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March Madness: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue the 1 seeds

2 years 6 months ago
The top overall seed, Alabama, has been on a roll despite being entangled in a murder case. Another No. 1 seed, defending national champion Kansas, is coming off a blowout loss and has a coach coming out of the hospital. Yet another, Houston, just watched its best player go down in a heap with a [...]
EDDIE PELLS, Associated Press

Upcoming STL Plant Sales: Veggies, Herbs, Natives, Perennials

2 years 6 months ago
Native Plant Sales across Missouri sponsored by Grow Native! Registration Begins March 15th for 2023 Callery (Bradford) Pear Buyback Program. Missouri Invasive Plant Council in partnership with Forest ReLeaf, Forrest Keeling Nursery, and Missouri Conservation Dept will host “buyback” around the state on April 18. Homeowners are invited to cut down one or more Callery … Continue reading Upcoming STL Plant Sales: Veggies, Herbs, Natives, Perennials →
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The chaos agent behind the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is . . . Slack?

2 years 6 months ago
The Wall Street Journal explains today how panic about Silicon Valley Bank spread throughout Silicon Valley last week: On Wednesday, the bank announced it had sold a chunk of its holdings at a loss and would sell a slug of stock to raise cash....Slack and WhatsApp groups lit up across the startup scene. ....“For startups, ...continue reading "The chaos agent behind the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is . . . Slack?"
Kevin Drum

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

2 years 6 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Stephen T. Stone with a comment on our post comparing Twitter’s alleged help for democrats to Murdoch’s real help for Trump: On top of “every accusation, a confession” being a thing, what Republicans do when they make these accusations is create a worldview where […]
Leigh Beadon