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GrandPad tablets available for qualifying seniors

2 years 9 months ago
St. Louis County residents and County library card-holders over 75 years old can apply now, from June 22 through July 13, and potentially receive a GrandPad tablet for one year as part of the Federal CARES Act.
The St. Louis American Staff

3 reasons we need impact investing and the continued case for double-bottom line business

2 years 9 months ago
There are many demanding megatrends to manage today. Businesses are navigating a post-pandemic road back to work while experiencing unprecedented inflation, political volatility, supply chain challenges and ongoing economic inequities. The list is lengthy. Still, even against some significantly strong headwinds, the current investment environment indicates small businesses have an enormous opportunity to scale and subsequently uplift their local economies and communities. Even in historically underserved…
Sandra M. Moore

Deep inside the gun bill: A break for prescription drug middlemen

2 years 9 months ago

Many Americans across the political spectrum are clamoring for federal action on guns in the wake of a mass shooting at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, a Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store and hundreds of other places. But buried in a bipartisan compromise hashed out by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday is an unrelated provision they might not be […]

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Marty Schladen

Person killed in Lincoln County ATV crash

2 years 9 months ago
LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. - A person was killed in an ATV crash Thursday morning in Elsberry, Missouri. The crash happened at about 8:15 a.m. on Fox Run Road. The Missouri Highway Patrol is at the scene. Elsberry is about 60 miles northwest of St. Louis. FOX 2's Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter is en route [...]
Monica Ryan

Missouri gas tax rebate opens as gas tax increases

2 years 9 months ago
Despite having some of the lowest gas taxes in the nation, Missouri drivers are still feeling the pinch when they fill up their tanks. Missouri's gas tax is currently 19.5 cents a gallon and hasn't seen an increase in nearly 25 years. Compare that to California, which is said to have the highest tax at 68 cents a gallon. Illinois implements a 39 cents gas tax. Still, that doesn't help Missouri drivers who are paying close to $5 for a gallon of gas. Drivers are looking for a break, and if they…
Michelle Li, KSDK

The Myopic Focus On TikTok Privacy Issues Remains Kind Of Weird

2 years 9 months ago
U.S. consumers face a parade of major privacy and security problems. Poorly secured routers, Internet things devices with zero privacy and security safeguards, major telecom network vulnerabilities, a massive unaccountable adtech and telecom hyper-surveillance apparatus (often unaccountably linked to government), all operating in a country that can’t seem to pass a privacy law for the […]
Karl Bode

Liquor license requirements change for St. Charles' Main Street restaurants, bars

2 years 9 months ago
Bars and restaurants on Main Street in St. Charles are no longer required to follow the 50/50 rule. The 50/50 rule stated alcohol can’t make up more than half of total revenue for bars and restaurants. Amy Wilson, owner of Framations Custom Framing and Art Gallery, said she’s not happy leaders change the requirements for liquor licenses along Main Street. “I love being here on Main Street,” Wilson said. “You can’t ask for a better family-oriented environment in the daytime.” Her…
Rhyan Henson, KSDK