A once-every-two-year spectacle is the formal kickoff to campaign season, with candidates for state and federal offices securing positions on the primary ballot.
Axios is a news site founded by the founder of Politico, and it's famous for presenting the news in a short, bullet-pointed, and easily mockable format. However, I know all about that, so I wasn't very interested in today's New York Times feature about Axios. But I read it anyway, and I'm glad I did. ...continue reading "Axios wants to teach the world how to write like PowerPoint"
Back in 2019, Reps. Ro Khanna and Barbara Lee along with Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden introduced a bill to study the actual impact of FOSTA on sex workers. While that bill unfortunately went nowhere, the same group is now back and have reintroduced the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act (SSWSA). This is an […]
Trailnet is looking for a communications professional to advance our work of making walking, biking and public transit a way of life in the St. Louis region. The Marketing and …
Elijah Henderson admitted causing a Feb. 14, 2020, crash that killed two mothers and their daughters who were driving to Kansas City for a volleyball tournament.
Since the 2014 Maidan Revolution, Ukrainians have become experts at combating Russian disinformation. UMSL Professor Lara Zwarun shares what Ukrainians today are getting right — and how they’re winning hearts and minds around the world.
Today the New York Times published an op-ed by Emma Camp, a senior at the University of Virginia. The topic was stifling wokeness on campus, and as you can imagine it was not well received on lefty Twitter. But it provides an interesting object lesson. David Roberts tweeted that the op-ed wasn't just bad, but ...continue reading "Today brings yet another masterly discussion about wokeism on campus"
In the past couple of years, Billy Joel's charity foundation has pivoted from funding music education programs to helping with pandemic-related causes, such as providing PPE for healthcare workers and…
“Kidz Klub” splices together low-budget children's movies into something new and darkly funny. Hear from the co-founder of the artist collective Everything Is Terrible! about what he calls an “assault on all your senses.” The one-night only event is at Off Broadway this Friday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts have warned for decades that a large swath of the central U.S. is at high risk for a devastating earthquake. They know that overcoming complacency …
Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria, 4 Hands Brewing Co., Mission Taco Joint, Brennan’s, The Lucky Accomplice, and more are donating to help refugees and other Ukrainians during International Women’s Day, March 8.
ALTON - Below is information about this week’s road closures – Mar. 7, 2022 Piasa Valley Area: 6th Street east of Alby Street is open to George Street, with surface restoration work being completed as weather permits. Please drive carefully as some of the roadways are still rock surfaces. Alby Street is closed from 6th Street north to 9th Street, with closures north and east of Alby/7th Street in place. 7th Street from George to Mechanic Street is closed. 8th Street east of Alby is closed to Easton Street. Turner Tract Area: Danforth Street will continue to be closed this week to all thru traffic to allow for sewer installation work. The alley south of McKinley east of Lincoln is back open to traffic, with pavement restoration happening soon. Douglas Street, between State and Lincoln Streets is open, with pavement restoration started and being completed in the next couple weeks, weather permitting. Please drive carefully. Shields Valley Area: The west end of Greenwood
Federal officials say that Creve Coeur chiropractor Eric A. Nepute continues to make false claims that the vitamins he sells are better than coronavirus vaccines.