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Buy and bust: When private equity came for rural hospitals in Missouri
Noble Health swept into two small Missouri towns promising to save their hospitals. Instead, workers and vendors say it stopped paying bills and government inspectors found it put patients at risk. Within two years — after taking millions in federal…
How to get cooling help in St. Louis County during the heat wave
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page spoke on the services that the St. Louis County government can provide for residents during the extreme heat Wednesday morning.
‘Fortress conservation’ violently displaces Indigenous people
In Tanzania, attacks on the Maasai are the latest in a global pattern of violence highlighted by a new report.
As a heat wave grips the US, lessons from the hottest city in America
Summer is becoming unbearable. Phoenix holds solutions on how to cope.
Smaller reactors may still have a big nuclear waste problem
A new generation of reactors promises a nuclear energy renaissance, but critics say the U.S. needs to figure out what to do about its radioactive garbage.
Steve Miller Band’s ‘Abracadabra’ album released 40 years ago today
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the Steve Miller Band's 12th studio album, Abracadabra. Powered by the chart-topping title track, Abracadabra peaked at #3 on the Billboard…
Education Department Won’t Hold For-Profit College Executives Personally Accountable
A top official at the department claims he needs executives’ personal signatures on specific documents to make them financially liable for defrauding their students. But he already has them.
Senate Feminist Spends Last Days of ‘Roe’ Shilling for Crypto Bros
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is teaming up with Republican Cynthia Lummis on a cryptocurrency bill that supporters and detractors alike see as mostly hands-off.
The Fossil Fuel Industry Should Pay for Its Own Cleanup
A federal orphan well capping program shoves the cost of oil and gas production onto the public. There’s a better option.
Melissa Rothe of Jerseyville, IL
Melissa Rothe of Jerseyville, IL joined the Real Rock Army today
Gateway to Pride Exhibit
LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or
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Jones signs executive order banning no-knock search warrants
St. Louis mayor signs executive order banning police from executing no-knock warrants, a tactic that has come under intense public scrutiny.
Pam Hupp begins paying off $3M judgment with prison earnings
“That’s her money. That’s not from the state or anybody. That’s her money. We’re taking it from her and we’re going to keep taking it from her.”
Jefferson County mom helps save 4-year-old who fell into Big River
Expired tag enforcement on the rise in St. Charles while St. Louis area leaders still skirt the law
New details emerge about man charged in St. Louis County shooting spree
New details have emerged about the troubled past of the suspect in Sunday’s shooting spree in West County, connecting him to alleged crimes from St. Louis to St. Charles.
California Bakery To Relinquish ‘Mochi Muffin’ Trademark After Public Backlash
Funny what a little public shaming can accomplish. It was merely a week or so ago that we were discussing one bakery in California threatening other bakeries for using the term “mochi muffin”, for which the USPTO had somehow granted it a trademark. If you didn’t read the last post and need a quick recap […]
Residents complain of broken AC units at Ferguson apartment complex during heat wave
Dangerous heat in the St. Louis region had most people trying to stay inside to keep cool, but it’s not that easy for Pleasant View Garden Apartments residents like Cherrie Taylor.
St. Louis County Executive slams political opponents in letter to US Attorney’s Office
In an unusual move, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page fired off a letter to the U.S. Attorney’s Office slamming two of his political adversaries, Republican Tim Fitch and Democrat Jane Dueker, who is running for his job.
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