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Back to SearchAncient Roman imperial cult temple unearthed by SLU-led international team
A newly unearthed ancient temple in Italy complicates the history of paganism and Christianity in the Roman Empire. Douglas Boin, a history professor…
2 years, 1 month ago
Missouri lawmakers open 2024 session hoping to avoid low election year expectations
Missouri lawmakers opened the 2024 session this week with GOP majority leaders of the House and Senate expressing optimism that they can accomplish m…
2 years, 1 month ago
SLPS board paused its College Kids Savings Account partnership. What’s next for the program?
A recent vote by St. Louis Public Schools board members means fewer kids will have a St. Louis College Kids Savings account through the City of St. L…
2 years, 1 month ago
How politics and lawsuits could shape Missouri’s cannabis industry in 2024
Since legal sales of medical marijuana started in Missouri in 2020 and adult recreational cannabis in 2023, business around all things marijuana has …
2 years, 2 months ago
Book ban efforts threaten ‘the heart of our democracy,’ says Wentzville lead librarian
In the fall of 2022, a Missouri law went into effect that opened school officials to possible criminal charges if they provide “explicit sexual conte…
2 years, 2 months ago
CVPA grad reflects on St. Louis Teen Talent Competition win and future endeavors
When Central Visual and Performing Arts High School student Ray Strickland performed his original song “Time for Change” at the St. Louis Teen Talent…
2 years, 2 months ago
How DB Cooper inspired a St Louis hijacker
D.B. Cooper’s 1971 airplane hijacking did more than just create an American crime legend: He inspired copycats, including in St. Louis in 1972. The S…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sam Goodwin’s forthcoming book shares the ways coincidence and connections led to his release from Syrian prisons
Sam Goodwin was just thirteen countries away from reaching his goal of visiting every country when he traveled to Syria. His visit took a wrong turn …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Endangered Species Act is 50. Here's how MoBot is helping plants survive
50 years after the Endangered Species Act was passed, the Missouri Botanical Garden continues their plant conservation efforts within the garden grou…
2 years, 2 months ago
The top stories that shaped St. Louis, Missouri and Illinois politics in 2023
2023 was a year of change in St. Louis politics as Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigned from an office in turmoil and the Board of Aldermen was cut …
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