A fairytale American childhood — except for the radiation
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2e7011n03vo
#StLouis #ColdwaterCreek #radiation
@bojacobs
Passing over the Mississippi River at #StLouis today, I botched a photo of a barge and it ended up looking like it was taken in a different century. #mississippiriver
The first picture is from an apartment complex across town. Their covered parking collapsed on all the cars. The second is from about 1/2 mile down the road from us. The top of the pole is just dangling there.
It's unclear when electricity will be restored. Our daughter is staying with a friend who still has power.
Stay safe and have a good afternoon.
I put my work gloves, a chainsaw and an ax in the back of my SUV. We're heading out to see if we can find a place serving hot food. The power is still out unfortunately. We spent three hours working in the yard. I'm a bit bummed by the damage we got but others have it way worse so I'm going to move forward and just deal with it as best I can. Mostly insurance claims anyway.
Have a good Saturday friends! 
Good morning everyone. There is wide spread destruction across the state of Missouri. Multiple tornadoes ripped through our area. We have trees down and hail damage. I haven't been able to access how severe on the roof but the cars have countless dents. We're all safe, that's all that matters. The power has been off since 9pm last night so I hope it's back in soon. I've heard it might be three days.
Stay safe everybody and have a good day.
Saw this at the current exhibit at Wash U's Kemper Art Museum. The whole exhibit is about seeds and the art is lovely, but this really stunned me. The drawers are full of seeds taken from plants growing locally, which you can take.
Missouri AG issues order barring Planned Parenthood clinics from providing medication abortions
"AG Bailey's attempt to gin up a fake story and score political points is a clear attempt to threaten and intimidate the state's only abortion providers, but Planned Parenthood will not be deterred," leaders stated Wednesday in a press release before the desist order was issued.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_060733a8-ff7b-11ef-a0b2-f3a618ad9f17.html
From the era of evocative newspaper illustrations. By the way, “Martyr to Science” Albert E. Belton died in 1945, at the ripe old age of 77.
For St. Louisans, March 14 is #314Day! 
In celebration, I'm sharing a tiny tech time capsule — a collection of textfiles related to St. Louis-area #BBS networks!
I gathered these 30 years ago when I was cosysop of "Something in the Attic BBS" and seeking to attract more users.
Brace yourself for all manner of capitalization! (PIllowNet, SPORKnet, StupidNET)
Ending "z"s!
And lots of exclamation marks!
Missouri House passes bill repealing voter-approved mandated paid sick leave
Proposition A passed in November with 57% of the vote. The statute raises the minimum wage to an eventual $15 an hour in 2026. It also mandates paid sick leave for employees with some exceptions.
The legislation passed on Thursday entirely repeals the mandated sick leave portion. It also removes any minimum wage increase slated to go in effect in January 2027 and beyond.
80s kids are coming to a fine city near you!
#Portland, OR
#Guerneville, CA
#Sacramento, CA
#SanDiego, CA
#LosAngeles, CA
#Austin, TX
#Houston, TX
#WinstonSalem, NC
#Phoenixville, PA
#Newtown, CT
#Essex (#Burlington), VT
#Minneapolis, MN
#StLouis, MO
#CedarRapids, IA
#KansasCity, MO
#DesMoines, IA
#Omaha, NE
#Denver, CO
#Boise, ID
#BakerCity, OR
#Spokane, WA
#Seattle, WA
#Oakland, CA
Get your ticket here! https://shannoncurtis.net/tour-dates/
I pass by this building in my neighborhood from time to time and always thought it was beautiful. Never realized it was originally an Anheuser-Busch owned tavern. Neat bit of local history.
One of the best hitters of the early 20th century George Sisler (1924) #stlouis #baseball
https://socprofb.wordpress.com/2023/03/16/colorizing-early-st-louis-baseball-history-george-sisler/
They Had an Answer to Their City’s Decline. Then Came the Immigration Crackdown.
Shrinking cities have tried to stabilize their populations with foreign-born residents. The strategy was working, until the inauguration.
