CITY HALL – Young adults are the powerhouse now driving the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and their hangouts – specifically, clubs and bars – are getting a reality check.…
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Catholic schools here plan in-person classes
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The Archdiocese of St. Louis announced on Monday plans to resume in-person classes next month even as one area Catholic school deals with a coronavirus outbreak.…
Pandemic, racism threaten higher Black suicide rate
CHICAGO (AP) — Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could find. Diagnosed with depression and anxiety, she survived two more…
Trump threatens to pull tax exemption for schools, colleges
In his push to get schools and colleges to reopen this fall, President Donald Trump is again taking aim at their finances, this time threatening their tax-exempt status. Trump said…
St. Louis must do better in educating the next generation
By Anna-Stacia Allen According to the City of St. Louis’ 2018 Education Quality indicators, black children are less likely than white children to be enrolled in higher-performing K-12 schools and are…
Summer camp virus outbreak raises safety questions
Missouri leaders knew the risk of convening thousands of children at summer camps across the state during a pandemic, the state’s top health official said, and insisted that camp organizers…
Why some Americans seem more 'American' than others
In the United States and many other countries, nationality is defined by a set of legal parameters. It may involve birthplace, parental citizenship or a circumscribed set of procedures for naturalization. Yet,…
ACLU urges Missouri schools to drop resource officers
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri is urging school districts to remove police officers from schools. St. Louis Public Radio reports that the ACLU has circulated…
Violin-playing brothers raise spirits, money for college
CLIFTON HEIGHTS – Tabitha Porter had a way to make sure her firstborn child would have an interest in playing the violin. While she was pregnant with her son Samson,…
Pools, summer camps, gyms get OK to reopen soon
CITY HALL – To the relief of parents and children alike, swimming pools and youth summer camps can begin operating as of June 1, the city’s health director has announced.…
Students can help design Missouri's bicentennial posters
JEFFERSON CITY – What should a Missouri Bicentennial poster look like? Students around the state can help decide. Missouri will turn 200 in 2021, and students are invited to submit…
Virus is final knell for 3 schools in Archdiocese
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three Catholic elementary schools that were already struggling financially will close because of the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, as the outbreak continues to hit…