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Steven Tucker died after a car crossed the center line and hit his motorcycle.

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Cdevon2 with a response to the notion that it’s somehow ironic for people who wanted to leave Twitter to be complaining about not being able to read tweets: You assume that the same people who are actively leaving the site are the ones complaining […]

The LA Times has a story today about a couple of fraudulent PACs that scammed both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016. The bad guys are now behind bars, but I was intrigued by this brief aside: The two groups made more than 275 million robocalls over a 16-month period and netted nearly $4 ...continue reading "Robocall fundraising sure is inefficient"

Normally it takes a couple of days to settle payments in the banking system. But no longer. Later this month the Federal Reserve is introducing FedNow, which allows instant payment settlement 24 hours a day. Are you ready for the 20-minute 4 am bank run? In addition to losing revenue from the time between a ...continue reading "Fed poised to make bank runs easier than ever"

The Sushi Scene I finally got a last-minute reservation at Sado! While the sushi is chilled, the reservations are a hot item. If you’re into sushi, you know that chef/owner Nick Bognar has moved from Ballwin to The Hill. The relocation adds a new ethnic dimension to an area historically known for authentic Italian cuisine.... 

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Welcome to Dude's Playground, a haven where disabled veterans discover solace, friendship, and a flicker of hope amidst nature's embrace.

ALTON - Alton Little Theater is preparing to kick off its 90th season later this month with its production of “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” They promise a killer bunny, Excalibur and a lot of fun. “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” a musical based on the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” is directed by Kevin Frakes. With 12 dances and 25 songs, the show has been a chance for local actors to come together and do what they love most: perform. “In the community theater realm, most people are pretty welcoming and pretty friendly,” If you got skills, people are happy to have you,” said Therese Melnykov, who has been involved in community theater for over 20 years and will play the Lady of the Lake. In a lot of ways, the power of community theater connects to the main themes of the show itself. “Monty Python’s Spamalot” encourages audiences to find their dream and follow it. Alton Little Theater has

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Gov. Mike Parson vetoes a public safety priority in St. Louis but approves rural projects that local taxpayers are helping fund. Is this ‘rural socialism?’

This chart shows total US greenhouse gas emissions—nearly all of it CO2 and methane—for the past two decades by sector: Emissions peaked in 2007 and have fallen 12% since then, due almost exclusively to the fact that we've cut our use of coal-fired power plants in half.¹ These coal plants have largely been replaced by ...continue reading "Raw data: US greenhouse gas emissions"

"I had no idea all those trees fell at those cemeteries. I pray that they can clean up and will be all right," said one neighbor.

I'm not really sure why I made this chart: I know that M2 as a measure of money supply isn't taken too seriously these days, and M2 as a cause of inflation even less so. But last night I got curious about the sources of our recent inflation. Is it exclusively a result of reduced ...continue reading "Does M2 still matter?"

Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday signed the tax cut he said a week earlier was responsible for his decision to veto most of the 201 spending items he cut from the state budget. The bill, exempting Social Security benefits and public pension payments from income tax, would reduce state general revenue by an estimated $309 million annually. It would also allow counties to hold a vote on whether people 62 or older should be exempt from increases in their annual property tax bills. The bill passed…