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In an effort to reduce the number of drownings in the African American community, the Pallottine Center in Florissant hosted a life-saving swimming lesson for a group of predominantly Black children, teens, and adults.

A St. Louis County councilman wants to address everything from potholes to worn-out streets giving drivers grief. He’s pushing the county government to spend more than $20 million of the Rams-NFL settlement money to repair bad streets and roads.

The Missouri Democratic Party’s party-only funded and managed Presidential Preference Primary took an odd turn recently when the Party posted its March 23rd Election Polling Places to their website. There’s a map of locations and an alphabetical list with addresses, oddly broken into four sets. Missouri has 115 counties: 114 regular counties plus St. Louis … Continue reading Mo Dem Party Blows Off 27 Rural Counties →

The Oscars saved the best for last when it came to performances of the Best Original Song nominees.Best Supporting Actor nominee Ryan Gosling, wearing a pink sparkly suit, took the…

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY — A teenage girl was critically injured and hospitalized after a fight near Hazelwood East High School late last week, St. Louis County police said Sunday.

A short film inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s classic tune “Happy Christmas (War Is Over),” took home an Oscar Sunday night. War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of…

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A young child was struck and killed by a vehicle Sunday in south St. Louis.

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Last year, lab-grown diamonds made up more than 17% of the diamond market, according to diamond research analysis agency, Edahn Golan.

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Darnell Jamison is a Construction Career Development Initiative alumnus. He's now a successful journeyman carpenter.

Paul Krugman says that recent job growth is all about migrant labor. Immigration hawk Mickey Kaus isn't amused: And the hell with marginally employed native minorities, high-school dropouts and ex-offenders who might have been hoping that a tight labor market would finally offer them a good shot at steady, decently paid employment .... Anti-immigration folks ...continue reading "Does immigration bring down wages?"