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Many gather to see the corpse flower at Missouri Botanical Garden
From far and wide, young and old, with lines stretching out the door. Cameras are ready to grab the perfect picture, all looking for a closeup of a smelly flower.
Federal officials gather in East St. Louis to welcome huge investment in MetroLink
At the Emerson Park Station on Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke aside Senator Dick Durbin and Congresswoman Cori Bush to announce $28 million allocated to improving public transit, with $196.3 million also going directly to Metro improvements, including a whole new set of rail vehicles.
St. Charles County Council tabled vote on tall tree subdivision proposal
The St. Charles County Council pushed back voting on the Tall Tree Subdivision proposal on Monday.
Jennings will tow cars from driveways without warrants – sometimes
It appears the city of Jennings will continue to tow cars from private property without a search warrant, but there may be instances where a judge will weigh in prior to the tow.
Driver arrested after fatally striking 18-year-old pedestrian in Mt. Vernon
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Illinois family still shaken after vandals poured oil into their pool, breaking window
A few weeks ago, vandals polluted a swimming pool in O'Fallon, Illinois with motor oil, causing it to turn black.
Illinois family with no AC in subsidized apartment suffers in summer heat
A mother and her children residing in a HUD apartment in the Metro East are currently experiencing triple-digit heat with no air conditioning.
Big housing development plan in St. Charles County put on hold, for now
Councilman says there isn't enough support on the council to approve the Tall Tree project off Highway DD in its current form.
Bond reduced for Northwoods officer accused of beating man
A former Northwoods police officer accused of beating a man and leaving him in an empty field was able to bond out of jail Monday. FOX 2 was the only media outlet in court for the latest twist in the high-profile case.
Hoffman brothers
Country line dancing?
Buttigieg: MetroLink gets $223 million in federal funding for upgrades and flooding repairs
Helicopter crashes into cornfield in southern Illinois, killing pilot
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Small airline ends service at St. Louis Lambert International Airport
Little Shop of Horrors
A delicious comedy for the heart of summer, Little Shop of Horrors is a campy thriller that follows meek floral assistant Seymour on his quest to win over the love
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The equity premium has disappeared
Conventional wisdom says that, on average, you should earn more from an investment in stocks than an investment in government bonds. This is the equity premium, the reward you get for making a riskier investment. But the equity premium has been drifting lower for the past year and a half. As of today, it's negative.¹ ...continue reading "The equity premium has disappeared"
That New York Times Profile
As some of you might have seen, this past weekend, the NY Times ran a very nice profile about me, written by Kashmir Hill. There’s not much to say about it, other than it was an interesting (if somewhat awkward-feeling) experience to be the subject of a story, rather than the journalist covering it. But […]
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