CITY HALL – With a parliamentary maneuver, First Ward Alderwoman Sharon Tyus forced the Board of Aldermen last week to take a closer look at bills granting tax breaks for…
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NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The National Rifle Association announced Friday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection. The group, the nation’s most politically influential gun-rights organization, will seek to incorporate…
Polio vaccine offers lessons for COVID-19
I nervously fell into a long line of fellow first-graders in the gymnasium of St. Louis’ Hamilton Elementary School in the spring of 1955. We were waiting for our first…
Another lifeline for small businesses
If you are a small business still struggling, call your lender immediately! You may be eligible for a third round of lending from the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA and…
Protesters rally downtown, demand Hawley’s resignation
DOWNTOWN – A group of union members and others who came to a rally Tuesday isn’t about to forget Sen. Josh Hawley’s role in events last week in Washington. The…
More Missouri companies back away from Hawley
(AP) — Several more companies have suspended campaign contributions to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., in the wake of last week’s attack at the U.S. Capitol, and a political action committee…
Hispanics celebrate 'Three Kings' on Cherokee Street
As most of us put away our Christmas ornaments and lights, area Hispanics got together this past week to celebrate the Epiphany. Known as Los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings…
Bill to fit new buildings for electric vehicle chargers gets initial approval
CITY HALL – Electric cars are ready to take over the roads, but only if they have a place to plug in when their batteries are low. Bills now before…
Once again, job losses hit unequally
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers are still bearing the brunt of job losses — an unusual and harsh feature of the pandemic recession that…
Market Street closes over soccer stadium site
DOWNTOWN WEST – The Market Street bridge over the site of the new MLS soccer stadium closed Monday, shutting off the main route from Jefferson Avenue to and from the…
Minority-owned companies waited months for loans
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks that would…
Pandemic's impact on U.S., by the numbers
Month after dismal month, Americans were inundated by an ever-rising tide of devastating numbers. Hundreds of thousands of deaths. Tens of million unemployed. By mid-December, five in every 100 Americans…