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Cold Water School host Wellness Fair

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“The Heidi Chronicles” coming to town

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Prep Sports Practices Begin Aug. 4…football kickoff Aug. 22

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  Football Kicks Off Aug. 22-23 By Jim Wieners It is here; sooner than expected, High School Sports in Missouri begin preparing for the fall season Monday Aug. 4 (Illinois…

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County Executive Candidates Voice Residents’ Concerns at Public Forum

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               By Pat Lindsey The one and only pre-primary public forum during which St. Louis County Executive candidates could respond to questions from county…

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Aug. 5th Primary issues, candidates in North County

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Candidates, issues in Florissant, Hazelwood U.S. Representative - Congressional - District 1 Vote For: 1 (2 year term) * denotes incumbent Democratic:            * Lacy Clay 885 Lionsgate Dr., St Louis…

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Diving Divas visits Mid-town restaurant

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It’s the Dining Divas with a Twist at Hamburger Mary’s It was definitely a Dining Divas to remember. That’s the best way to describe it. I guess when I chose…

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3 Mid-Summer Movies worth a Look…from Sandy Olmstead

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  Get On Up, story of James Brown by Sandra Olmsted      Director Tate Taylor delicately traces both the sources of James Brown’s musical influences and the reasons for his…

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6th ANNUAL SATURDAY JUBILEE FOOD DRIVE – Saturday, JULY 26

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6th ANNUAL SATURDAY JUBILEE FOOD DRIVE – JULY 26TH, 2014 ST. LOUIS, July 18, 2014 – On Saturday, July 26, St. Louis’ largest distributor of free food for the hungry,…

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CYC areawide Playoffs in Florissant this week

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  2014 ARCHIDIOCESE CITY/COUNTY YOUTH SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS COMES TO THE CITY OF FLORISSANT   Mayor Thomas P. Schneider announce dthat the City of Florissant is assisting the North County CYC…

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‘WOUNDED: THE BATTLE BACK HOME’ RETURNS WITH Spanish Lake vet

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    New Episode Debuts Sunday, July 27 at noon (CDT) on MSNBC featurea Spanish Lake veteran   The monthly event and docu-series Wounded: The Battle Back, which profiles the harrowing stories…

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A Preview of Late Summer Films

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In a summer full of sequel, prequels, and remakes, it might be helpful to plan ahead, so here is a short preview of what is coming to local theaters. OPENING…

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We Could Use Some of Our Nation’s Founding Fathers Today

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A Boomer’s Journal: By Tom Anselm Due to the opportunity of writing 'real news' these past few column entries, I have missed a few calendar milestones that always make for…

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