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Top Republican priority in 2023: Tax cuts for the rich, of course

2 years 5 months ago
This is about right: GOP’s first week in majority under McCarthy: -pass rules package with secret concessions to insurrectionists -eliminate the House Ethics Committee -create committee to attack investigations of Trump -pass $168B bill to repeal IRS funding to investigate billionaire tax cheats — Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) January 9, 2023 Why is defunding the IRS ...continue reading "Top Republican priority in 2023: Tax cuts for the rich, of course"
Kevin Drum

The St. Louis chefs turning big ideas into bite-sized pop-ups

2 years 5 months ago
St. Louis chefs like MJ Stewart and Brandon Panosh have embraced the “pop-up” concept, creating smaller-scale offerings focused around a particular dish, cuisine or atmosphere. Stewart discusses her unique take on a dessert-only menu with “DNFT,” while Panosh dishes about his custom dinner series “Table with Dinner at the Loft.” We also check in about the growth of the pop-up trend with Meera Nagarajan, executive editor of Sauce Magazine.

RFT Reviews the Week: January 2 to January 8, 2023

2 years 5 months ago
MONDAY, JANUARY 2 Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapses on the field, and the nation holds its breath. The NFL increasingly feels like the vestige of a world that considered body blows entertainment. Does anyone really want their kid to regularly risk death for a six-figure payday?
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A $2M Powerball ticket is among Missouri's unclaimed prizes

2 years 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- There are millions of dollars in unclaimed Missouri Lottery prizes, and they can all be seen on the lottery's new website. All draw games with prizes over $50,000 are listed there. An unclaimed Powerball ticket worth $2 million was just sold this week in Laurie, Missouri. The winning ticket sold at [...]
Joe Millitzer

Alton Eagle Ice Festival Kicks Off Winter Watching Season For Majestic Bird

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ALTON - The annual Alton Eagle Ice Festival on Saturday attracted a wide range of visitors to celebrate the return of the beautiful wintering American Bald Eagles to Southwest Illinois. Flock Food Truck was one of the Alton hosts for the event, along with The National Great Rivers Center, the Hartford Confluence Tower, and the Audubon Center at Riverlands hosted four different events for the widely attended official kickoff to the eagle-watching season in the Alton area. Cory Jobe, president/CEO of Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau, said: “Today we are here at Flock, one of the locations for the Alton Eagle Ice Festival. We have food trucks, adult drinks for kids, we have live ice carvers, we have an eagle meet and greet, music, and fire pits to stay warm. It is a beautiful day here. “We also have three other locations this year - the National Great Rivers Museum with free lock and dam tours today to view eagles on the Mississippi. The Lewis and Clark Interpretive

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