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Letter To The Editor: City Experiencing Very Little Transparency Regarding Important Issues
Letter to the Editor: As I have mentioned before, Alton is experiencing very little transparency regarding important city issues. This has been a frequent complaint from many people. Aldermen have been handed resolutions at the start of council meetings to introduce and to approve of which they have no prior knowledge. It is just “Here read this resolution.” When they ask questions, the mayor looks around for someone else to answer, and often the answer is a shoulder shrug, or the person who could answer, is not there. If the council members are caught off guard, imagine how little informed we the citizens are. I have told many other citizens about this, and when they question me, I tell them to attend a meeting to witness for themselves or if that is not possible, watch the meetings streamed on RiverBender. Well, good luck with that. The ability to watch the meeting being streamed with sound is a coin toss at best as it is quite often unavailable. Many other municipalities
Border Bullies
President Biden has kept far too many of Trump’s brutal immigration policies.
Felix Cooley is a 2023 St. Louis American Foundation Young Leader
Congratulations Felix Cooley, director of operations at LCEF! Cooley will be honored as a St. Louis young leader at the St. Louis American Foundation’s twelfth annual Salute to Young Leaders Networking Awards Reception, presented by Midwest BankCentre, 5:30 p.m. Thursday,…
Messenger: The trend is not a mirage — crime is down in St. Louis
Homicides continue to drop after pandemic spike.
June 2023 Meeting
In this month's meeting we had guest speaker Dexter Silver talk about his art, Michael Dauphin from St. Louis City Assessor's office present on assessed real property and personal property taxes and assessed values, Alderman Browning provide board bill updates and action taken on the buildings along Kingshighway, and shared upcoming neighborhood events.
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Jovick Brothers Burgers opens in Princeton Heights
Restaurateur Casey Jovick serves up smashburgers, hot dogs, and more in the former CC’s Vegan Spot space near Loughborough and Macklind.
Suspect dead, Gladstone officer hurt in police shooting
Gladstone police say a vehicle burglary suspect is dead and an officer was hurt following a police shooting Friday morning.
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Man killed by hit-and-run driver in St. Louis County
The unidentified man was struck by a car near Halls Ferry Road and Sun Valley Drive. Police were called about 8:25 p.m. Thursday.
Broken small electrical appliances
Sultan: GOP protects the guns, opts to harden the schools
The $300 insert is advertised as providing “military-trusted” protection for the “vital torso area” of a young child in the line of fire in a classroom.
Fort Zumwalt School District begins another school year
Just 23% Of Americans Know The U.S. Has Failed To Pass An Internet-Era Privacy Law
We’ve noted repeatedly how the hyperventilation about TikTok privacy is largely just a distraction from the U.S.’ ongoing failure to pass even a basic privacy law or meaningfully regulate data brokers. We haven’t done those things for two reasons. One, the dysfunctional status quo (where companies mindlessly over-collect data and fail to secure it, resulting […]
In Between Two Worlds, a Journalist Goes Undercover with the Working Class
Freshly divorced and effectively destitute, former homemaker Marianne (Juliette Binoche) arrives in the northwestern French coastal city of Caen seeking a fresh start. She haunts employment offices and job fairs, looking for an employer who will take a chance on a middle-aged woman with a 23-year gap in her résumé.
Crews responding to north St. Louis City house fire
Emergency crews are responding to a house fire in north St. Louis on Friday morning.
Cool Down St. Louis Sees 'Tremendous’ Demand Amid Heat Wave
Some of us are lucky to have a home with working air conditioning during this oppressive heat wave. Others aren’t so lucky.
Construction begins on St. Charles County apartment complex funded by affordable housing tax credits
Construction is underway on a new apartment complex in St. Charles County, funded with low-income housing tax credits.
Ameren: Raise your thermostats, conserve energy as heat wave spikes power demand
As the heat index soared toward an expected high of 114 degrees, the region’s electric grid appeared on track to possibly tie or even surpass its previous record for peak energy usage Thursday.
Friday, August 25, 2023 - Music fans and producers are set for a big weekend at Forest Park
The Evolution Festival will feature headliners the Black Keys and Brandi Carlisle, plus a focus on local barbecue. Producers are counting on a strong first year in the hopes of creating a signature event in St. Louis.
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