I've been wondering for a while what lessons we should take from the COVID pandemic. We've had three years to collect data, after all, and another pandemic is likely to come along someday. Nobody with real expertise seems to have written about this, so I figure I'll take a crack at it. If nothing else, ...continue reading "What should we do differently in the next pandemic?"
A shootout in Soulard is sparking new concerns about crime in the neighborhood, with longtime business owners worried about the threat to safety and calling on police and the city to do more.
The changes to Metro Transit's Call-A-Ride service have passengers upset. Metro Transit said they are forced to shrink their service area because of staffing shortages.
The Armory is adding security measures to one of its lots after being hit with car break-ins since it opened. The most recent incident happened at the neighboring Goodwill parking lot.
The City of St. Louis is offering housing, transportation, and additional resources to those living in a tent community along the Mississippi River in the Laclede’s Landing area.
It's common these days to measure the impact of the COVID pandemic by looking at total excess deaths as a more accurate measure than deaths attributed directly to COVID. So here are excess death rates for most of the large European countries plus the United States. Do you notice anything interesting? Here's a similar chart. ...continue reading "Today’s interesting COVID factlet"
From TPM: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) said Tuesday morning that it was a “mistake” that the administration didn’t go through with bombing drug labs in Mexico after then-President Donald Trump suggested it in 2020. Okey dokey. It sure is good that the adults are back in charge in the House.
This week Forum Drone Photographer Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle, LLC captures progress at Wildhorse Village. Wildhorse Village has been planned as an 80-acre walkable community around a 15-acre lake at the intersection of Wild Horse Creek Road and Chesterfield Parkway. When complete, Wildhorse Village will offer wide-ranging housing options, including 500 apartment units across […]
Godfrey Fire Protection District has broken ground on the new $7.5 million fire station and administrative building in Godfrey, IL on February 16. Members of the fire department and residents from the local community came out to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony that marks the beginning of construction. Construction is anticipated to be completed by the […]
The tallies on absentee ballots largely appear to favor incumbent aldermen, including some moderates targeted for removal by progressive Democratic leaders.
All rise for Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork. The New York Times Critic’s Pick TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is “the most successful American
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