Whitney Houston's mentor Clive Davis says before the singer's shocking death in 2012, she was trying very hard to get clean. The superstar singer was found unconscious in a bathtub…
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Back in April, Pink Floyd released the brand-new song “Hey Hey Rise Up” to help the people of Ukraine, and apparently it was a huge success. The band just announced that their tune has now raised more than…
Sen. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, says the work is needed on the transcontinental highway, but the funding proposal introduced by Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, is flawed.
By Kurt Erickson and Jack Suntrup St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Wall Street Journal has a longish piece today on what it's like to retire on $1 million in these parlous times. "Once a symbol of extravagant wealth," the authors say, "$1 million is now the retirement-savings goal for millions of Americans." True enough. And since a picture is worth a thousand words, here's what ...continue reading "What’s it like to have $1 million, Dr. Evil?"
The St. Louis native who played for five seasons in the NFL and in retirement helped thousands through a charitable foundation that bore his name, died at 61.
Colleen Huber M.D. thinks she can cure cancer by altering patients’ sugar intake. She also believes baking soda is better than chemotherapy when it comes to fighting this disease. Rational people think she’s endangering people’s lives and have said as much. Repeatedly. In response, Colleen Huber has filed lawsuits. Repeatedly. She feels she speaks from […]
ALTON - A disturbance was reported to the Alton Police Department at 1 a.m. Monday, December 26, 2022, at Danny's Lounge in the 100 block of West Fourth Street. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said when officers arrived where they discovered that patrons had detained one male subject outside the business after he created a disturbance inside and struck an employee before exiting. "The male subject was taken into custody and brought to the Alton Jail," the chief said. "No serious injuries occurred."