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The event aims to illuminate ways of talking about how faith leaders can combat racism and hate.

Intersection Of Race And Faith On The Agenda For Local Advocates

The Women’s Group on Race Relations will convene St. Louis faith leaders to discuss how faith can combat racism on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Congregation…

Nazi guards force Jewish prisoners on a death march during World War II. The fifth man from the right is Leo Wolfe, who survived the Holocaust and co-founded the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center with Tom Green and Bill Kahn. 4/15/19

Jewish And Free: Archive Of Holocaust Survivors' Stories Personalizes A Historic Tragedy

Paula Bromberg was a Polish Jew whose family was seized by the Nazis, forced to live in the Lodz ghetto and later sent to the death camp at…

Healthworkers test a village chief for lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, in the Ivory Coast.

Wash U Researchers Awarded $24 Million In Effort To Eradicate Tropical Diseases

Elephantiasis and river blindness are parasitic diseases straight out of a horror movie.In both cases, insects bite humans and transmit tiny parasitic…

Missouri's stake in health-care debate

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 19, 2010 - -The largest percentage of Missourians with health insurance, either…

Eltoreon Hawkins works on a house in the Walnut Park West neighborhood of St. Louis.

This St. Louisan Sees Beauty In Vacant Houses — And Wants To Help You Buy One

Eltoreon Hawkins has made it his mission to help St. Louisans buy vacant, city-owned houses.The 25-year-old contractor bought his first home from the…

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Voters Reject MSD Rate Hike, Give St. Louis County Council Its Own Attorney

St. Louis and St. Louis County residents on Tuesday rejected a Metropolitan Sewer District tax increase aimed at stopping erosion and flooding.Voters also…

Under a plan released Monday to merge St. Louis and St. Louis County, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger would become the first "metro mayor" of the merged government.

Subpoena Seeks Information About County Contracts During Stenger Administration

The federal grand jury subpoena of St. Louis County government is seeking a substantial amount of information about how St. Louis County Executive Steve…

Hit List: Sauce Magazine's Top Picks For New Local Restaurants To Try During The Month Of April

On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, Sauce Magazine managing editors Catherine Klene and Heather Hughes talked up some of the latest additions to the St.…

Nancy Sayles, 51, sells a bag of M&Ms to a commuter at the Belleville MetroLink station. She's one of six Challenge Unlimited clients working at the convenience store. March 20, 2019.

MetroLink Snack Shop Trains People With Disabilities For Food Service Jobs

A snack shop at the Belleville MetroLink station now employs people with disabilities, providing on-the-job training to a community that often faces…

Eating Fish May Help City Kids With Asthma Breathe Better

A research team tracked the diets and exposures to air pollution of kids inside Baltimore homes. Children with diets high in omega-3 fatty acids seemed less vulnerable to pollution's effect on asthma.

A partially built wall at the Northside Regeneration urgent care project collapsed last year after high winds. Pictured on December 28, 2018.

McKee Urgent Care Builder Asks City To Reinstate Permits

Updated 2 p.m., March 30, with comment from Paul McKee's spokesperson — The design builder for developer Paul McKee's planned urgent care facility has…

This broken levee is on the Missouri River west of Hamburg, Iowa, shown from an airplane view. The white smoke in the background is from a coal plant in Nebraska operated by the Omaha Public Power Administration.

10 Failed Levees In Midwest Flood Zone Were Not Inspected By Federal Government

The 11 levees that failed last week during catastrophic flooding along the Missouri River were maintained by local associations or private owners, with...

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