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Remember Memorial Day and all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for Our Freedom

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St. Louis Zoo Reopened Monday

Extensive tree damage at St. Louis Zoo after Storm, Still...

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Ferguson Twilight Run is Saturday May 17

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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

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Hazelwood Students Receive SSD Rosemary Zander Awards, Scholarship

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  • Post published:May 21, 2014
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The Special Education Foundation, in partnership with Special School District (SSD), recognized 19 students with Rosemary Zander Awards recently. Six of the awardees were from Hazelwood West High School: Alexis…

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Large Turnout For Robert Lowery Sr. at Police Facility Re-named For Former Chief

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Story and  photos by Bob Lindsey Back in 1982, three years after Robert Lowery, Sr. was named police chief of Florissant, many of the lawns throughout the city, had yard…

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Muny Offers Old and New for 2014 Season, Tickets Available Now

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The 2014 Muny Opera Season has been announced, and it features some old favorites as well as some new shows. Tickets are available in a wide range of prices. For…

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Godzilla: Sixty is the New Terror

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By Sandra Olmsted Godzilla, the star of 29 feature films turns the big SIX-ZERO this year, and with maturity comes a complete remake of the myth and the body. In…

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Million Dollar Arm: A Re-Branded All New Ball Game

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By Sandra Olmsted In director Craig Gillespie’s biopic, Million Dollar Arm, buddies JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) and Aash (Aasif Mandvi), strike out, literally, on their own after working for a…

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Florissant Dropping Red Light Cameras

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By Carol Arnett Red light cameras in Florissant are officially a thing of the past. The Florissant City Council passed a bill Monday night that will repeal the section of…

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When They Gotta Fly, You Have to Let Them

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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm   She was barely 2 years old when she put on her sisters purple and pink two-piece swim suit, reached into the drawer for…

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Rams Had a Good Draft Even Without Taking Wide Receiver

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By Randy Gardner Do you know how you have the best intentions on doing something even if you are told to do them just a few hours before, well that…

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Commentary: Feeling Fortunate to Live in North County

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By Rance Thomas It’s  time for us to be reminded once again of how fortunate we are to live and raise our families in a community such as North St.…

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Florissant City Council Holds 3 Public Hearings: Hertz, Cell Tower, Dollar Tree

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By Carol Arnett After a string of relatively light meetings, the Florissant City Council held three public hearings and introduced several bills at Monday night’s council meeting. One public hearing…

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