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A company is planning its new corporate headquarters in St. Charles County, with the help of industrial bonds to be issued by the city of O’Fallon, Missouri.

The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been summoned to assist with an investigation in St. Clair County, Illinois, after a Belleville child was found shot to death inside their home.

Dispatchers in the city of St. Louis fielded roughly one call every seven seconds during a chaotic stretch of severe storms on Saturday.

The Wall Street Journal concedes that remote work is down since 2020, as are job listings that advertise remote options. But remote work is "sticking" anyway: Many lower-wage office and call-center jobs went remote at the onset of the pandemic. Business executives viewed the shift as a temporary emergency measure, said Julia Pollak, chief economist ...continue reading "Home workers spend a ton of time goofing off"

Flags waving in the breeze at the United States of Ikea.

I've been obsessing over an obscure part of the Supreme Court ruling on student loan forgiveness. The relevant text of the HEROES Act says the Secretary of Education can "waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision applicable to the student financial assistance programs under title IV," but Chief Justice Roberts makes a startling claim ...continue reading "Are students required to pay back loans in the first place?"

ALTON - Alton Police has provided an update on the fatal shooting in the 2400 block of Lincoln Avenue in Alton on July 2, 2023. Alton Police received the call at 12:49 a.m. and Alton Police Officers, in addition to officers with the Cross River Crimes Task Force who were in Alton for unrelated reasons, immediately responded to the scene and determined that 33-year-old Nathan A. Brown of Alton, had been shot and ultimately died. Officers were also able to immediately locate 20-year-old Neko J. Walker of Alton, who was determined to be responsible for discharging the firearm and causing Brown’s death. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said Tuesday, the facts of the case were presented to the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Neko Walker with Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapons. Bail was set by the Honorable Judge Slemer at $83,000. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office declined

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Montes’ account marked the latest addition to a long series of complaints about the city’s emergency dispatch system.

City hall was closed and city services halted Monday. Another shutdown was pushed off for two weeks.

Schlappen JW Tue, 07/04/2023 - 17:22

As an exchange student on my own, this was basically my home. 

I worked in the marketing dept for ITT-Intermetall and after a post work nap, we usually headed downtown from Gundelfingen.

My group of friends hung out in the back corner booth.

It seats 10.

Schlappen had personal pizzas and that was pretty much what I ate.

It was the definition of a dive bar.

I loved it.

If walls could talk, they might reveal the secret why crowds of students have been visiting the "Schlappen" for decades. Then they would be able to tell endless stories and events that took place inside the historic building with a latrine from the 11th century, between antique furniture and antiquated theater posters. year in, year out. But walls are known to be mute. It is certainly not only the charm of the past years that clings to the slippers, but the pulsating life that takes place in the three guest rooms every day. Then when the swinging door opens and the guests pour into the pub. From morning until late at night, 365 days a year. Here students mainly serve students as an audience, with selected background music.

 

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In my day, no light, no door or expansion.

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The mother of the 5-year-old boy who died when a tree came crashing through his family's home during a storm in Jennings Saturday told elected officials it took 45 minutes to get ahold of emergency services, and her son was…