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“Despair” doesn’t seem to have increased this century

2 years 6 months ago
Alex Tabarrok agrees that the "deaths of despair" narrative has been oversold. But he's not ready to give it up completely: I wouldn’t, however, throw out despair as an organizing principle. The evidence on “despair” goes beyond death to include a host of co-morbidities such as mental stress, marriage rates, labor force participation rates and ...continue reading "“Despair” doesn’t seem to have increased this century"
Kevin Drum

Governor Announces $2.1 Million In Grants For Local Bike Path Projects, Area Is Included

2 years 6 months ago
SPRINGFIELD – A total of $2,161,000 in grants to help communities develop and improve 13 local bike path projects throughout Illinois was announced today by Governor JB Pritzker. “Bicycle path projects are excellent drivers of job creation and economic development, while also increasing road safety for bicyclists,” Governor Pritzker said . “Illinois’ beautiful natural landscape should be accessible and safe for all to enjoy, and I’m pleased that projects like this help make that goal a reality.” The Illinois Bicycle Path Grant Program is administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Funding comes from a percentage of the motor vehicle title fees, providing a maximum grant award of $200,000 per project for development projects, with no maximum grant award limit for land acquisition projects. Village of Glen Carbon, Glen Carbon Road Shared Use Path, Phase II – $200,000 The Village of Glen Carbon will extend the

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A detective sabotaged his own cases because he didn’t like Kim Gardner. No one stopped him

2 years 6 months ago
Across the U.S., reform-minded prosecutors have faced pushback from police departments. In St. Louis, issues around police accountability and racial bias were thrown in sharp relief after Michael Brown, Jr. was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer in 2014. ProPublica reporter Jeremy Kohler is co-writer of the new piece, “A Detective Sabotaged His Own Cases Because He Didn’t Like the Prosecutor. The Police Department Did Nothing to Stop Him.” Kohler talks about that story, which focuses on local figures whose conflict reflects what’s happening in other parts of the country.

St. Louis man charged in separate fatal shootings

2 years 6 months ago
Charges have been filed against Max Jones, a 21-year-old resident of St. Louis, who was found guilty of murder. He is currently being held on a $1 million cash-only bond. Jones was charged on October 10 for the murder of Earl Jones, Jr., a 57-year-old resident of St. Louis. 
Liz Dowell

Error 402: Exploring The Little Understood History Of Online Monetization

2 years 6 months ago
I realized recently that I had now passed 30 years on the internet, having obtained my first internet access in August of 1993 — the same year that many consider to be the year that the internet became commercial. That was back when you had to obtain access to the internet, rather than just… having […]
Mike Masnick

Fast Food King Wants to Be Missouri's Next Governor (Maybe)

2 years 6 months ago
The restaurants he owns allow diners to pick two — but Mike Hamra seems to be hoping that voters will pick him as the one. The scion of a family-owned Springfield, Missouri, company that owns chain eateries across the South, including Wendy's and Panera Bread, Hamra recently formed an exploratory committee to run for Missouri governor in 2024, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Unlike the frontrunners for the job, Hamra is a Democrat.
Sarah Fenske