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3 Years After Taking Sanctuary In A Maplewood Church, Alex Garcia Still Needs A Path Forward Sep 28, 2020

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Alex Garcia has spent the last 1,101 days living in a Maplewood church. In 2017, Immigration and Customs Enforcement denied Garcia’s request for a stay of removal from the United States, and the Honduran native still lacks a viable path to U.S. citizenship. Until he has one, he and his community of supporters have made clear, Christ Church is home.

Sgt. Heather Taylor On Fighting Back, Retiring From The St. Louis Police Sep 28, 2020

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Sgt. Heather Taylor shares her thoughts after 20 years in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. As president of the Ethical Society of Police, Taylor was a thorn in the side of department brass.

‘The Best Way To Experience An Apple’: Eckert’s President Offers His Picks, Insights Sep 25, 2020

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The year 2020 has taken plenty of well-deserved criticism, but its pumpkin harvest is actually looking pretty good. That’s according to Chris Eckert, president of Eckert’s, which operates pick-your-own operations in Belleville, Grafton and Millstadt, Illinois. The company's pumpkin picking season got going last weekend, with apple picking also well underway. And if you ask Chris Eckert, there’s “no better way to grocery shop” right now than going outside and choosing produce straight from the source.

Q&A: St. Louis Health Director On Playground Reopenings And More Sep 25, 2020

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The City of St. Louis has restricted playground access for months, even while bars and restaurants have reopened. The city's Department of Health director, Dr. Fredrick Echols, joins us to discuss what has driven the city’s playground policy.

‘Black In The Middle’ Highlights The Midwestern Black Experience Sep 25, 2020

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“Black in the Middle: An Anthology of the Black Midwest" explores the experience of Black people in the Midwest. Editor Terrion L. Williamson and contributor Lyndsey Ellis discuss the book.

Dred Scott’s Great-Great-Granddaughter Wants To Make His Grave ‘A Place Worthy Of Pilgrimage’ Sep 24, 2020

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Lynne Jackson sometimes struggles to find her great-great-grandfather’s grave. Located in north St. Louis’ sprawling and historic Calvary Cemetery, the headstone is just two and a half feet high. A cemetery map helps, and on it, his grave is indicated in the key, with the number 19 beside his name: Dred Scott. It’s a modest memorial, and it’s also “the most asked-for grave out there,” according to Jackson, who last week launched a fundraiser in hopes of creating a nine-foot-tall educational memorial at the spot.

STL Sloup Returns, With Microgrants On Offer Sep 24, 2020

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This month, the pop-up soup dinner that provides funding for good causes returns to St. Louis after a five-year hiatus. Anne McCullough explains what led her to bring back STL Sloup.

St. Louis Archbishop Rozanski: ‘We Know We Have A Ways To Go’ Sep 24, 2020

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The new archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis shares his thoughts on racism, sexual abuse, and calls from activists to remove the statue of St. Louis the King atop of Art Hill.

In CAM Show, Rachel Youn Explores Where Megachurch Meets Dance Club Sep 23, 2020

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We explore the latest Great Rivers Biennial exhibit at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis with Misa Jeffereis, the assistant curator at CAM who organized the show, and Rachel Youn, whose "Gather” gallery on display blends the lines between dance and worship.

Wash U’s Former Provost Calls Trump’s COVID-19 Messaging ‘Psychically Devastating’ For Scientists Sep 23, 2020

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Holden Thorp, who is now the editor-in-chief of Science, has found it necessary to speak out in recent months about what he terms “an extreme attack on science that’s acute and forceful and very much in the news.” He doesn't mince words in his latest editorial for the magazine.

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