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The Saint Louis Zoo hosted a job fair Saturday for people looking for part-time work.

Crowds braved the bitter cold and gathered for the 17th annual Loop Ice Carnival on Saturday.

The discovery started after the owner's 1-year-old son, tested positive for lead contamination.

One person was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries after a house fire Saturday morning in west St. Louis County.

A former officer with the Town and Country Police Department was charged with seven felonies and two misdemeanors in a child sex crimes investigation.

The following is from the MRH School District website: Three seats on the MRH Board of Education will be up for grabs on the April 2, 2024 municipal election ballot. The candidate filing period ended late last month with a mix of incumbents and newcomers tossing their hats into the ring. Two of the open […]

For almost 10 years I’ve been highlighting my favorite St. Louis restaurants. Southern Living joined the party and recently published it’s own list of The 22 Best Restaurants In St. Louis For Every Price Point.  I’m glad to see our food scene in the national spotlight. More from my siteFruitcake Lovers, Arise!Peaches from Campbell: Sweet... 

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🏴‍☠️ Captain’s Blog - 2024-20-PM Edition JW Sat, 01/20/2024 - 21:20 🌎 Planet News

• Pluralistic: 2600's amazing Hackers on Planet Earth con may go down to enshittification (19 Jan 2024) - Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

🏪 Business

• Why SpaceX Is Joining Forces With a Tractor Company - Gizmodo
• Study: Thousands of businesses just love handing over your info to Facebook - The Register

📲 Tech

• OpenAI, Microsoft’s Partnership May Be Killed Off Before the Dawn of AGI - Gizmodo
• A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine - VICE US

💾 Software

• Floorp Browser: Is It The Most Advanced Cross-Platform Firefox Derivative? - It's FOSS News
• Campfire is ONCE #1 - David Heinemeier Hansson
• For a moment there, Lotus Notes appeared to do everything a company needed - The Register

💻 Hardware

• Electric Car Owners Confront a Harsh Foe: Cold Weather. The struggle is... - kottke.org
• Eriba Car camper van taps into fun and flair of vintage VW camping bus - New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
• This new induction stove seems interesting: it runs on 120V, it has... - kottke.org

🌊 Drifts

• Old’aVista, a guide to the old internet - Waxy.org
• Learn Something New: 20+ Top Online Learning Resources - noupe
• A Website Where You Can Virtually Drive in Cities All Over the World While Listening to Local Radio Stations - Laughing Squid

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Paul Krugman today: For people who say that Americans care about the level of prices, not the inflation rate, note that cumulative inflation under Biden so far is close to the number under Reagan. Which is why Reagan lost the 84 election in a landslide. Oh, wait pic.twitter.com/KhThKZOZ3A — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 20, 2024 ...continue reading "Why doesn’t Joe Biden get credit for taming inflation?"

The clinics have greatly reduced the number of patients landing in the emergency room because of uncontrolled symptoms, and patient success stories abound.

For people who want to compost without the hassle, curbside food-waste pickup is one way to go.

A statewide rule designed to help with heat-related utility bills, while at the same time, protecting residents from a utility disconnection during the winter months, took effect in November and runs through March.