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Today on TAP: The Republican uncivil war is a partisan gift to Democrats, but it does vast institutional damage to Congress’s capacity to govern.

On This Day, October 4, 1970… Legendary blues-rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead in her room at the Landmark Motor Hotel in Los Angeles. She was only 27. She passed away…

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Three students from Lindbergh High School recently earned a perfect ACT score of 36, the highest possible score on the ACT college placement exam.

This will allow STL to move forward on several key initiatives

Skip Goez, Maplewood businessman since 1995, died this spring. Friends gathered to remember him on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Goez (pronounced gaze) was known for his mastery in setting up and repairing electric guitars. Jon Ferber had begun his own business, JF Guitar Works, within the same shop, which is continuing at the same location, at […]

Steve Miller was the surprise guest at John Mayer’s solo show at New York's Madison Square Garden Tuesday, October 3.  Fan-shot video posted to YouTube shows a seated Miller and Mayer performing Miller's classic…

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The school committed to "Tackle Hunger."

There were 11 children on the bus, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said.

After helping St. Louis CITY SC to the Western Conference title, Bürki has made a compelling case for the Landon Donovan MVP Award.

A man is behind bars after he allegedly broke into a woman's St. Louis County home and stole a margarita while she was in the hospital.

This article originally ran in St. Charles Community College News on September 22, 2023. Kaskaskia Regional Port District in Red Bud, Ill. learned this week it will receive a $1.7 million Economic Development Administration grant as part of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s investment in Illinois-based infrastructure improvements needed to support current and future business needs and workforce development in […]

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The lawsuit urges Mission Taco to refrain from opening any new restaurants under its current name.

The Circle in the Square Quilters presents the Quintessential Quilt 2023 exhibit at the University City Public Library October 1 - October 28, 2023. Sixty quilts – traditional, contemporary, and […]

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The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms […]

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, spoke on the Senate floor on the need to pass additional funding to aid Ukraine after the 45-day bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government failed to do so. “Keeping the lights on is a win for the American people. It used to be considered just normal procedure… I am disappointed it did not include critical funding for the war in Ukraine. It is impossible to explain to my constituency why, when the Ukrainians are in the midst of fighting and dying every day against Vladimir Putin, this Congress somehow or another managed to pass a spending bill for 45 days and not include more funding for the Ukrainian cause. The assistance is absolutely essential,” said Durbin. “A small group of isolationists and Russian sympathizers—largely MAGA extremists in the House—threatened to hold the entire country hostage over this funding,

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– Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees—joined her Democratic colleagues, retired military leaders and Veterans with VoteVets to call on Congress to pass immediate additional aid for our partner in Ukraine—funding which House Republicans refused to include in the bipartisan Continuing Resolution that Congress passed to avert a government shutdown over the weekend. In her remarks, Duckworth underscored how this continued aid is not only critical to help Ukrainians as they continue to fight for freedom, sovereignty and democratic values against Putin’s unjustified and unprovoked war of choice, but it is also important for our national security. Video of the Senator’s full remarks are available here and photos are available here . “A world with a Ukrainian victory is a safer one—and House Republicans need to recognize that,” said

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