In 2014, my editor at the LGBTQ publication Vital Voice sent me to interview St. Louis Effort for AIDS co-founder and 1982 Miss Gay Missouri America Daniel Flier, a.k.a. Vanessa Vincent. While Flier was kind, humble and very approachable, he was an intimidating assignment. I was more of a gossip columnist and often at odds with the community, while Flier was the embodiment of “community.” He was someone who carried our people during our darkest chapter, a patron saint.
A grand jury indictment accuses Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad and Alderman Jeffrey Boyd, of taking payments in return for supporting development deals.
COLLINSVILLE – Following the receipt of a grant for 12 CPR training mannequins with feedback devices from Illinois Heart Rescue, Collinsville firefighters took the opportunity to go into local schools to teach CPR. Firefighter Nick Klucker secured the grant and is leading this effort. The focus of this grant is to provide Bystander CPR (BCRP). BCRP includes recognizing a problem (the victim does not respond to their name or if touched and is not breathing or not breathing normally), to call 911, send for an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and to push hard and fast in the center of the chest until help arrives, then turn on the AED and follow the prompts. BCPR can double or triple the survival for victims suffering cardiac arrest. For every minute that a victim of sudden cardiac arrest does not receive CPR their chance of death increases by 10 percent. That means if no BCRP is performed within 10 minutes, the victim has a 0 percent chance of survival. The sooner BCRP is
ST. LOUIS - A serious crash involving at least two vehicles happened in Downtown St. Louis Friday morning. The crash happened at about 6 a.m. on North Broadway at East Taylor off of I-70. It is unknown at this time if anyone was injured. It is also unknown at this time what led up to [...]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass gun control legislation in a speech at the White House Thursday evening, following mass shootings in New York, Texas and Oklahoma during the last three weeks. “This isn’t about taking away anyone’s rights. This is about protecting children,” Biden said. “How much more carnage are […]
Steamrollers will be front and center outside of the Foundry Art Centre (520 N Main Center, St. Charles; 636-255-0270, foundryartcentre.org) on June 11. They’re not leveling the roads, though, they’re crafting large prints in celebration of the Foundry’s second annual Block Party. Jessica Mannisi, exhibition coordinator at the Foundry, says the center is looking forward to celebrating the art of printmaking.
Olivia Clancy can think of one reason that Clancy's Irish Pub (40 Old State Road, 636-391-6154) has lasted four decades. "We are so stubborn," the co-owner says with a laugh. "The Clancys are the most stubborn people you'll ever meet in your life.
Carbon offsets have been criticized for failing to provide carbon savings and ignoring the needs of local communities. But in Tanzania, hunter-gatherer tribes are earning a good return for their carbon credits and protecting their forests from poachers and encroaching agriculture.
Mike Levine, bassist for the Canadian power trio Triumph, says a tribute album celebrating his band's music is being overseen by producer Mike Clink, best known for his work on…
British New Wave veterans The Fixx released their first new studio album in a decade, Every Five Seconds, today. The album features 10 new original songs from the band. Commenting on…
Mental illness still draws from others all sorts of negative labels. But there is no question one is truly sick, and mental illness can hurt and disable you as much or more than any other malady.
Maloney’s announcement that he will exit his old district for a slightly safer seat spells doom for Democrats. But he has long put personal interests over his party.
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