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Religion

StaffNovember 21, 2021
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What Americans hear about social justice at church – and what they do about it

On June 5, 2020, it had been just over a week since a white Minnesota police officer, Derek Chauvin, killed George…
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Opinion

StaffNovember 21, 2021
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Opinion: Make holiday decisions that work for everyone

This is a holiday season like no other. Many people have been apart for nearly two years and have had…
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Coronavirus

StaffNovember 19, 2021
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SLPS students, families can get first COVID-19 shots at Vashon clinic

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Public School District and the Urban League of Greater Metropolitan St. Louis are hosting…
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Coronavirus

StaffNovember 19, 2021
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City health department to host pediatric vaccine virtual town hall

ST. LOUIS – The city’s health department is planning a virtual town hall on COVID-19 vaccination of children ages 5-11,…
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Health

StaffNovember 18, 2021
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Missouri’s thin dental safety net stretched by Medicaid expansion

At CareSTL Health in St. Louis, the next available nonemergency dental appointment is in about six weeks. Northwest Health Services,…
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Politics

StaffNovember 16, 2021
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Jones joins White House ceremony for Biden’s signing of infrastructure bill

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones joined fellow local and state leaders at the White House on Monday for a…
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Opinion

StaffNovember 15, 2021
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Opinion: Celebrate the bipartisan infrastructure bill for more than new roads, bridges, jobs

Is it safe to say that most Americans are sick and tired of all the partisan fighting dominating the national…
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Opinion

StaffNovember 14, 2021
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Opinion: The biggest lies Missouri politicos tell themselves (and others)

Denial, said Missouri’s greatest export to the world, Mark Twain, ain’t just a river in Egypt. It’s also a problem…
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Coronavirus

StaffNovember 14, 2021
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As workers flail in pandemic, employers expand mental health benefits

As the COVID-19 pandemic burns through its second year, the path forward for American workers remains unsettled, with many continuing…
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Health

StaffNovember 13, 2021
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Medicare’s open enrollment is open season for scammers

Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of choices is tough enough without throwing misleading…
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Coronavirus

StaffNovember 12, 2021
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8 big cats at St. Louis Zoo test positive for COVID

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eight big cats at the St. Louis Zoo have recently tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
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News

StaffNovember 9, 2021
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Bridges, energy, neighborhoods and more: 5 reads on the infrastructure bill

After months of debate and negotiation, Congress has passed a sweeping measure to upgrade many parts of the nation’s infrastructure. The…
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Opinion

StaffNovember 8, 2021
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Opinion: We’ve never been here before. We’ll be judged on what we do next

They say outer space has a smell, and it stinks. Astronauts who have come back from space walks have described…
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News

StaffNovember 5, 2021
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In-person Veterans Day parade, ceremony at Soldiers Memorial return

DOWNTOWN – Residents and visitors are invited to honor our nation’s military veterans in person and in public again this…
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Religion

StaffNovember 1, 2021
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Over the centuries, commercialization has transformed the Day of the Dead

Hispanics who celebrate Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, at the beginning of November may have…
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Coronavirus

StaffOctober 28, 2021
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Simple safety tips for 2021 Halloween trick-or-treating

The air is getting chillier, pumpkins are perched on porches and children across the country are planning their spooky costumes.…
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Health

StaffOctober 28, 2021
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Fresh faces, fewer tools: Meet some new health officials fighting COVID

VIRGINIA CITY, Mont. — Emilie Sayler’s roots run deep in southwestern Montana. She serves on a nearby town council and…
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Coronavirus

StaffOctober 27, 2021
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COVID-19 vaccination clinic returns to Metro transit center

DOWNTOWN – Vaccinations against COVID-19 are being offered Thursday, Oct. 28, at the Civic Center Transit Center, at 14th and…
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Health

StaffOctober 24, 2021
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‘Down to my last diaper’: the anxiety of parenting in poverty

For parents living in poverty, “diaper math” is a familiar and distressingly pressing daily calculation. Babies in the U.S. go…
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Opinion

StaffOctober 20, 2021
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Opinion: Funding prisons is a higher priority than funding education; why?

In America, the land of the free, there are more prisons and more prisoners than any other country in the world. This…
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Health

StaffOctober 20, 2021
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Cities are dragged into court to fix sidewalks for people with disabilities

From her dining room, Susan Goodlaxson can see her neighbor gardening across their street in Baltimore. But while other neighbors…
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Education

StaffOctober 19, 2021
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Can you live on retirement benefits as a Missouri teacher? It depends

As local school systems are dealing with a teacher shortage, a new report ranks Missouri and Kansas in the bottom…
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Opinion

StaffOctober 19, 2021
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Opinion: Prison nurseries could help keep families together, reduce recidivism

Imagine you are eight months pregnant and about to complete a prison sentence. You give birth, and the baby is…
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Politics

StaffOctober 16, 2021
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Lawmaker urges Parson to finally appoint cybersecurity commission

A day after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson garnered national criticism for his push to prosecute a newspaper reporter who discovered a security…
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News

StaffOctober 11, 2021
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Second Amendment case now before Supreme Court could topple gun restrictions

The stakes in one of the most significant Second Amendment cases in U.S. history are high. The Supreme Court’s ruling…
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Religion

StaffOctober 10, 2021
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Cherry-picking Bible verses has been done for centuries, before anti-vaxers

A devout evangelical Christian recently texted to explain why he was not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “Jesus went around healing…
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Opinion

StaffOctober 9, 2021
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Opinion: Being good stewards of Missouri lakes and rivers

Missouri’s waterways are some of our state’s greatest features. How many of us have spent part of the summer at…
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Coronavirus

StaffOctober 9, 2021
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Four trends in public school enrollment due to COVID-19

When schools began the fall semester of 2020 – six months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic – many…
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News

StaffOctober 6, 2021
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City launches SiLVERS electric vehicle shuttle program for older adults

ST. LOUIS – Older city residents have a new way to get where they need to go: an electric vehicle…
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News

StaffOctober 3, 2021
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U.S. Supreme Court gets set to address abortion, guns and religion

The Supreme Court begins its annual term on Oct. 4, 2021, with a packed agenda highlighted by three claims of…
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