For those who were lucky enough to forget, the 2024 election was contentious. Voters hit the polls in droves to support their favored candidate; in Missouri’s 95th House District — encompassing portions...

Way back when I was an impressionable lad at Southwest High School in St. Louis, my government teacher, Mr. Tepe, invited a speaker to talk with our class about life in politics. It was John Danforth,...

To the editor: The other day, I heard a little bit of news that I couldn’t believe. Our “felon in chief,” Donald, is planning to cut Senator Mark Kelly’s military pension. After checking, I...

To the editor: Anyone who has concerns about our Lemay, Affton and Bayless community, please email our new community group at savebayless@yahoo.com. We are all in this together, and together we can...

To the editor: This is ridiculous. It seems as though yearly there are new subdivisions, which means more taxes to the school system. Remember, years ago, the schools were threatening that they would...

To the editor: I read this “revenue” article with disgust. The article proposes it was not right for senior citizens to be given a break on their ever-increasing property taxes annually. Are seniors...

To the editor: I just wanted to say that your publication of the baby box at the Mehlville Fire House is something that I personally think is very good. I feel like the idea of the baby box is very...

To the editor: You’re driving in your car, in a hurry. Perhaps you’re running late for something, and every second counts. And then you see a crosswalk turn to red. You stop, and there is nobody...

To the editor: As a rheumatologist, I can’t begin to tell you how frustrating my early career has been. From being forced to work remotely for one year because of a hospital’s non-compete rule (despite...

When I go grocery shopping these days, I often hear something both familiar and unexpected. At the checkout line, someone might ask, “Is this the right stuff for kimbap?” Not long ago, that word would...