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Donation to Missouri AG riles plaintiffs in lead-poisoning suit against St. Louis company

2 years 5 months ago

Over the summer, Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined in the effort to try to convince a federal court to move a lead-poisoning lawsuit against a St. Louis company out of Missouri.  The litigation in question was filed by thousands of people from Peru suing Doe Run Resources Corp. over alleged injuries caused by its lead […]

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Jason Hancock

U.S. House panel explores impact of immigration, crime on national parks

2 years 5 months ago

WASHINGTON — The effects of immigration and crime on national parks took center stage Wednesday during a U.S. House hearing led by Republicans. Members of the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations discussed trash accumulation, the destruction of wildlife habitats and the illegal marijuana growing operations tied to cartels as environmental consequences […]

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Ariana Figueroa

Freshman Thor Springman Has Breakout Cross Country Season, Is An Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Male Athlete Of The Month

2 years 5 months ago
PIASA - Southwestern freshman Thor Springman has performed just as head boys cross country coach Gary Bowker thought he would in the 2023 boys cross country season. Springman has emerged as a powerful runner as only a ninth-grader. "We knew Thor would be good as a freshman because of what he did in eighth grade in cross country and track," Bowker said. "I saw what he could be in junior high and he has not disappointed me at all as a freshman. He doesn't behave at all like a freshman. He and Garrett Buettell run together and both seem to compete well that way and have good camaraderie together.” Springman is an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Male Athlete of the Month for the Piasa Birds. Springman has shown unbelievable progress this season with his times. He recorded a time of 19:27.8 in the Granite City Robinson/Lang Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 2, 2023, then had a time of 18:36.7 on Sept. 9, 2023, at the 2023 SHS Trail Invite. He was 12th in the First Annual

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Raw data: Women’s earnings compared to men

2 years 5 months ago
On average, how much do women earn compared to men? It depends. Here's the data for Q3 of this year from the BLS: This doesn't account for educational levels, experience, or type of job. It's just the raw overall numbers.
Kevin Drum

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 5 months ago
On Monday I showed you Chimney Rock silhouetted against Saturday's eclipse. Today I'll show you a more conventional view. In fact, I'll show you two Chimney Rocks. The top one is south of Cortez; the bottom one is an official national monument southwest of Pagosa Springs.
Kevin Drum

Kaylyn Holtorf Shows Continued Improvement For Piasa Birds, Is An Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Female Athlete Of The Month

2 years 5 months ago
PIASA - Junior Kaylyn Hortof has steadily improved her times over the course of the 2023 season for Southwestern High School's girl's cross-country team. Recently, Kaylyn placed 17th in the South Central Conference Cross Country Meet on Oct. 14, 2023, with a time of 26.28.0. She placed 10th in the North Mac Invitational on Sept. 16, 2023, at 28:31.0 for three miles. With an injury to another runner, Kaylyn has become the Piasa Birds' No. 3 female cross-country runner. She will compete this Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at the Trenton-Wesclin Regional. Kaylyn is an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for the Piasa Birds. The Piasa Birds’ head cross country coach Gary Bowker said Kaylyn is very “important” to his squad’s depth chart and is a talented runner. He said he is also pleased her times have continued to improve throughout the cross-country season. Kaylyn’s best in 2022 for three miles was 28:29.1, so she has significantly

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Missouri education board returns 2 St. Louis-area school districts to local control

2 years 5 months ago
Two St. Louis-area school districts will return to full local governance after years of state education officials overseeing their boards. The Missouri State Board of Education decided Tuesday that Riverview Gardens School District and Normandy Schools Collaborative had shown enough progress to return to traditional school-board elections. The state currently has appointed board members at Riverview Gardens and Normandy to create administrative boards, which will dissolve at the end of June. Missouri…
Annelise Hanshaw