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First day of summer may break heat records near St. Louis

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Summer officially arrived at 3:13 am and just in time, we have some sizzling summer temperatures. The record high for today is the last sub-100 record high until September 10th. The record today is 99 and set during the major drought that was the summer of 1988. The forecast high today [...]
Chris Higgins

Eric Schmitt Targets St. Louis Schools Over 'Intrusive' Surveys

2 years 9 months ago
For some Webster Groves School District parents, surveys asking students about their preferred pronouns and mental health are “intrusive” and “violate student privacy.” Webster Groves was one of seven school districts mandated by state Attorney General Eric Schmitt to hand over information on student surveys this month.
Monica Obradovic

Area Firefighters Respond In Quick Fashion To Fire, Home Encounters Minimal Damage

2 years 9 months ago
ROXANA - Firefighters responded quickly to a fire in the 300 block of Rohm Place in Roxana around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, then extinguished the fire and pulled a dog to safety. Roxana Fire Chief Daryl Trask said he appreciated the quick response of all concerned. “The fire appeared to start in the back porch area,” he said. “With our mutual aid of Wood River and South Roxana, we were all there in a couple of minutes. We had a great response.” There was no one home at the time of the fire, but firefighters pulled out a dog in its crate and the dog was not injured. Ameren Illinois shut the power down because the meter was close to where the fire occurred, Chief Trask said. The chief added that the inside of the home appears to have minimal damage. He thanked the other fire departments for their constant assistance and said the mutual aid agreements are "priceless" to each community.

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UK Approves Extradition Of Julian Assange, Allowing The US Government To Continue Criminalizing Journalism

2 years 9 months ago
It appears all but inevitable that Julian Assange will be receiving an all-expenses-paid (except for his defense!) one-way trip to the United States to face espionage charges for, mostly, performing acts of journalism. The Wikileaks founder has done plenty of self-inflicted damage to his reputation over the past few years, but his organization was instrumental […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: Intego Mac Washing Machine X9

2 years 9 months ago
Intego Mac Washing Machine is a Mac cleaner that makes it easy to get rid of junk files that slow down your Mac—duplicate files and programs you never use. It also helps you automatically organize things, so both you and your Mac operate more efficiently. It’s on sale for $20. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Affairs, Abuse and Cover Ups Alleged at St. Louis County Jail

2 years 9 months ago
The troubled St. Louis County jail has been rocked by scandal in recent years including inmate deaths, accusations of excessive tasing and mistreatment of inmates, and leadership changes amid accusations of a toxic workplace. It seems many of those problems persist and are allegedly the fault of a “family” of St. Louis County jail administrators who stymie reform at the institution. In May, Phillip Duvall resigned from the St. Louis County Justice Services Advisory Board — the third board member to do so in 14 months — stating that “the family” was blocking the board's efforts to hold bad actors in the jail to account.
Ryan Krull

Washington Monthly goes medieval on neoliberalism

2 years 9 months ago
In the Washington Monthly, Paul Glastris writes about regulation and monopolies: Federal regulation is not a hindrance to freedom or prosperity but bulwarks of both. Unfortunately, [in the early '80s], leaders of both parties adopted a contrary set of ideas, dubbed “neoliberalism”: that deregulating markets was the key to economic growth. Wait. The Monthly is ...continue reading "Washington Monthly goes medieval on neoliberalism"
Kevin Drum