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Saint Louis Public Schools picks a new superintendent

2 years 7 months ago
Saint Louis Public Schools said Wednesday it is hiring Keisha Scarlett as its new superintendent, starting July 1. A spokesman for the district said she's agreed to a three-year contract, worth $268,000 per year. SLPS said Scarlett has worked at Seattle Public Schools for 24 years, including as assistant superintendent of academics since 2021. Until Scarlett starts her new post, Interim Superintendent Nicole Williams will continue to serve in that role. The district said that Scarlett was one…
Jacob Kirn

DoNotPay Promotes Itself As Helping You Get Out Of Subscriptions, But Keeps Charging Customers After Telling Them Their Own Accounts Are Closed

2 years 7 months ago
We’ve been writing a bunch lately about DoNotPay, the massively hyped up “AI lawyer” run by Stanford dropout* Joshua Browder. Again, the company has received a ton of publicity regarding its “robot lawyer,” often from some of the publicity stunts that Browder pulls. Again, I think the underlying concept of using technology to help people […]
Mike Masnick

'It Takes A Village:' Area Dog Rescue Volunteers and Community Play A Big Part In Gretchen's Survival

2 years 7 months ago
GODFREY - Tami Berkel, a local dog rescuer, has a favorite phrase about the process involved in saving the lives of dogs who need immediate compassion and assistance for survival: "it takes a village," she says. Tami's latest rescue dog is Gretchen, who appears to be a lab-hound and blue healer breed. An area rescue group - Lost Paws Trapping - found Gretchen after she was hit by a truck in Belleville, and thanks to some kind area individuals and contributors, is on her way to living a happy life. Despite her serious injury, she still has a long journey to go. Recently, Gretchen had a successful Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO) surgery. Lisa Lewis and Found A Hound Rescue took interest in Gretchen and one of their volunteers - Tami Berkel - decided to foster Gretchen. Gretchen was struck by the truck nearly two weeks ago and left for dead with severe breaks and a shifted pelvis. Local animal hospitals felt the surgery was too complicated and encouraged the rescuers to contact

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Billions in federal farm payments flow to a select group of producers, report shows

2 years 7 months ago

WASHINGTON — The top 10% of recipients of federal farm payments raked in more than 79% of total subsidies over the last 25 years — producing billions of dollars for a relatively small group of U.S. producers, according to a new analysis of federal data from an environmental group. In total, the federal government paid more […]

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Allison Winter

Public Meeting on February 6th

2 years 7 months ago
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Monday, February 6th, 2022 at 5:00 PM, the Soulard Community Improvement District (the “District”) will hold a public meeting to consider and act upon the matters on the following tentative agenda and such other matters as may be presented at the meeting and determined to be appropriate for discussion at […]
Soulard CID Communications