taco sales to help St. Louis skate park church rebuild after fire - FOX 2
99MO 😱
  • Driver Mows Down Man in Downtown St. Louis in Road Rage Incident [VIDEO] - Riverfront Times
100MO 💯
  • Sightings continue around ‘UFO Capital of Missouri’ - KSDK
Crime 🗯
  • SLMPD Daily Crime Report SLMPD
DotGov 🏛

CityGov 🏛

  • 16 St. Louis Sheriff’s Deputies Must Stand Down, Judge Orders - Riverfront Times
  • St. Louis alderwoman calls for end to city-sponsored downtown youth events - KSDK

LocalGov 🏛

  • Nine more Missouri school districts will have 4-day weeks this year. Here’s where - www.stltoday.com
  • Bi-State board OKs new contracts with Metro Transit union - www.stltoday.com
  • Wildwood, Missouri officials celebrating broadband expansion project today - FOX 2

MoGov 🏛

  • Governor’s veto shows we can’t settle for piecemeal changes to Missouri expungement process - Missouri Independent

FedGov 🏛

Covid19 Info 🦠 STLhelp ☎️ Jobs 📄 History 🦕 Captain’s Blog 🏴‍☠️
  • South St. Louis Captain D’s damaged in overnight fire - KSDK
  • Overnight fire damages Captain D’s restaurant - FOX 2

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JW