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Pledge this

No more money from me to KWMU.

Rattled

Felt the earth. Move. Under our bed.

“You are hereby summoned”

One of the joys of living in St. Louis: frequent jury service.

Ballpark Village takes a hit

Discouraging words from downtown.

A geography of murder

One of this week’s murders has a geographical connection to another from years ago. And that’s not all.

Turbulent week for St. Louis sports fans

Each of the three local pro sports franchises cuts ties with notable players.

It’s not like we live in Wisconsin

Our local media becomes hysterical over schools and a little snow.

PubDef.net

The St. Louis-based political media site is totally overhauled, powered by WordPress (the stylish Premium News theme), and looks awesomely professional (compare to old version). Would like to see a masthead, or a statement of purpose, or whatever, but it’s a minor point. Great job.

The Kirkwood shootings

Offline and away from the news last night, I was completely unaware of the shooting rampage that took place just nine miles away at Kirkwood City Hall last night. Seven people shot by one agitated gunman, five of them killed - two police officers, three city officials. The mayor and a Suburban Journals reporter were [...]

Fetch a tourniquet, please

In the “hemorrhaging jobs” category: Macy’s closes its Midwest headquarters based in St. Louis - which has only been around for a couple of years - and eliminates 850 local jobs in the process.
Macy’s Midwest will be folded into the South regional HQ in Atlanta, and renamed Macy’s Central.
St. Louis will still be home - [...]