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We Love Our Cars…Are We Nuts? By Tom Anselm I had a conversation with my car recently. Well, it was a bit one-sided since, of course, cars can’t talk. Except…

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Rams Want to Lose Their St. Louis Identity By Cutting Long-time Players

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By Randy Gardner Now that you step back and take a look at the news of the St. Louis Rams leaving St. Louis, has it changed your life really in…

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Florissant Public Hearing March 9 on CAPER

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  The City of Florissant, Missouri, will conduct a public hearing beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9,  at Florissant City Hall Council Chambers, 955 rue St. Francois, Florissant,…

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Mark Your Calendar (upcoming community events)

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Friday, Feb. 26    Fish Fry all through Lent at Florissant Valley VFW Post 4105, 410 rue St. Francois from 3-7. All profits go to support Veterans. Call 314- 831-6121.…

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In the Long Run, Things Work Out Financially in Retirement (I Think)    By Tom Anselm Sometimes it’s hard to believe that I’ve been retired   for over five years. Yes…

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City Council OKs Cell Tower

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Florissant Complete Streets Policy Approved By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council met Monday at city hall. They had a light agenda, with no public hearings scheduled. The did, however,…

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Former FFSD Supt.

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Art McCoy Back in North County as the New Jennings Superintendent   Art McCoy, the former superintendent of the Ferguson-Florissant School District, is back in North County replacing one of…

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Jackson, Barton, Nichols Earn State Medals                  By Jim Wieners McCluer North Wrestlers Solomon Jackson and Cayelon Barton and Hazelwood West Swimmer Jessica Nichols take home Missouri State High School…

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Top Seeded Hazelwood Central Hosts Class 5, Dist. 5 Basketball By Jim Wieners   Hazelwood Central Basketball, Boys and Girls, will be hosting Class Five, District Five as top seeds…

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The Revenant, The Big Short, Spotlight aretop films

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Oscar Predictions for 2016            by Sandra Olmsted The big night, the Academy Awards Ceremony, is just days away, and it’s time for me to go out on the proverbial…

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