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Long Waits For Preliminary Hearings In St. Louis Draw Public Defender’s Ire Mar 19, 2021

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The district defender for St. Louis says the way the circuit attorney and judges handle preliminary hearings is a major reason defendants spend months in jail without being convicted of a crime. He explains what needs to change.

Ken Kwapis Went From Belleville To The Big (And Little) Screen Mar 18, 2021

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In this encore from last October, we talked with director and Belleville native Ken Kwapis. He launched "The Office" and has directed 11 feature films. His recent book is "But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct: Lessons From a Life Behind the Camera."

Clownvis Presley’s Pandemic Shows Draw Dedicated Crowds To Yaquis On Cherokee Mar 18, 2021

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The entertainer Clownvis is from St. Louis and after cold weather, his shows resume at Yaquis on Cherokee Street this weekend. Here's an encore of our conversation from last October with this zany, talented and thoughtful musician.

St. Louis Progressives Aim To ‘Flip the Board’ For A New Majority Mar 17, 2021

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Candidates Anne Schweitzer and Shedrick Kelley explain why they're part of a group that hopes to defeat more establishment-minded Democrats to seize progressive control of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. Reporter Rachel Lippmann provides analysis.

‘Radio Resistance’ Explores Connection Between Activism In St. Louis And The World Mar 17, 2021

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Stories of Resistance at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis includes video, photography, drawing, sculpture and painted installations by 19 artists. It also includes the museum’s first podcast, “Radio Resistance.” Among those featured will be Congresswoman Cori Bush, activist and professor emeritus Harry Edwards and Harvard professor and author Walter Johnson.

Feeling Unhappy? The Rep Invites You To Call ‘Human Resources’ Mar 17, 2021

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The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s "Human Resources," presented by the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and created by Telephonic Literary Union, is a choose-your-own-adventure story via phone. What initially sounds like a typical customer service hotline invites callers to discover the unexpected.

Dogtown Is Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, Without The Crowds Mar 16, 2021

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For the second year in a row, COVID-19 is putting the kibosh on the St. Patrick's Day parade and Irish festival that typically bring crowds of revelers to the vibrant St. Louis neighborhood. But the Dogtown community is still going green this week, finding creative and cautious ways to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint — while also raising funds for what organizers anticipate will be a return to traditional festivities in 2022.

Vote On The Coolest Thing Made In Illinois Mar 16, 2021

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For the second year in a row, the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association is highlighting the state’s diverse manufacturing sector with a bracket-style tournament. The Makers Madness contest started with 311 nominees. After nearly 140,000 votes, eight products are now vying to be declared the state’s coolest.

City Justice Center Gets A Close Look — And ‘Urgent’ Recommendations — After Feb. 6 Riot Mar 16, 2021

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Last month, more than 100 detainees at the St. Louis Justice Center revolted, attacking a guard, smashing windows and setting fires to protest their living conditions. The detainees held a floor of the jail for nearly seven hours. Now a new task force, created to investigate conditions in the jail, has released a report that seeks to explain what went wrong and what it will take to fix it.

Missouri-Born Civil Rights ‘Warrior’ C.T. Vivian Tells His Story In Posthumous Memoir Mar 15, 2021

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The Rev. C.T. Vivian was a confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. and a man who played a pivotal role in desegregating lunch counters, buses and beaches. Co-author Steve Fiffer discusses his legacy and his early years in Boonville, Missouri, and Macomb, Illinois.

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