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· Metro cuts hit commuters today; less service will lead to delays – Phyllis Brooks, of Collinsville, expects to burn a lot more shoe leather in the months ahead. -
· A quicker train to St. Louis? Federal funds could make it possible. – For decades in Tokyo, high-speed rail has meant 180 miles an hour. -
· An experimental program offers rich rewards to ex-cons that stay clean – Nearly eight years ago Chief Judge Carol Jackson gave "Mike" 41 months fo hard time for dealing drugs. Last month she gave him a candy bar. -
· Washington University offers to swap land with City of Clayton – Washington University is prepared to offer the old Christian Brothers College High School to the Clayton School District in exchange for Wydown Middle School and two building that the district no longer uses. -
· Festus woman puts expertise to work in fields of Afghanistan – Jen Dipley, a Festus soldier now based in Afghanistan, is serving on the front lines in the War Against Low Crop Yields. -
· Initiative Petitions Aplenty – Petitioners for a slew of state ballot measures may soon be asking for your signature at a grocery store near you. -
· AS condo market collapses, developers dream up new plans – All three proposals presented at the city of St. Louis' Tax Increment Financing Commission's recent meeting were reinventions of condo projects that had failed in their previous incarnations to get off the ground. -
· Girl Scout Cookies Not Affected by Recall – The peanut butter used in cookies sold by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri is not sourced from the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). -
· More on That Strange Odor over St. Louis – There has been a strange stench hovering over St. Louis. It has been described as something akin to rotten food, body odor and/or feces. -
· Emily Pulitzer's $45 Million Gift to Art Museum Remains Talk - For Now – Slate magazine is out with its annual ranking of the nations 60 biggest philanthropists. -
· Officials battle snow and ice – Another Arctic blast, this time bring with it ice and snow hit the region Tuesday. -
· Great Places to Work – While there might not be a definitive list of best workplaces, there are best practices-certain elements of a workplace that makes daily life enjoyable. -
· Americans receiving jobless benefits hits record – The number of people receiving unemployment benefits has reach an all-time record. -
· 6 Ingredients of Strong Housing Markets – With the help of housing experts, U.S. News compiled a list of the top 6 ingredients of strong housing markets. -
· How a "perfect storm" led to the economic crisis – The U.S. economy is clearly in terrible shape. What is less clear is how we got here. -
· U.S. New-Home Sales Fall to Lowest Level on Record – Sales of new homes in the U.S. fell in December to the lowest level on record. -
· An experimental program offers rich rewards to ex-cons that stay clean – Nearly eight years ago Chief Judge Carol Jackson gave "Mike" 41 months of hard time for dealing drugs. Last month she gave him a candy bar. -
· Washington University offers to swap land with City of Clayton – Washington University is prepared to offer the old Christian Brothers College High School to the Clayton School District in exchange for Wydown Middle School and two building that the district no longer uses. -
· Starbucks to cut 6,700 jobs amid falling sales – Starbucks is to close more stores, sell a newly delivered $45 million corporate jet and cut headquarters staff. -
· Anheuser-Busch super bowl ads to feature Clydesdales – Anheuser-Busch's game plan for this years Super Bowl is simple: more Clydesdales. -
· New Bagge Carosels at Lambert – Lambert St. Louis International Airport has begun the installation of a new in-line baggage system in the main terminal. -
· S&P raises rating on St. Louis Community College – Standard & Poor's Rating Services raised its issuer credit rating on St. Louis Community College to AA+ from AA according to the college. -
· St. Louis homeless shelters preparing for artic-cold – St. Louis regional homeless shelters are expanding capacity in advance of an artic cold snap expected to drop temperatures to wind chills below 0 over the next several days. -
· Investigation into Pfizer shooting – The Chesterfield police are investigating a shooting of a woman at Pfizer to determine if she could have possible shot herself. -
· Bady charged with five robberies – Spain Dominick Bady charged with five robberies. Bady, of the 3800 block of Wyoming in St. Louis, has been charged with five counts of robbery in the first degree, one count of attempted robbery in the first degree, and two counts of burglary in the first degree. -
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