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Burger Champ, a restaurant coming soon to the space of the former Elmwood (2704 Sutton Boulevard) is set to open in a couple weeks, according to owner Chris Kelling, who was outside the space Wednesday afternoon with the executive chef. Kelling opened Pizza Champ (2657 Lyle Avenue) with Elmwood partner Adam Altnether last year, after […]

St. Louis journalist Don Corrigan storms the American Popular Culture Association with his books exploring way more than journalistic topics - like ROAD KILL.

           

Corrigan's book American Roadkill: Animal Victims of our Busy Highways  is in the great animal rights tradition of Joseph Grinnell of the 1920s, who was alarmed at the animal carnage on America's new highways. Corrigan tells the squashed sad tales, and shares some positives:

• The Saint Louis Zoo enlisting "citizen scientists" to identify high casualty frog and turtle crossings.

• St. Louis Kinship Circle raising awareness of road accidents with pets and how to avoid such heartbreaking meet-ups with cars.

• Sierra Clubs of the southeast, championing endangered pumas.

• Possum Pouch Pickers, down south, rescuing baby possums from marsupial mothers mashed on roadways.

Don Corrigan is Editor Emeritus of the Webster-Kirkwood Times, a weekly newspaper for St. Louis suburban communities.

THANKS to Andy Heaslet, Earthworms audio engineer, and to KDHX production pundit Jon Valley.

Related Earthworms Conversations: 

Richard Louv: Our Wild Calling (Dec 2019)

Don Corrigent on SQUIRRELS (July 2019)

 

An annual study measuring safety among dozens of large US cities ranked St. Louis last for the second straight year.

October is Healthy Lung Awareness Month. Dr. Mansoor Haq is an oncologist and hematologist at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton. He says smoking is the top risk factor for lung cancer.

The commission says residents have recommended reparations including the ability to trace lineage back (a particular number of years) for payments of $25,000.

"In addition to being illegal to take in Missouri wildlife by the Wildlife Code of Missouri without the proper permits, it’s not good for the animal either."

“I’m concerned for any innocent life,” Saddam Hamed said. “In Islam, we don’t condone killing innocents. No elderly, no women, no children.”

A case before the state's highest court Wednesday involved racial discrimination and a hostile work environment at a now-closed Harley-Davidson plant. 

On September 21, 2023, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) adopted a permanent rule regulating the placement of co-branded alcoholic beverages on retail sales floors. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) issued a Certificate of No Objection on September 12, 2023, permitting the ILCC to adopt the rule by filing with the Secretary of State. The permanent rule seeks to protect the public from confusion between alcoholic beverages and non-alcoholic beverages with similar branding and to prevent the marketing of such alcoholic beverages to children. A “co-branded alcoholic beverage” is any alcoholic beverage containing the same or a similar brand name, logo, or packaging as a non-alcoholic beverage. The permanent rule applies to all establishments in Illinois that sell packaged alcohol for off-premise consumption. Under the permanent rule, applicable establishments are subject to the following regulations: • Establishments with larger retail sale

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Letter To The Editor: On Monday, I attended the Alton City Council meeting during which the proposed “Camping” ordinance was discussed and commented on by many Alton citizens. There was a majority viewpoint that the ordinance was unnecessary and even punitive. When I read the proposed ordinance I was greatly concerned with the mention of "alternatives" when an unhoused member of the community is told to leave a public place where they may have been “camping”. What alternatives? There are no shelters. There are no beds anywhere. What will really happen is the unhoused will have their property stolen and trashed by the police. These simple belongings are all they have to protect them from the elements. They'll be forced to "move on," with nowhere to go. Some “alternative.” I'm sad to say that Alton’s Mayor and the Madison County State’s Attorney are mimicking the extreme and cruel behavior demonstrated repeatedly across the rive

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The new podcast “A CRISPR Bite” explores how and why biotech companies are looking to use CRISPR technology to change our food. The five-part series was produced by journalist — and former St. Louis Public Radio reporter — Corinne Ruff. It’s hosted by food anthropologist Lauren Crossland-Marr. In its third episode, the St. Louis company Benson Hill takes center stage.

Brenda Battle returned to St. Louis to deliver the Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture Series keynote address and she offered a stirring message urging the region to reduce its healthcare disparities.