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Welcome to Dude's Playground, a haven where disabled veterans discover solace, friendship, and a flicker of hope amidst nature's embrace.

ALTON - Alton Little Theater is preparing to kick off its 90th season later this month with its production of “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” They promise a killer bunny, Excalibur and a lot of fun. “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” a musical based on the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” is directed by Kevin Frakes. With 12 dances and 25 songs, the show has been a chance for local actors to come together and do what they love most: perform. “In the community theater realm, most people are pretty welcoming and pretty friendly,” If you got skills, people are happy to have you,” said Therese Melnykov, who has been involved in community theater for over 20 years and will play the Lady of the Lake. In a lot of ways, the power of community theater connects to the main themes of the show itself. “Monty Python’s Spamalot” encourages audiences to find their dream and follow it. Alton Little Theater has

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Gov. Mike Parson vetoes a public safety priority in St. Louis but approves rural projects that local taxpayers are helping fund. Is this ‘rural socialism?’

This chart shows total US greenhouse gas emissions—nearly all of it CO2 and methane—for the past two decades by sector: Emissions peaked in 2007 and have fallen 12% since then, due almost exclusively to the fact that we've cut our use of coal-fired power plants in half.¹ These coal plants have largely been replaced by ...continue reading "Raw data: US greenhouse gas emissions"

"I had no idea all those trees fell at those cemeteries. I pray that they can clean up and will be all right," said one neighbor.

I'm not really sure why I made this chart: I know that M2 as a measure of money supply isn't taken too seriously these days, and M2 as a cause of inflation even less so. But last night I got curious about the sources of our recent inflation. Is it exclusively a result of reduced ...continue reading "Does M2 still matter?"

Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday signed the tax cut he said a week earlier was responsible for his decision to veto most of the 201 spending items he cut from the state budget. The bill, exempting Social Security benefits and public pension payments from income tax, would reduce state general revenue by an estimated $309 million annually. It would also allow counties to hold a vote on whether people 62 or older should be exempt from increases in their annual property tax bills. The bill passed…

The top Democrat in the Missouri House officially launched her campaign for governor early Sunday morning, taking direct aim at her likely GOP rivals while touting efforts to restore abortion rights and block foreign ownership of farmland. State Rep. Crystal Quade, 37, is the first major Democratic candidate to enter the field to replace Gov. Mike Parson next year. In an introductory video announcing her campaign, she discussed being raised by a single mom and relying on food stamps before touting…

The field already includes Marine veteran Lucas Kunce, the runner-up in last year’s U.S. Senate primary, and St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.

The Pulitzer Arts Foundation presents an exhibition of career-spanning work by Faye HeavyShield, an artist whose poetic minimal sensibility and use of humble materials is closely bound to the power

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in

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