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Tuesday, September, 17, 2019 - Remember the 400 Sep 17, 2019

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St. Louis Public Radio's Andrea Henderson checks in with local members of Remember the 400 following their trip to Virginia to mark 400 years since the arrival of the first African slaves.

Monday, September 16, 2019 - The Keeper of The Cup Sep 16, 2019

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The Stanley Cup’s summer tour included five countries over three continents as it made its way to each Blues player, coach, executive, trainer, and equipment manager. The trophy will be back in St. Louis for the start of the new NHL season, before returning to its home at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The "Keeper of the Cup" Phil Pritchard talks about the busy summer with the Stanley Cup champions.

Friday, September 13, 2019 - Stephanie Syjuco at CAM Sep 13, 2019

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The Manila-born artist spent some of the summer combing through archives from the 1904 World’s Fair, particularly materials related to the so-called Filipino Village. A site-specific installation building from those materials will be part of an exhibition that examines the use of photography and other images to create social narratives related to imperialism and colonization.

Thursday, September 12, 2019 - Mia's Treats Delight Sep 12, 2019

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Tamia Coleman-Hawkins is 12 and the owner of Mia’s Treats Delight. Tamia, also known as Mia, told her mom she wanted to start a bakery when she was 8. She's gone on to inspire other kids to start their own businesses.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - A+ Scholarship Program Sep 11, 2019

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Missouri students can get two years of community college paid for if they complete 50 hours of tutoring through the A+ Scholarship Program. But access for low-income students is uneven.

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - Large Livestock Operations Sep 10, 2019

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The state of Missouri has taken some local control away from counties and cities to regulate where large livestock operations locate. We examine what the new regulations mean in Missouri.

Monday, September 9, 2019 - Empty Desks Sep 09, 2019

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When children are killed by gun violence it can have a ripple effect on the child’s school, from classmates to teachers. Crisis response counselors are sent in and learning can be disrupted as kids respond in different ways. But in neighborhoods where gun violence is the norm, even the youngest students can grow numb to the loss.

Friday, September 6, 2019 - Radio Snakes Sep 06, 2019

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Local biologists are studying populations of venomous snakes that live in the St. Louis area, including copperheads. With the help of surgeons at the St. Louis Zoo, they're implanting tiny radio transmitters into the snakes and tracking their movements. The goal is to better understand where these elusive creatures live and hibernate.

Thursday, September 5, 2019 - Sweet Corn Sep 05, 2019

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The Midwest is tops in field corn production, but it does not stand out when it comes to national production of sweet corn. But for many in the Midwest, nothing says summer quite like a fresh hot ear of sweet corn — plain, buttered or salted.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 - Hana Sharif Sep 04, 2019

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The Rep's new artistic director, Hana Sharif, is the first black woman to hold that job at a member of the League of Resident Theatres. That is the nation’s largest professional regional theater organization. She is part of a wave of women taking artistic control of theaters in the past few years.

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