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St. Louis transgender center says it will not place moratorium on puberty blocker medication for children

2 years 8 months ago
The leaders of the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital said they will not place a moratorium on puberty-blocking medication for new patients despite calls from Missouri's attorney general to do so. Attorney General Andrew Bailey called for a moratorium on the medications for new patients last week in the wake of an article from a former employee of the center and an investigation from his office. In a letter to Bailey's office Tuesday, BJC HealthCare CEO…
Sam Clancy, KSDK

Review: Taiwanese Restaurant Kitchen 95 Is a Hidden Gem in Overland

2 years 8 months ago
Vicki Lin says that her husband, Brian Hsia, has been dreaming of opening his own restaurant since 1995, a quest that has finally been realized with their aptly named Overland eatery, Kitchen 95 (2336 Woodson Road, Overland; 314-801-8895). Upon first bite of his steamed wontons, I, too, experienced a dream realized — a fantasy world filled with silken wonton wrappers wrapped around a melange of tender pork and snappy shrimp placed atop a pool of spicy chili oil laden with so much fresh-shaved garlic, I could still taste it a full day later.
Cheryl Baehr

Guitar? Check. Bluegrass? Check. Graham Curry Has All He Needs

2 years 8 months ago
According to "Nashville Cats," the Del McCoury (by way of the Lovin' Spoonful) classic, "There's thirteen-hundred-and-fifty-two guitar pickers in Nashville/And they can pick more notes than the number of ants on a Tennessee ant hill." True enough, but there are few finer in Music City these days than 25-year-old bluegrass guitarist and local boy Graham Curry. Curry, best known for his stint as the flatpicking whiz for newgrass road warriors Old Salt Union, now splits his time between St. Louis and Nashville, where he has climbed into the top ranks of session players and guest pickers on Music Row.
Steve Leftridge

Social Security debate rages back after lying dormant for 40 years

2 years 8 months ago

If it seems that the issue of Social Security reform roared back into our living rooms this past week after lying dormant for a long time, that perception is pretty close to reality.  The last time this country made major changes to Social Security policy was forty years ago, in 1983. Coming out of the […]

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Timothy McBride