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A lot of people may not realize the state is holding onto money for them, and the average claim is $300.

For the first time ever, the holiday falls on the day after the Super Bowl.

A group of St. Louis Public Schools parents, teachers, and board members were in Jefferson City on Wednesday to voice opposition to a pair of bills that could strip the district of $18 million.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Cori Bush led on Thursday a coalition of Black women members of the U.S. House in a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to pick …

We've said it over and over again, if libraries did not exist today, there is no way publishers would allow them to come into existence. We know this, in part, because of their attempts to stop libraries from lending ebooks, and to price ebooks at ridiculous markups to discourage libraries, and their outright claims that libraries are unfair competition. And we won't even touch on their lawsuit over digital libraries.

Anyway, in other book news, you may have heard recently about how a Tennessee school board banned Art Spiegelman's classic graphic novel about the Holocaust, Maus, from being taught in an eighth-grade English class. Some people called this a ban, while others said the book is still available, so it's not a "ban." To me, I think school boards are not the teachers, and the teachers should be able to come up with their own curriculum, as they know best what will educate their students. Also, Maus is a fantastic book, and the claim that it was banned because of "rough, objectionable language" and nudity is utter nonsense.

Either way, Maus is now back atop various best seller lists, as the controversy has driven sales. Spiegelman is giving fun interviews again where he says things like "well, who's the snowflake now?" And we see op-eds about how the best way get kids not to read books... is to assign it in English class.

But, also, we have publishers getting into the banning business themselves... by trying to capitalize on the sudden new interest in Maus.

Penguin Random House doesn't want this new interest in Maus to lead to... people taking it out of the library rather than buying a copy. They're now abusing copyright law to demand the book be removed from the Internet Archive's lending library, and they flat out admit that they're doing so for their own bottom line:

A few days ago, Penguin Random House, the publisher of Maus, Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, demanded that the Internet Archive remove the book from our lending library. Why? Because, in their words, "consumer interest in 'Maus' has soared" as the result of a Tennessee school board's decision to ban teaching the book. By its own admission, to maximize profits, a Goliath of the publishing industry is forbidding our non-profit library from lending a banned book to our patrons: a real live digital book-burning.

This is just blatant greed laid bare. As the article notes, whatever problems US copyright law has, it has enshrined the concept of libraries, and the right to lend out books as a key element of the public interest. And the publishers -- such as giants like Penguin Random House -- would do anything possible to stamp that right out.

The report, shared with Nexstar by the office of the Orange County Medical Examiner, further concluded that Saget was COVID-19 positive at the time of his death on Jan. 9, though his respiratory system showed no signs of chronic or acute inflammation.

ST. LOUIS - A new Dunkin' Donuts location in Shrewsbury could be approved this month by the Shrewsbury Board of Alderman. The Shrewsbury Plan Commission voted unanimously on January 26 to send the drive-thru Dunkin' Donuts plan to the board of alderman. The Dunkin' Donuts would be in the former Flowerama site located at Big [...]

Lekeshia Stokes was found in the 8500 block of Church Drive.

The taproom features wood from the former home of the Blues, The Arena. The brewery says its beer will still be available in local stores and restaurants.

The leases would be in effect while the company works to finalize plans for its $1 billion overhaul of the site.

A St. Joseph, Missouri woman says her identity was stolen and used to create multiple Facebook groups, all touting the Canadian trucker protest that’s been going on for two weeks in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa.

This article originally ran in the Saint Louis Construction News and Review on January 28, 2021 As the first development in the portion of Premier 370 Business Park north of Highway 370 progresses toward a mid-summer 2021 completion, the City of St. Peters, MO is heralding the success of the park to the tune of 8,000 new jobs created by […]

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BELLEVILLE — Illinois American Water today filed a request with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to adjust its water and wastewater base rates following an extensive examination of investments to provide safe and reliable water and wastewater service. The request is driven primarily by over $1.1 billion in completed or planned investment – $948 million in water system improvements and approximately $204 million in wastewater system improvements – across the state from 2018 through 2023. The filing is a necessary first step in the 11-month ICC rate review process; rates are not changing at this time. Any new rates would not become effective until early 2023, six years since Illinois American Water’s last general rate change in 2017. “We carefully plan and invest in our water and wastewater systems to provide safe and reliable service to nearly 1.3 million Illinoisians in 146 communities across the state,” said Justin Ladner, Illinois American

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - The deceased has been identified in a homicide in the 7200 block of Norstead Walk in the Central County Precinct as Kylen Dalton, 19 years of age, of the 1500 block of Oak Grove Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri 63113. Two adult males, ages 23 and 20, were arrested relative to this incident. The shooting occurred as a result of an altercation due to a personal feud. The case has been presented to the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and is currently under review. On February 10, 2022, at approximately 1:45 AM, St. Louis County Police officers from the Central County Precinct responded to a call for service for a shooting in the 7200 block of Norstead Walk. Responding officers located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced deceased on the scene. The investigation is very active at this time. Additional information will be disseminated as it becomes available. Please contact the St. Louis County Police

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Our Love Story: The Couple: Justin & Elizabeth Scoggins (Pet name: Honey) from Kane Date Met/Started Dating: August 3, 2002 Briefly Describe First Date: Honestly, I'm not sure what I would describe as our first date. The first time we met was back in school before Justin graduated in 2001. Back then I would say he wasn't my type. Met his brother on the side of the road because my friend's car broke down and he stopped to help us. We got invited to Justin's brother's birthday party at the end of July 2002. Then Justin and I became officially dating on Aug 3rd, 2002 and we have been together ever since. Date Married: May 6, 2004 Name Something You Enjoy Doing Together: We enjoy just about anything together such as dinner dates, playing cards, watching a movie on the couch. As long as we are doing something together it's always a great time. Share Advice For A Happy Relationship : For a happy relationship that will last, you have to have communication. Listen t

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A man ambushed a police officer who responded to a call at a Phoenix home early Friday, shooting him several times, then rained more gunfire on other officers who tried to rescue a baby that had been placed outside.

Our Love Story: The Couple: Cameron and Catherine from Bethalto Date Met/Started Dating: February 14, 2017 Briefly Describe First Date: Pasta House for some amazing food, I spilled the water on myself and will never live that down, and the movie theater afterward! Name Something You Enjoy Doing Together: Texas Roadhouse is always a fun time, building cars, Jeep stuff, and enjoying a good night in! Share Advice For A Happy Relationship: Never go to bed angry at one another, and always remember what matters.

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WOOD RIVER — Madison County Child Advocacy Center continues to benefit from the generosities of 1st MidAmerica Credit Union and its employees. Credit Union officials presented the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) with a check for $24,000 that it raised through its annual charity golf tournament. “The credit union is an active ‘partner in hope’ with the CAC and consistently supports its mission,” CAC Executive Director Carrie Cohan said. Since 2013, the funds raised by 1st MidAmerica’s golf tournament has been donated to the CAC. “The support that the Center received through this tournament is incredible,” Cohan said. “We are grateful to 1st MidAmerica for their generosity, partnership and commitment to ensuring children and families are heard supported and connected throughout an abuse allegation.” President and CEO of 1st MidAmerica, Alan Meyer, said the partnership between the credit union and CAC is special and the credit

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