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Lumiere Place Halts Layoffs For 97 Longtime Workers Aug 31, 2020

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Longtime Lumiere Place have dodged layoffs. Instead, they'll remain on a recall list that allows them to keep their seniority if the hotel/casino reopens their job stations before April. Kim Bartholomew of Unite Here Local 74 explains the good news.

Army Trombonist Traces Military Roots To The Civil War Aug 28, 2020

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For army trombonist Spc. Joseph Murrell, the military might just be destiny. According to his family research, almost every man in his paternal blood line — except for his father — served the military in some way. The legacy started when Murrell’s long-ago ancestor, Pvt. William Murrell, joined the Union Army in 1863. A runaway slave, Pvt. Murrell had fled to Ohio and served in the 109th United States Colored Troop.

Missouri Senator Jill Schupp On Her Plan To Unseat Ann Wagner Aug 28, 2020

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Missouri state Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) wants to unseat Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Ballwin) in Missouri's second congressional district. We talk with Schupp about why she thinks she's the better candidate in a race that the nonpartisan Cook Political Report now considers a tossup.

How A Clayton Woman Turned Angst Over A Construction Project Into Art Aug 28, 2020

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Artist Judith Shaw's show at the St. Louis Artists’ Guild was directly inspired by the $770 million construction project just outside her condo. Shaw used tire tracks made by heavy machinery as the basis for a series of prints -- and formed some unlikely friendships in the process.

How Prop D Would Change St. Louis Municipal Elections Aug 27, 2020

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In the city of St. Louis, primary elections frequently have bigger consequences than general ones. But one item St. Louis voters will see on their Nov. 3 ballots could change that pattern in a big way: Proposition D. Touted by proponents as a minor change for voters that would mean big improvement for St. Louis, the measure would establish a nonpartisan election system for the offices of mayor, comptroller, the president of the Board of Aldermen and alderman.

Wash U-Based ‘Focus-19’ Initiative Puts 211 Call Data To Good Use Aug 27, 2020

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For evidence of the coronavirus pandemic’s wide-ranging toll on society, monthly jobs reports and quarterly GDP numbers are go-to sources of information — and highly credible ones. But for a more granular, real-time sense of the extent of community needs, a group of researchers at Washington University has been looking elsewhere: at 211 calls.

New Children’s Book Highlights Early 20th Century Riverboat Culture Aug 27, 2020

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In her new children’s book "Ruth’s River Dreams," historian Elizabeth A. Pickard re-imagines the life of river historian and educator Ruth Ferris, who lived from 1891–1993. Ferris made it her life’s work to study Missouri’s waterways — particularly the Mississippi River.

Lemp Brewery Collapse Crumples Decades Of History, Hundreds Of Bikes Aug 26, 2020

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When part of the Lemp Brewery collapsed this past weekend, it didn’t just destroy hundreds of bicycles. It also turned 160 years of history to dust. We checked in with the nonprofit whose inventory was crushed, as well as a local historian.

Airport Privatization Plan Earns ‘Overwhelming’ Opposition From Labor Council Aug 26, 2020

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In July, the Greater St. Louis Labor Council voted to oppose the airport privatization plan being put before city voters, even though the carpenters' union is a major backer. President Pat White explains why.

Grand Jury Secrecy And Prosecutor’s Discretion Probed By Legal Roundtable Aug 25, 2020

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Six years after Michael Brown was killed by a Ferguson police officer, his death continues to generate debate. St. Louis on the Air’s Legal Roundtable discussed St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell’s decision to reopen and then close the case, as well as the lawsuit filed by a grand juror seeking to expose what happened in the criminal probe into Brown’s death.

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