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Reporting change adds almost 2,800 COVID-19 deaths to Missouri total

2 years 10 months ago

Missouri’s COVID-19 death toll increased by more than 20 percent Thursday afternoon, to more than 15,000 fatalities. The 2,771 deaths added to the report aren’t news to local health departments. They have been frustrated for months by the Department of Health and Senior Services’ unwillingness to recognize deaths where the patient’s diagnosis was confirmed by […]

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Rudi Keller

Comparing COVID-19 mandates to Holocaust fuels antisemitism | Opinion

2 years 10 months ago

“Are there even Jews there?” The answer to that question, more than any other, was what my friends and family wanted to know when I committed to the University of Kansas. Were there any Jews where I was headed? Growing up in the New York metropolitan area, I was surrounded by a vibrant Jewish community. […]

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Paul Samberg

St. Louis Standards: Farewell, Balducci's

2 years 10 months ago
St. Louis Standards is a weekly column dedicated to the people, places and dishes that make our food scene what it is. Rick Balducci learned a lot about the restaurant business from his father. Though not a restaurateur himself, the elder Balducci owned a wine distribution company that sold to restaurants, grocery and liquor stores, and he would often take his son along with him on sales calls and deliveries.…
Cheryl Baehr

Family Business Profile: After 75 years, 3rd-generation Tacony Corp. continues to sew together growth

2 years 10 months ago
Nick Tacony started sewing together the history of Tacony Corp. from the basement of his south St. Louis home.  In 1946, Tacony invested his life savings in used sewing machines and parts to repair and sell them.  “He was a mechanic by trade, had an eighth-grade education and he really just had a strong entrepreneurial spirit. He loved the idea of families doing business with family,” said Tacony’s granddaughter Kristi Tacony Humes, who is CEO of Tacony Corp.  In the 75 years since its…
Nathan Rubbelke