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Review: Two comic novels from "Arrested Development" writers
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (130+ words) This month, if you read just one former "Arrested Development" writer's comic novel about a woman who used to write for TV but has shifted gears, make it "Go Gentle." "Like This, But Funnier" Simon & Schuster, 290 pages Independent Bookstore Day…...
New memoir explores St. Louis' drag culture
1+ week, 4+ day ago (103+ words) Gabe Montesanti has led an interesting life as an artist, teacher, swimmer and professional roller derby player. She truly found her groove as an author and drag performer. "Drag Thing: A Memoir of Mania and Mirrors" Arsenal Pulp Press, 256 pages,…...
Conversion therapy" bans in IL, other states, in danger, after SCOTUS ruling
4+ week, 1+ day ago (467+ words) The days appear to be numbered for a Colorado state law banning so-called 'conversion therapy,' after the U. S. Supreme Court lopsidedly sided with a licensed counselor on the question of how to evaluate her claims that her constitutional free speech rights…...
Senate blocks amendment on transgender athletes during weekend session on voting bill
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (644+ words) WASHINGTON " The Senate on Saturday blocked an amendment that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women's sports, rejecting one of President Donald Trump's priorities as he pressures Congress to act on a broad voting bill. To that end, Stackercompiled…...
St. Charles library patrons say ban on workers' pride flags signals 'leadership issues"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) ST. CHARLES COUNTY " Tempers flared and there were chants of "shame!" as residents voiced their displeasure with St. Charles City-County Library trustees this week over a recent edict directing staff to remove LGBTQ pride flags from their desks. Some city…...
St. Charles County libraries ban LGBTQ flags, other 'personal belief' decor
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (116+ words) ST. CHARLES COUNTY" Library employees here have been ordered to remove flags" including LGBTQ pride flags" and other decor that "promotes personal beliefs" from their workspaces, officials said on Tuesday. The new documents name the teen for the first time,…...
City SC restricts BLM, trans flags from display at soccer games, frustrating fan groups
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (162+ words) A "love always wins" transgender pride banner and Black Lives Matter flag hang at Energizer Park last year. City SC's supporter groups are frustrated that the displays were not approved by the club for the upcoming soccer season. ST. LOUIS…...
Factory worker becomes fastest person in the world to peel and slice a pineapple
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (374+ words) A factory worker has achieved the Guinness World Records title for fastest time to peel and slice a pineapple " clocking in at 11. 43 seconds. The feat, completed at the Del Monte factory in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, on Wednesday, beat the previous record…...
Wentzville transgender bathroom suit gets trial date
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (218+ words) The five-day bench trial will cover whether Wentzville's school board was wrong to discuss a policy on where transgender students could use the restroom during a closed session meeting in June 2023. Javascript is required to use this website. Missouri Attorney…...
Missouri court strikes down 2022 law that pulled library books off shelves
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (140+ words) A Jackson County Circuit Court judge has struck down a state law criminalizing school employees for supplying "sexually explicit material" to students, ruling it unconstitutionally vague and overbroad in a five-page decision. Kids" library cards could be revoked in order…...