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

2 years 8 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 8 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 8 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

IFS Controls Manager Selected as 2023 Board Chair of MO Gateway GBC

2 years 8 months ago
Chris Ruth, Controls Manager for Integrated Facility Services (IFS), has been selected as the 2023 Board Chair of the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council, a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). In this role, Ruth works to advance the organization’s mission to improve human health, support economies and protect the environment in the […]
Dede Hance

Rolla’s Phelps Health is joining a collaboration led by BJC HealthCare

2 years 8 months ago
Hospitals that serve predominantly rural areas have long struggled to find ways to have the resources of big-city health care systems without going as far as merging and losing local control. Phelps Health in Rolla is joining a collaborative run by St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare to thread that needle. STLPR’s Jonathan Ahl explains how the partnership will work.

Apply here: The Gateway Arch has over 120 job openings

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- You could work at the Gateway Arch. Full-time, part-time, seasonal tourism and hospitality positions are all available. Attendance to Gateway Arch National Park increased 41 percent from 2021 to 2022. Bi-State Development says Arch employees could get a $500 hiring incentive and a free Metro Transit pass good for unlimited rides on [...]
Joe Millitzer

Missouri beats Utah St. for 1st March Madness win since 2010

2 years 8 months ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Missouri used a second-half scoring spurt from Kobe Brown to win its first NCAA Tournament game in 13 years, beating Utah State 76-65 on Thursday. Brown hit three 3-pointers in a span of just over three minutes to fuel a 13-2 run that turned a two-point deficit into a 62-53 lead. [...]
JOSH DUBOW, Associated Press