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SEE VIDEO: ALTON - The Alton Memorial Day Parade was held for the 155th time on Monday and it was well-attended it featured five parade marshals who are World War II veterans - Richard Wickenhauser (Marines), Alvin Roderfeld (Navy), Art Williams (Army), Harry Hill, and Jack Green. "We wanted to get as many World War II vets in as possible," Steve Schwartz, East End Improvement Spokesman, and Parade Committee Chairman said. "We think that would be the Greatest Generation to get in." East End Improvement Association sponsored the parade once again. These photos may be purchased for personal use at: https://www.randymanning.com/Alton-Memorial-Day-Parade The parade this year with have upwards of 50 participants including a wide variety of scouts, organizations, bands, and the crowd favorite Rolling Nobles. Carol Westbrook was in attendance Monday and she said she was very proud of the longest-running Memorial Day Parade in the country. "It means a lot to me and Alton," she

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ST. LOUIS - A fire damaged a house Monday in south St. Louis. That fire started around 12 p.m. on Oregon Avenue at Wyoming Street. The original fire alarm reported a person was trapped, but everyone escaped the home safely. The fire was mostly in the back of the two-story building. Investigators are still looking for [...]

Lead is a dangerous neurotoxin. Researchers have known that for decades. But the substance stuck around in everyday products like paint and gasoline for decades.  One big reason: The lead industry spent years using racial bias to divert public attention away from the dangers of the toxin and minimized the impact of mounting evidence indicating […]

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I was an overachiever big-time growing up. I attended a private, Christian school in Topeka, and I also signed a book contract with a major publisher in Nashville when I was just 15 years old. I also had a baby-sitting business and was involved in track, orchestra, choir and several musicals and plays. Never did […]

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How do you really know those veggies would have gone to waste?

As climate change intensifies extreme weather, cities and companies are paying for private forecasting. But what about the places that can't afford it?

ALTON - The 17 th Annual Memorial Day Sunset Ceremony held at Alton’s National Cemetery came off with the usual strong remembrance of those who fought and died for their country. This was the first time for a complete in-person ceremony in three years. The Alton National Cemetery is maintained by the federal government, specifically the National Cemetery Administration. Local authorities work out of the Jefferson Barracks facility and Shrine in St. Louis. Richard Baird is the founder of the Sunset Ceremony and is still the leader of the tribute. Alton’s program Monday night featured a guest speaker, a welcoming by Mayor David Goins, music and vocals by a high school student, the Pledge of Allegiance led by an elementary student, a haunting version of “Echo Taps” played by three talented trumpeters, and the Alton Fire Department Pipes and Drums. {bagpipes and drums} This program has received compliments identifying it as one of the finest in the United States

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A third year of drought spells less hydropower, more natural gas, and higher electricity prices.

Since 2000, REO Speedwagon and Styx have regularly hit the road together, and the veteran rockers' latest co-headlining trek, the Live & UnZoomed Tour, gets underway tonight in Grand Rapids,…

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Centene is terminating leases for two of its office buildings in St. Louis, but one has already leased most of that space to a new tenant.

What should the next trading system be? Can we restore the capacity of the U.S. to produce—and of all nations to regulate capitalism?

The industry, and a couple of nervous Democrats, want to keep the legislation forever off the Senate calendar. Chuck Schumer is the key decision-maker.

New polling shows a bolstered desire for a rapid transition to green energy.

I am one of those terrible liberals who has long-since given up on gun control and mass shootings. The pro-gun sentiment in America—even if it's not a majority—is far too strong to permit any meaningful firearm legislation. Combine that with a pro-gun Supreme Court and I'm unable to see even the slim possibility of any ...continue reading "Why I’ve given up on gun regulation"

Sophia von Leveling was giving up her homeland forever; there would be no return trips to Germany. In 1833, at the age of 27, she left home for a fresh start and freedom. I first encountered Sophia’s story after I began volunteering with the Library & Research Center as a German translator earlier this year. My first …

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Kevin Amsden of St. Charles, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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State Rep. Kevin Windham Jr., talks with STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg about the 2022 session — and how Democrats made a mark during the budgetary process.

LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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