Archives: March 2024

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Movies

True/False 2024: Girls State is an empowering, heartbreaking return to 2022’s most divisive week

The Boys State documentary team return to capture a tumultuous period of political fallout for American women.
Abby Olcese,

Girls State. // Courtesy of Apple TV Original Films The True/False Film Festival is currently running in Columbia, MO. The nationally renowned event brings together many of the year’s most important upcoming documentaries and our film editor Abby Olcese is sharing highlights throughout the weekend. Read this year’s other coverage here as it goes live.  If you have any lingering…

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Politics

Missouri House bill takes aim at ‘cesspool’ of meatpacking sludge

‘It literally burns your lungs, your chest,’ a southwest Missouri resident says of the stench of meatpacking sludge.
Allison Kite,

Denali Water Solutions operates storage basins for meatpacking sludge in Missouri. Legislation in the Missouri House would impose regulations to help rural residents who complain of unbearable smells from the facilities. (USGAO/Wikipedia) Between Vallerie Steele, her seven siblings and their children, there’s always a birthday or anniversary to celebrate on the family’s southwest Missouri farm. The summer months are typically…