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Mission Taco Joint's New Taco Raises Money for St. Louis' Skate Church

2 years 9 months ago
Mission Taco Joint (Multiple locations including 6235 Delmar Boulevard, 314-932-5430) co-owners Adam and Jason Tilford grew up skateboarding. The brothers went through high school and college on four wheels, and now they have a chance to give back to that community through a partnership with SK8 Liborius, a nonprofit organization that doubles as an arts center and workshop for St. Louis skaters, artists and more. Through July and August, a portion of the proceeds made from a new taco will be donated to the organization.
Jenna Jones

FTC Hits Harley-Davidson On Right To Repair

2 years 9 months ago
Following through on a request by the Biden administration to defend right to repair, the FTC has demanded that Harley Davidson and Westinghouse stop voiding customer warranties over repairs. In an announcement, the FTC noted that both companies used fine print to void a customer’s warranty if they used independent dealers for parts and repairs: […]
Karl Bode

Alton is ‘Goins’ places

2 years 9 months ago
Mayor David Goins is in his second year as leader of the historic Missouri River town, and he tells the St. Louis American there has been a learning curve and proud moments.
Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American

The bulk of the evidence suggests that inflationary pressures are abating

2 years 9 months ago
The Fed minutes for their June 14-15 meeting were released today, and they explained why the Fed took such aggressive action on interest rates: “The near-term inflation outlook had deteriorated since the time of the May meeting,” the minutes said. “Participants were concerned that the May CPI release indicated that inflation pressures had yet to ...continue reading "The bulk of the evidence suggests that inflationary pressures are abating"
Kevin Drum

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 9 months ago
Every year I spend a few days taking pictures of hummingbirds in our garden. Here is our 2022 hummingbird posing in front of a Rose of Sharon. Such a beautiful little creature.
Kevin Drum

SIUE names new foundation CEO

2 years 9 months ago
Seth Walker will take the role of SIUE's vice chancellor for university advancement (VCUA) and CEO of the SIUE Foundation, effective Aug. 1.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Releases Report About Area Man's Drowning

2 years 9 months ago
MERAMEC RIVER - The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released the official report about the death of a 25-year-old Collinsville man in the Meramec River on July 4. The report says the man - Uriel P. Ramirez - "jumped off a bluff and could not self-rescue or be rescued by bystanders." Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene. Missouri Baptist Sullivan EMS responded to the drowning and Ranger A. Carlson, Ranger E. Ferrel, Trooper Giesler, Cpl. D. Duffie, Cpl. B. Groves and the Sullivan Fire Department all responded the report said. Cpl. A. Michels directed the investigation into the drowning for Missouri State Highway Patrol. No other information was available at this time.

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Now That Rupert Murdoch Has Convinced Governments To Force Facebook To Pay For News, Facebook No Longer Wants Anything To Do With News

2 years 9 months ago
This should surprise no one, but Joshua Benton, over at Nieman Lab, has a really fantastically well-reported article about how Facebook basically wants out of the news business entirely. It goes through multiple reasons why this is the case, but a big one is that Rupert Murdoch’s decade-long demands that Facebook and Google simply fork […]
Mike Masnick

Illinois American Water Encourages Customers Needing Assistance To Utilize Federal Low-Income Assistance Program

2 years 9 months ago
BELLEVILLE - Illinois American Water is encouraging customers who qualify and need financial assistance with their water and/or wastewater bills to utilize the federal assistance program LIHWAP. LIHWAP is a federally-funded program that provides bill payment assistance to help low-income families pay their water and/or wastewater bills. Qualifying residential customers could receive up to $1,500 for their water and/or wastewater bill. The program is available through Aug. 31, 2023, and is open to residential customers only. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is administering the program and assistance is provided by local Community Action Agencies (CAA) throughout the state. “We understand the water bill may be one of the lowest household bills, but it can also be easy for customers to fall behind when household costs continue to rise,” said Illinois American Water Vice President Beth Matthews. “These federal funds can further help

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COVID as Metaphor

2 years 9 months ago
Today on TAP: Beware the disabling potential of facile comparisons.
Robert Kuttner