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Website to Help St. Louis Girl Receive Treatment for Rare Condition Launches

3 years 2 months ago

St. Louisans showed up in a big way for ten-year-old Lyla McCarty. When a call to action was put out on social media to help raise money for the girl who suffers from a rare condition called CRPS, the bakery — MADE by Lia (610 Rue St Francois, Florissant; 314-551-2383) — hosting the fundraiser had a half-mile long line all three hours it went on.

And now, there's another opportunity to help support Lyla tonight.

One of the organizers and influencer Charlie Rocket announced on his social media that his organization, the Dream Machine, would be helping Lyla launch a website for those who missed out on the bakery sale where you can buy her pig cookies.…
Jenna Jones

Kids can finally get vaccinated. This is how we know it’s safe | Opinion

3 years 2 months ago

Back in June, with the prospect of my 8-year-old daughter returning to full-time, in-person schooling fast approaching, I took the opportunity to enroll her in the pediatric Pfizer vaccine trial.  While there was only a 50% chance of her receiving the vaccine vs. a placebo, I figured that 50% was better than nothing. As a […]

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Taylor Hirth

What the infrastructure bill will do for Missouri and Illinois

3 years 2 months ago
Lawmakers in Washington passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package this past Friday. It will deliver $550 billion in new federal investment in America's infrastructure over five years, if President Joe Biden signs this into law. It should touch everything from bridges to roadways, airports, and water systems. Billions of dollars are expected to come in impacting both sides of the river. Missouri will receive around $8 billion and Illinois around $17 billion. MISSOURI INFRASTRUCTURE: A big…
Justina Coronel, KSDK