Kimberly-Clark announced a voluntary product recall of its U by Kotex Sleek Tampons, Regular Absorbency, sold throughout the United States and Canada for a quality-related defect that could impact the performance of this product. The recall is limited to specific lots of U by Kotex Sleek Tampons, Regular Absorbency, manufactured between October 7, 2016 and […]
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Alonzo Byrd joins the Deaconess Foundation Board of Trustees
Alonzo Byrd joined the Deaconess Foundation Board of Trustees. He is assistant vice president of public affairs for Enterprise Holdings, the largest rental car company in North America, and a member of the Enterprise Committee on Corporate Responsibility. He is responsible for the development and execution of corporate citizenship initiatives nationwide.
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City tries to finalize land buy so ownership group can apply for MLS franchise
Carolyn Kindle Betz, who is leading the ownership group trying to bring a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise to St. Louis, has a long-term, big-picture argument for why this would be good for St. Louis – and put no unfair burden on overstressed taxpayers in a city with a lot of problems more pressing than […]
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Josh Hawley, Nick Ayers and the GOP dark money machine
Calling Missouri Republicans pious, gun-toting, racist frauds doesn’t make them any worse than Republicans anywhere else. It’s the brazen stupidity that sets them apart. The GOP in Missouri largely reflects its donors and voters. It’s bigoted and white, representing white-flight exurbs or hollowed-out rural areas. It’s for more guns and less government, ignoring the reality […]
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Gregg Popovich passes Pat Riley, moves to fourth place on all-time wins list
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich moved past Pat Riley for fourth on the NBA’s all-time wins list with San Antonio’s 111-86 win Tuesday night over the Phoenix Suns. In his 23rd season with San Antonio, Popovich is the longest-tenured head coach with the same team in all four major professional sports, and he also holds […]
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Kennedy Holmes wins fourth slot to compete for title on ‘The Voice’ finale
A few days after her 14th birthday, John Burroughs 8th grader Kennedy Holmes stood alongside a group of singers hoping for a chance to be voted through to the finals in an instant save. For her it was unfamiliar territory. Over the course of the 15th season of NBC’s hit vocal talent competition “The Voice,” […]
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Gov. Parson should make history by appointing Dogan state treasurer
The first African American to be elected to Missouri’s legislature was Walthall M. Moore Sr. of St. Louis city’s 3rd District in 1921; his district was overwhelmingly white. A postal clerk and a Republican, he served in the 51st, 53rd, 54th, and 55th General Assemblies. It took another 39 years before the first African American […]
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St. Louis Blues partners with Riverview Gardens School District to reward Academic All-Stars
Four academic all-star students from Riverview Gardens School District have been invited to attend the Dec. 14 St. Louis Blues game and participate in a holiday-themed contest on the ice during intermission. The exciting contest will include a special holiday surprise for the students. The elementary school students were nominated by their respective principals. The […]
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Andrea Stanley joins Board of Directors of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Andrea Stanley joined Board of Directors of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. She is an associate with Brown & Crouppen who practices personal injury litigation and was a 2018 recipient of a Missouri Bar Association-Young Lawyers Section Pro Bono award for her volunteer work. She chairs the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis’ Young Lawyers […]
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Which side will Hawley be on?
Thanks to The St. Louis American for endorsing Claire McCaskill for U.S. Senate. While she did not win, she deserves our appreciation for standing up for the public interest during her 12 years in the Senate. For example, she voted against the nomination of Scott Pruitt to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); […]