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Each year, Missouri has a back-to-school sales-tax-free weekend to help families get supplies (and help us cheapskates get a good deal on computers). The holiday starts the first Friday in August, which this year means Friday, August 5, through Sunday, August 7.

The Wall Street Journal had this story splashed across its front page last night: Methinks the Journal is trying too hard. It's true that white workers get more career-advancing opportunities than POCs according to this McKinsey report, but the numbers are 55%, 60%, and 62% compared to a white baseline number of 64%. If there's ...continue reading "Front line workers of color are doing pretty well these days"

Boone County sent out more than 100,000 sample ballots to prepare voters for Tuesday’s primary election, and many were surprised at what they saw.  “They weren’t aware of redistricting happening,” said Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon. “So we had a lot of questions from people that were newly in the 3rd Congressional District that were […]

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The month-long event starts with a "Trailblazers of St. Louis Blues & Soul" concert on August 6.

At least 101 people have been slain this year in St. Louis, police said Monday.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An endangered silver advisory has been issued for a 74-year-old man. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Craig Scott Dedoyard went missing on Friday at 4:30 p.m. from the 11000 block of Marley Drive in south St. Louis County. He has been diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and memory [...]

“We look forward to seeing the Museum grow and take shape as an independent institution in the coming months and years," said Greg Yawitz.

Clayton officials are considering the next steps after health care giant Centene officially terminated the remainder of its deal.

St. Louis and Missouri continue to see a decline in gas prices during July into the beginning of August.

A letter announcing the Lutheran School of Nursing's closure cited enrollment and financial trends, and said that running the school "is no longer an option."

Democrats have a “strategy” they really love to employ that involves pushing bills they know will never pass. The idea is that while the bill may not pass, it will bring extra attention to whatever issue they’re pushing, and force the GOP to put their opposition to (policy X) on the record, shaming them publicly. […]

A week ago, two 15-year-old boys were shot in the same neighborhood, about a block away.

Ten prominent St. Louisans, including mayor William Dee Becker, are killed in a glider crash at Lambert Field. Immediately before the flight, Becker tells reporters soldiers are being asked to fly in them and there should be nothing to fear.

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis plans to spin off the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, slated to open this fall, as a separate nonprofit organization.

Prop A asks voters to support more funding for aging and closed pools through property tax increases.

"A brand-new house that was built maybe 10 years ago may only have seven inches of insulation. Well, now you need between 14 and 17 inches."