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Prop R Would Increase Property Taxes To Fund Early Childhood Education Oct 21, 2020

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Prop R asks city voters to increase property taxes, but some critics worry because the money it raises would go to nonprofits outside the public school system. A Yes on Prop R backer addresses those concerns.

Pro & Con: Amendment 3 Has Missouri Voters Back To The Drawing Board On Legislative Districts Oct 20, 2020

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Missouri state Sen. Bob Onder (R-St. Charles County), a lawmaker in favor of Amendment 3, and Sean Soendker Nicholson, campaign director for Clean Missouri, which is urging a "no" vote on the ballot issue, join St. Louis on the Air to debate the pros and cons.

Auditor Nicole Galloway Makes Her Case To Be Governor Oct 20, 2020

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Missouri State Auditor Galloway joined St. Louis on the Air two weeks before Election Day to make her final case against incumbent Governor Mike Parson — and answer to GOP attacks that accuse her of being pals with an anti-Trump celebrity.

St. Louis Startup Wants To Sell Men On Something New: Sunscreen Oct 19, 2020

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A study by St. Louis University researchers last year found that incidence of head and neck melanoma among younger people rose significantly in recent decades — by 51% in fact. The researchers also found that incidence was higher among males than females, and pointed to that discovery as one to take into consideration when it comes to prevention campaigns. Central West End resident Elianna Goldstein points to it as a market opportunity.

Pro & Con: Prop D Would Transform St. Louis Politics. The Question Is How Oct 19, 2020

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Proponents of a ballot initiative St. Louis voters are weighing this fall argue Proposition D would change municipal races for the better. They envision a nonpartisan system that puts the focus on local issues that matter most, fosters a more responsive government and addresses the vote-splitting associated with the heavily Democratic city’s current primary setup. But not everyone is on board.

‘Some Really Big Shoes To Fill’: Friends And Fellow Performers Remember St. Louis Legend Kim Massie Oct 16, 2020

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“When I get in front of my audience,” Kim Massie once told St. Louis Public Radio’s Nick Garcia, “I don't care if I’m playing for free or if I’m playing for a million bucks. I’m going to give you the same show, because that could very well be my last show, and you’re only as good as your last performance. … So I give it my all, every time I sing.”

Holocaust Survivor Charles Klotzer Has Kept St. Louis Media Honest For 50 Years Oct 16, 2020

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In the wake of stubbornly inaccurate mainstream coverage of protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Charles Klotzer launched what is now known as the Gateway Journalism Review. The first issue appeared in September 1970, and the now-quarterly publication is still going strong — even as its contemporaries have long since ceased operations.

Concerned About Barrett Nomination, St. Louis LGBTQ Couples Get Hitched Oct 16, 2020

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This week, a pair of women from the Mehlville area of south St. Louis County got married just outside St. Louis City Hall. They were part of a much larger movement of pop-up weddings there within the past week — all designed to highlight concerns within the LGBTQ community related to the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.

St. Louis Symphony's Return To Powell Hall Combines Small Audiences, Big Compositions Oct 15, 2020

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The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra returns to Powell Hall this week. Seven months after the coronavirus pandemic shut down events, the symphony kicks off a shortened season of “chamber orchestra concerts." Music director Stephane Deneve previews the season and its highlights.

Regina Taylor Wants ‘To Root’ Herself In St. Louis As The Rep’s Playwright-In-Residence Oct 15, 2020

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The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has some big news today: an acclaimed new playwright in residence. She’s a Golden Globe award winner and a two time Emmy nominee. And thanks to a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, she’ll be working in St. Louis for the next three years.

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