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The EU Copyright Directive Is So Bad It’s Proving Really Hard To Transpose Into Decent National Laws

2 years 11 months ago
We’ve written numerous posts about the EU Copyright Directive, because it contains two extremely harmful ideas. The first is the “snippet tax“, an attempt by some press publishers to make sites like Google pay for the privilege of displaying and linking to newspaper publishers’ material – an assault on the Web’s underlying hyperlink technology. The second […]
Mike Masnick

Hyde Park Neighborhood Association Community Meeting Thursday, April 21, 2022, 6:00pm

2 years 11 months ago
Virtual Zoom Meeting In attendance:  Fatimah Muhammad, Donna Lindsay, Suzanne Cade, Devon Hughes-Gunn, Pastor Cole, Josh Goldman, LaShana, Rebecca Courtney, Katie Kull, Samantha Smugala, Marissa Brooks, Alex Riednick, Adrian Stillman, Sarah Rubenstein, Porscha Anderson, Mackenzie Alberti, Brittany Hubbard, James Page, Mark Pappas, Jason Newsomme, Demetria Parks, Angelica Were, Sam McCrory, Juwanna Brown, Bobby Bonner, S. […]
Hyde Park St. Louis

Hyde Park Neighborhood Association Community Meeting Thursday, April 21, 2022, 6:00pm

2 years 11 months ago
Virtual Zoom Meeting In attendance:  Fatimah Muhammad, Donna Lindsay, Suzanne Cade, Devon Hughes-Gunn, Pastor Cole, Josh Goldman, LaShana, Rebecca Courtney, Katie Kull, Samantha Smugala, Marissa Brooks, Alex Riednick, Adrian Stillman, Sarah Rubenstein, Porscha Anderson, Mackenzie Alberti, Brittany Hubbard, James Page, Mark Pappas, Jason Newsomme, Demetria Parks, Angelica Were, Sam McCrory, Juwanna Brown, Bobby Bonner, S. …

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Hyde Park St. Louis

Scary traffic signs don’t always reduce highway crashes

2 years 11 months ago
Our highways are littered with electronic signs that provide us with information. Sometimes they're amber alerts. Sometimes they tell us about traffic conditions. Sometimes they urge us to get vaccinated. Most often, though, they tell us to drive carefully. But what messages work best? In Texas the signs tell you how many people have died ...continue reading "Scary traffic signs don’t always reduce highway crashes"
Kevin Drum

Hutchens Vision: City Of Grafton Marks Earth Day With First Annual Trash Pickup Along Riverfront

2 years 11 months ago
GRAFTON - The City of Grafton celebrated Earth Day last week with its first annual organized trash pickup along the riverfront. Nick Hutchens, Grafton’s Director of Public Works, organized the cleanup day and coordinated with several volunteer groups to make the cleanup efforts a success. Children and teachers from several grades and schools attended the First Annual Earth Day Cleanup. The kids knew a lot about Earth Day, and they did a great job cleaning up the riverfront and in Girl Scout Park. The groups participating in the cleanup day were Grafton Third Grade Elementary, Re-New Edwardsville, and Jersey Community Middle School Student Council. The Jersey County Queens assisted with cleaning and painting of the back wall of Girl Scout Park. Nick has volunteered his personal time to organize and work on this project. "The Park project began with Nick’s vision of transforming this vacant city lot on Main Street into a public “take and leave” library with

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St. Louis County Responds To Adult Male Homicide In Cloverfield Trails Court

2 years 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis County Police Crimes Against Persons detectives are currently investigating a homicide in the 4800 block of Cloverfield Trails Court which resulted in the death of an adult male. On March 30, 2022, at approximately 11:30 PM, St. Louis County police officers from the North County Precinct responded to a call for service for a shooting in the 3800 block of Cloverfield Trails Court. Officers located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment. On April 21, 2022, the victim, now identified as Darius Monda, 31 years of age, of the 4800 block of Cloverfield Trails Court in St. Louis, Missouri 63033, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at an area hospital. The investigation is very active at this time. Additional information will be disseminated as it becomes available. Please contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 to speak with investigators

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