The turbulence of the 2008 housing crash, the pandemic, and the subsequent rise in rents and inflation marked some of Matthew M. Williams’ most formative years. In search of stability, he recently purchased his first house in the St. Louis area. This sense of permanence is the primary motivator for millennial and Gen X homebuyers, …
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Summer heat is tough enough, but losing power when you’re relying on air conditioning, fans, or even garden timers just makes it worse. Yet in many U.S. states, summer power outages are not only common, they’re becoming longer and more disruptive. A new report by Wolf River Electric, analyzing federal outage data from 2019 through …
“Man’s best friend”—it’s a title dogs have earned over centuries. Yet for Indy, a one-year-old black Lab, discovering where he fit into that legacy took time. The canine was quickly returned to his Colorado breeder after his original owners couldn’t make the commitment required for an active working breed, like Indy. Luckily, at the same …



