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St. Louis Art Museum expansion brings national attention to all of area's visual arts venues
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe $162 million expansion of the St. Louis Art Museum has already drawn national attention to St. Louis. Art critics and travel writers love major projects such as these whether they are built in New York or Bentonville, Ark. Add a high-profile name,...Tags: Arts, Gardens and Parks, Architecture, Music, Entertainment
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Mo. House roll call to pass legislation changing workers' compensation system, disability fund
The Missouri House voted 135-23 Thursday to give final approval to legislation that would replenish a fund for disabled workers and change the way people are compensated for job-related illnesses. Voting yes were 109 Republicans and 26 Democrats. Voting...Tags: Carrollton, Parkville, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Marble Hill, Labor Legislation
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Decker children honor slain father
St. Cloud Times, Minn.The notes of taps rang out Wednesday as the children Tom Decker left behind placed a wreath in the shadow of the state Capitol to honor their fallen father. Decker, 31, a Cold Spring-Richmond police officer, was shot and killed on duty last November...Tags: George Washington, Washington, DC, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, John Callahan
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Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states, including Michigan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Turns out that cutting was the easy part. Now Republicans who control a majority of the state capitols in the United States face a far greater philosophical dilemma — what to do with all the money when an improving...
Tags: Rich Wardner, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting
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Supporters of ex-mayor of Ellisville fail in bid to review ouster; he's filed a lawsuit
ELLISVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The city council of a St. Louis County town deadlocked over a proposal to reinstate the former mayor, who was ousted last month for violating the city charter. The Ellisville City Council's tied on a vote Wednesday to reverse... -
Limit on lead contamination suits clears Missouri Legislature
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe Missouri Legislature passed and sent to the governor late Wednesday a bill that would limit lawsuits by people who say they have suffered injuries from exposure to lead mine tailings and chat piles in St. Francois County. Legislators decided that...Tags: Environmental Issues, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Ethics violations could cost ex-state Sen. Robin Wright-Jones $271K
St. Louis Post-DispatchFormer state Sen. Robin Wright-Jones spent thousands of dollars from her campaign fund on clothing, groceries, car repairs, restaurant tabs, dry cleaning, tickets and even video games, the Missouri Ethics Commission said Wednesday. The expenses -- and...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Religion and Belief, Politics
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Janice Skaggs answered a health scare by getting into condition
St. Louis Post-DispatchJanice Skaggs' voice cracks and tears swell when she recalls how cancer robbed her of ever having children. "Mother's Day is still a bad time for me," she said. Three years ago, she contracted endometrial cancer. She had to have a hysterectomy to...Tags: Mother's Day, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hysterectomy, Human Interest
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Bridging the racial divide in how we die
St. Louis Post-DispatchNo one in Telia Stark's family had ever used hospice. They depended on God and one another to deal with death. But mostly, they were afraid. "I don't want anybody experimenting on me," Stark recalls her uncle saying 10 years ago when his doctor...Tags: Racism, Diseases and Illnesses, Pancreatic Cancer, Nursing Homes, General Practitioners
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East, West archers compete at nationals
cporter@jessaminejournal.comJessamine County archers recently returned from the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Nationals in Louisville with expectation-breaking scores that exceeded those from state. Archery head coach Eric Sowers’ highest team finisher,...Tags: Edward Jones Dome
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ATF offers reward after 100 pounds of explosives stolen from Missouri business
TROY, Mo. (AP) — Powerful explosives have been stolen from an eastern Missouri business, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $5,000 reward in the effort to find the culprits. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch...Tags: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Theft
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Man found electrocuted at manufacturing plant in St. Louis County
FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A worker is dead after being electrocuted at a manufacturing plant in St. Louis County. An employee of St. Louis Cold Drawn Inc. arrived shortly after 4 a.m. Wednesday and found 55-year-old Mach Nguyen of Florissant on the...
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