Celebrating Louis Braille
Jan 3rd, 2009 · Louis Braille was born 100 years ago Sunday. Braille developed a reading and writing system for the blind that's based on various combinations of six raised dots.
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A Check On How Retailers Are Doing ****
Dec 1st, 2008 · Black Friday was not as bad as many retailers had expected. One estimate shows American shoppers spent 3 percent more on the first day of the holiday shopping season than last year. To find out how some retailers did, we check in with a high-end mall in a St. Louis suburb, an outlet mall in San Marcos, Texas and online retailer in Boston.
Cobbler Has Sole During Recessionary Times **
Nov 18th, 2008 · As Americans trim their budgets, some businesses are ready for thrifty activity. In St. Louis, a shoe repair shop has seen business skyrocket as the economy prompts more customers to have shoes fixed instead of buying new ones. Jeff Lipson of Cobblestone Shoe Repair is a third generation cobbler, and he's seeing a new type of customer. Adam Allington of member station KWMU reports.
Show Me State Inches Toward Election Result
Nov 11th, 2008 · The traditionally bellwether state of Missouri has yet to declare which presidential candidate won the state seven days after the election. John McCain remains in the lead, however. Matt Sepic, of member station KWMU in St. Louis, offers his insight.
High School HIV Scare Alarms Community *
Oct 28th, 2008 · Every parent knows how schools can be breeding grounds for the flu, or the common cold. But parents at Normandy High School in St. Louis, Mo., were shocked when they learned their children may have been exposed to HIV at school. A roundtable, including Stanton Lawrence, superintendent for the Normandy School District, discusses the case and parents' growing concern.
St. Louis Voters Discuss Struggles, Election Hopes
Oct 28th, 2008 · A group of workers at the nonprofit Manufacturing Training Alliance in St. Louis, which trains people for skilled manufacturing jobs, all say they support Barack Obama. For some, this will be the first time they plan to head to the polls.
Obama Rallies In Missouri
Oct 19th, 2008 · If Barack Obama was hoping to send a message that he's got a shot at winning Missouri, he succeeded, drawing huge crowds Saturday to his rallies in Kansas City and St. Louis.
100,000 Turn Out For Obama Rally In St. Louis
Oct 18th, 2008 · Thousands gathered under the Gateway Arch in the red state of Missouri. With just 17 days left before the election, the candidate has been focusing on battleground states seen as critical to winning the race.
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