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Funniest Headline of the Week

From KSDK.com: “Slay Says More Needs To Be Done To Address Racial Divide“ St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay told Channel 5 reporter Cordell Whitlock yesterday that he thinks Firefighters Union Local 73, which is white-dominated, and F.I.R.E., the African-American firefighters organization, need to come together. But as Slay was quick to publicly remind ex-fire chief [...]

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Homeless Are "Face of Downtown" Too

According to a survey paid for by the Downtown St. Louis Partnership and reported today by the Post-Dispatch, “those living [downtown] are younger, richer and better educated than the average St. Louisan.” Just one problem: the mail survey doesn’t include downtown’s largest population: the poor and the homeless. “Developers say the number of young adults [...]

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MEDIA WATCH: THE GREAT DISCONNECT

PUB DEF SPECIAL REPORT There are a lot of people hurting in the City of St. Louis. Not just struggling to make ends meet, but really struggling — to find shelter, to food for their children. This is a developing story, which seems to be getting more desperate everyday. But you won’t see this story [...]

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