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Missourians With Developmental Disabilities Languish in Hospitals, Jails, Shelters

2 years 5 months ago
On a Friday afternoon in late December, Geri Curtis received a disturbing phone call informing her she had only five days to find a new home for a developmentally disabled person. As part of her job as public administrator for Livingston County, she had become legal guardian of a person with severe developmental disabilities two months earlier.
Rudi Keller

AP sources: Manhattan DA postpones Trump grand jury session

2 years 5 months ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors postponed a scheduled grand jury session Wednesday in the investigation into Donald Trump over hush money payments during his 2016 presidential campaign, at least temporarily slowing a decision on whether to charge the ex-president, according to four people familiar with the matter. The grand jurors were told to be [...]
MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press

Ivy Cafe Serves Simple Joys — On an Amazing Sourdough Loaf

2 years 5 months ago
If you're at Ivy Cafe (14 North Meramec Avenue, Clayton; 314-776-9377) on a weekday, sometime in the two o'clock hour, there's a good chance you'll bear witness to the revelation upon which the restaurant is based. That's roughly the time when co-owner Julie Keane pulls her sourdough from the oven — something you'll know is happening by the way the intoxicating aroma scents the air. For quality control purposes, of course, Keane often pulls one of the loaves for herself, cracking it open with her hands and then placing in it a good-sized cube of unsalted butter that slowly melts, soaking into every nook and cranny so that the interior glistens.
Cheryl Baehr