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Missouri advocates push for compensation for radioactive waste victims as deadline looms
Over the course of half a dozen trips to Washington, D.C., Dawn Chapman has become accustomed to long days of congressional meetings and questions about St. Louis’ decades-long struggle with radioactive contamination. Chapman, co-founder of Just Moms STL, wraps her feet with duct tape to keep her shoes from giving her blisters, and she and […] The post Missouri advocates push for compensation for radioactive waste victims as deadline looms appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Effort to honor a century-old Chinatown in St. Louis moves forward
ST. LOUIS — It was lost in plain sight: a Chinatown in downtown St. Louis that existed for nearly a century. It never made it to the history books and barely made the news. Now there's a widespread effort to honor these stories in light of recognizing the city's shared past.
Missouri advocates push for compensation for radioactive waste victims as deadline looms
ST. LOUIS — Over the course of half a dozen trips to Washington, D.C., Dawn Chapman has become accustomed to long days of congressional meetings and questions about St. Louis’ decades-long struggle with radioactive contamination. Chapman, co-founder of Just Moms STL, wraps her feet with duct tape to...
Help is coming for Missouri, Illinois families that struggle with food insecurity during summer
MISSOURI, USA — As the school year comes to an end, many families face food insecurity because their kids and teens no longer have daily access to lunch and even breakfast they normally get at school. Buying groceries is tough right now for St. Louis metro families. "Food prices...
St. Louis says it's cleared, secured closed hospital
ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis said Friday that it's cleared and secured the former hospital known as St. Alexius and then South City Hospital. Closed last year, Mayor Tishaura Jones' office said the hospital's Jefferson Campus had become "a significant safety concern for the surrounding neighborhoods."
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