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Passenger rail finally arrives in Honolulu

2 years 6 months ago
The Skyline rail could help alleviate gridlocked traffic and cut transportation emissions, but those who have tried it say the ride is also simply beautiful.
Gabriela Aoun Angueira

Despite $8 billion surplus, Missouri governor vetoes $550 million in state spending

2 years 6 months ago

From the $8,000 set aside so the Lone Jack Police Department could buy rifles to $46 million for an allied health building at St. Louis Community College, Gov. Mike Parson’s veto ax fell heavily on earmarked spending as he finished work on the coming year’s Missouri budget. Parson announced his actions late Friday on the […]

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Rudi Keller

Missouri company plays central role in downfall of Biden loan forgiveness program

2 years 6 months ago
At the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program on Friday was a little-known Missouri nonprofit that goes by MOHELA. Based in St. Louis, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority is a quasi-governmental entity created by state lawmakers in 1981 to service student loans. And when former Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt went looking for legal standing in order to bring a lawsuit challenging the president’s program, he relied…
Annelise Hanshaw

Bluesky Continues To Explore More Creative Moderation Plans Openly

2 years 6 months ago
I continue to be fascinated in watching how the various decentralized protocol-based social media systems are evolving — in particular how they’re dealing with the challenges of content moderation. There was an interesting discussion a recently on nostr over whether or not moderation should be best handled by relays or clients*. ActivityPub has, of course, […]
Mike Masnick

Concordia Seminary in Clayton Plans Housing, Shared Athletic Facilities with Wash U.

2 years 6 months ago
Ahead of its 100th anniversary of operations on its Clayton, Mo., campus, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis has introduced a Campus Plan centered on augmenting its iconic campus for the next century of academic and theological leadership. Building for Community: The Campus Plan for Concordia Seminary provides a framework for shaping the Seminary’s physical environment to […]
Tom Finan