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Oregon’s DMV Database Is Broken And That Means Innocent People Are Spending Months Behind Bars

2 years 6 months ago
The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles is pretty much just renting a car from Hertz. Participating in either system greatly increases your chances of spending time jailed for crimes you didn’t commit. Hertz’s inability to perform basic inventory control functions means renters in good standing are being treated to guns out traffic stops and felony […]
Tim Cushing

S. M. Wilson Promotes Matt Frank and Adds Bernie Burtch to Team

2 years 6 months ago
S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction manager and contracting firm, has added Bernie Burtch and promoted Matt Frank to the roles of Project Directors. Burtch and Frank provide leadership and operational oversight on a variety of construction projects. They are responsible for ensuring that the entire team has the resources necessary and […]
Dede Hance

VIDEO: Ribbon Cutting at Northside School Garden Project Built with Industry Donations

2 years 6 months ago
Students at Patrick Henry Elementary School were able to move with ease as they planted vegetables Friday during a ribbon cutting for concrete pathways made possible by Cement Masons Local 527 apprentices and the union’s signatory contractors. Total value of the project donation is approximately $50,000. In order to assure that the donation would not […]
Tom Finan

GOP lawmakers target trans rights, risking Democratic filibuster

2 years 6 months ago
On Monday, Missouri lawmakers return from their Spring Break. For Missouri’s Republicans, the agenda they’re returning to is squarely focused on restricting the rights of transgender people. Among the bills being debated are those that would prohibit trans girls from playing girls sports and ban gender-affirming health care for minors. Jason Rosenbaum, St. Louis Public Radio political correspondent analyzes the GOP focus on trans issues, and previews what could happen when lawmakers convene next week.

Teens are depressed because they spent their childhood in a bubble, not because of smartphones

2 years 6 months ago
Why are teen girls so depressed these days. Jonathan Haidt thinks the answer is smartphones and social media, and I expressed some doubts about that a few weeks ago. Haidt is back today and, among other things, shows us this chart: You can see one of the reasons for my skepticism here: the starting point ...continue reading "Teens are depressed because they spent their childhood in a bubble, not because of smartphones"
Kevin Drum

Forum Drone Visits NEO Vantage Pointe

2 years 6 months ago
This week Construction Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, has captured progress on “NEO Vantage Pointe,” a 269-unit luxury apartment complex being constructed by ARCO. The project is located at 12401 Boulder Springs Parkway in the Southwest quadrant of the Page/I-270 interchange in Maryland Heights. The developer of the complex is […]
Tom Finan

Meteorologist Jaime Travers returns to FOX 2 News

2 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS – We have been missing FOX 2 Meteorologist Jaime Travers since she left for maternity leave. By the look of our emails, the phone calls, and the questions; so do you.   Jaime returned to FOX 2 newscasts during today's 11 a.m. broadcast. She presented the forecast and spent her afternoon in the [...]
Joe Millitzer