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Instead of complaints, Missouri’s trans tip line flooded with pro-trans support, records show May 03, 2024

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St. Louis Public Radio has obtained thousands of pages of responses from a tip line created launched last year by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. Although intended to collect complaints about gender affirming care, the records show that its first respondents used the tip line to criticize Bailey and the tip line itself. St. Louis on the Air producer Danny Wicentowski describes the records he obtained, and the tip line’s impact on Missouri’s trans population.

How Betty’s Books celebrates inclusivity during Free Comic Book Day May 02, 2024

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Betty Bayer opened Betty’s Books in 2021 to sell illustrated literature. For the last three years she’s curated and produced a community zine for Free Comic Book Day to celebrate comic books and the community she’s fostered at her store in Webster Groves. Along with stocking titles for graphic novel fans, Betty’s Books makes space for people who are typically not embraced by the mainstream comic book industry — people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, women and children. She’s joined by illustrator Alain McAlister to discuss the broad range illustrated storytelling encompasses.

Gaza solidarity protest at St. Louis University campus ends with no arrests May 02, 2024

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Hundreds of demonstrators decrying Israel’s military attacks in Gaza marched through St. Louis University and briefly occupied a portion of Grand Blvd. on Wednesday. STLPR correspondent Jason Rosenbaum discusses what he saw and heard at the protest, and why SLU responded differently than Washington University, where police arrested more than 100 people at a protest last weekend. Two students also share why they are calling on SLU and Wash U to cut ties with weapons manufacturers like Boeing.

Old Capital Square Dance Club makes lemonade out of lemons after copyright infringement May 02, 2024

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St. Louis band Old Capital Square Dance Club recently discovered that their 2019 album was altered — someone took their songs, changed their tempo and pitch-shifted the vocals. The doctored tracks were on Spotify under the name Marico Charlotte. It’s estimated that playlists made of copyrighted songs may generate tens of thousands of dollars for whoever is behind them. We talk with Old Capital bandmates Jesse McClary, Drew Lance, and Zach Anderson about this experience and what the band has in store for the coming year.

Corn and its indigenous roots take center stage in new MoBot exhibit May 01, 2024

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No matter how you prefer to enjoy it – popped, grilled, or in tortilla form – corn is beloved by cultures across the globe. The Missouri Botanical Gardens is putting a spotlight on the humble crop in a new exhibition, "Kernels of Culture: Maize Around the World," showcasing just how versatile corn is.

Legal Roundtable: What to know about the First Amendment at Wash U and other college campus protests Apr 30, 2024

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Washington University arrested about 100 pro-Palestinian protesters over the weekend. Is there any question as to whether the private university had that right? Does it matter if the people protesting were students or staff? Attorneys Sarah Swatosh, Javad Khazaeli and Liz Lenivy discussed that issue on the Legal Roundtable. Also discussed was a motion to vacate the conviction of Marcellus Williams, whether a juvenile who beat up a fellow minor near Hazelwood East High School should be tried as an adult, and a lawsuit against 3M and Scott Technologies filed by the family of a St. Louis firefighter who died because of what they say was faulty equipment.

How protests and arrests unfolded at Wash U on Saturday Apr 29, 2024

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Police arrested about 100 protesters Saturday night after a pro-Palestinan march at Washington University. Protesters have a list of demands that include wanting the university to cut ties with Boeing. Wash U officials say they respect freedom of expression — but that protesters violated campus policy by setting up an encampment. STLPR photojournalist Eric Lee discusses the protests and arrests that unfolded on Saturday.

The healing power of 'Grandma Peggy's Breakfast Club' Apr 29, 2024

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Every Wednesday, Peggy Winckowski opens her home to cook and host breakfast for up to 35 teenagers before they head to school. What started as a casual breakfast with her grandsons has turned into a regular gathering — one that’s become particularly special after the loss of Peggy’s grandson, Sam Crowe, who was killed in a vehicle crash in 2022 at age 15. We join the Wednesday crew for breakfast and learn about Peggy’s wish for a national breakfast day movement.

The 1904 World's Fair was grand — and ugly. A new museum exhibit shows its complexities Apr 29, 2024

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First opened in 2004, the Missouri History Museum closed their long-running running exhibit on the 1904 World’s Fair last April to reimagine the experience. The newly renovated exhibit has been unveiled and it confronts the many hard truths that hid behind the grandeur of the World’s Fair hosted in St. Louis. Sam Moore, managing director of public history and Sharon Smith, curator of civic and personal identity at the Missouri History Museum share the additions and new perspectives in the exhibit.

Cannabis industry faces 4/20 glitch and ‘predatory practices’ in Missouri Apr 29, 2024

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Cannabis' biggest holiday of the year, 4/20, brought Missourians out in droves. Missouri Independent cannabis reporter Rebecca Rivas explains how a glitch “jacked up” the sales systems in some dispensaries. She explores the story around a new warning from Missouri regulators about “predatory practices” in the state’s cannabis industry, and what’s next in the legal fight over Delta-8 THC.

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