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St. Louis Standards: Chuck-A-Burger Keeps Cruising

3 years 1 month ago
St. Louis Standards is a weekly column dedicated to the people, places and dishes that make our food scene what it is.

It was 1956, and Bud Taylor, Curt Bennett and Ralph Stille found themselves in a bit of a pickle.…

Cheryl Baehr

The biggest lies Missouri politicos tell themselves (and others) | Opinion

3 years 1 month ago

Denial, said Missouri’s greatest export to the world, Mark Twain, ain’t just a river in Egypt. It’s also a problem plaguing major factions of both of our political parties. A lie that a politician tells publicly can be dangerous, as we all witnessed on January 6. But lies that politicians tell themselves — wishcasting, if […]

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Jeff Smith

Billions headed to Missouri transportation fund from gas tax hike, infrastructure bill

3 years 1 month ago

With $6.5 billion on the way from the federal infrastructure bill and a newly increased gas tax, Missouri is ready to take a big bite out of $4.5 billion in unfunded highway needs, Patrick McKenna, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, said this week. But that doesn’t mean the state is ready to tackle […]

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Rudi Keller