Donna R. Jones and Wendy Goss won seats on the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education as the board prepares to vote on closing 11 schools.
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Do you think your local public schools are getting better or worse?
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Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported trade speculation surrounding the St. Louis Blues goaltender as his contract nears its end.
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Should employees be fired for publicly criticizing their employer's donors or board members?
A St. Louis judge threw out a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former senior director after he publicly criticized the nonprofit's donors.
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Do you trust AI to be used safely in your own medical care?
A BJC and WashU Medicine executive says medical AI has decades of research behind it and should not be treated as new.
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Do you trust local officials' overseas trips are paid for fairly?
Mayor Cara Spencer travels to Nairobi and Kigali to build trade relationships, with the trip running through November 16.
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Should St. Louis use marijuana tax revenue to fund winter homeless services?
St. Louis aldermen perfected a bill directing the city's adult-use marijuana tax toward the Code Blue winter program, with final passage expected next week.
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