In 2019, American Andy Bass met three women—Zahra Nazari, her sister Fatima, and her mother, Bilqis Rezai—in Afghanistan. When the situation began to deteriorate there last summer, he sprang into action.
St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green and License Collector Mavis T. Thompson will be among the international, national, and local speakers who will celebrate the life and legacy of Alice Windom at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at the Better Family…
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri has received what the organization said Wednesday is its largest ever one-time donation.
For literally more than a decade researchers have been warning that global satellite telecommunications networks were vulnerable to all manner of attacks. These attacks vary in nature but allow an intruder miles away to both intercept and disrupt satellite communications. In 2020 hackers again clearly demonstrated how these perpetually unresolved vulnerabilities were putting millions of […]
For the first time in more than two years, Venture Cafe St. Louis will be back Thursday at the Cortex innovation district with its popular weekly programming. Its return comes after the organization suspended its programming, which had shifted online during the Covid-19 pandemic, amid a leadership change at the organization.
WASHINGTON — In the third day of hearings Wednesday on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, several Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee interrogated her about sentences she handed down for child pornography offenses, disagreeing vehemently with her judicial decisions. Republicans grilled her with questions she had already answered […]
The Gateway Go Youth Transit Program, which lets many of the city’s young residents ride MetroBus and MetroLink at no cost, is being expanded thanks to the American Rescue Plan …
From the Fish Fry Fest at Broadway Oyster Bar to the Stout & Oyster Festival at the Schlafly Tap Room this weekend, St. Louis has an overabundance of music on offer.
From the Fish Fry Fest at Broadway Oyster Bar to the Stout & Oyster Festival at the Schlafly Tap Room this weekend, St. Louis has an overabundance of music on offer.
EDWARDSVILLE – Bob Meyer, 61, announced Friday he has filed petitions to run on the Republican Party ticket for a seat on the Madison County Board in district 16 in 2022. Meyer is a life-long Republican. Meyer made his decision to run because he believes the public has the right to make policy choices through the referendum process and to streamline County Government. Meyer is opposed by a former Democrat, Chrestene Rosser-Schmitt. Meyer opposes the influence former Democrats have on the Republican Party and blames former Democrats now elected as Republicans for voting down of public referendums on property tax caps (PTELL) and a significant reduction of the Madison County Board. “Elected officials may disagree about the merits of a proposal, but an elected official has no honorable reason to vote down a binding public referendum on Property Tax Reform or anything else for that matter . If elected officials disagree on public policy questions, they can agree to disagree,
GODFREY - Judge Amy Sholar filed her petitions to run in the newly created Subcircuit 1. Sholar was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to fill the vacancy of Richard Tognerelli. Under new legislation passed by the legislature at the last minute, Sholar is running in Subcircuit 1 instead of countywide. In fact, there will be three elections for judge in Madison County this year and all three will be in Subcircuit 1 because of this legislation. Two-thirds of Madison County residents will not be able to vote for any of these three judges who might eventually hear their cases in the future. The legislation is still being fought in court. Sholar filed with triple the number of signatures required. “I personally walked door to door and attended numerous events to get these signatures,” stated Sholar. “The voters were both happy to sign my petition, but also outraged at the shenanigans that brought us to this place. The voters are tired of politics as usual. They
Members of the military move to a new base every few years. Some in the service are not re-enlisting because they don’t want to constantly uproot their families. The Department of Defense is considering whether the moving policy is still a good idea.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) signed on as co-sponsor of U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock’s (D-GA) legislation to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for Illinoisans and all Americans. The Affordable Insulin Now Act would require Medicare plans and private group or individual plans to cap patients’ out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month. This legislation would lower costs for insulin users and save money for hardworking Americans—many who are paying exorbitantly from their own pockets for insulin and other diabetic treatments. According to one estimate , diabetics spend close to $6,000 annually on insulin alone. This is all while costs for insulin are going up and manufacturers of the drug are pocketing more revenue from insulin sales than in prior decades. “Every time I hear from an Illinoisan who is facing the unbearable decision of either paying for their—or their child’s—lifesaving
Residents, officials heard the latest on contamination in West Lake Landfill: "There’s no boundary. They’re finding radioactive waste all over this site.”
Besarta "Bessa" Asani sees it all the time: A guest will come into her Warson Woods restaurant, order a drink, then an appetizer, and linger for a bit.
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