social security

Democratic Groups Pressure McCaskill To Stand Firm On Entitlements

Chris McDaniel — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:12:45 +0000

Lawmakers are hoping to put together a compromise before the end of the year to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff –a series of tax increases and spending cuts, which some economists say would trigger another recession.

But some Democratic groups are pressuring Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill to keep entitlements off the bargaining table.

Nearly 50 retired teachers, union members and health care workers assembled at a St. Louis Social Security office Monday, holding up signs like “hands off my social security" and “instead of war, invest in people.”

The Luminary Presents Exhibition Reflecting Evolution Of Arts Community

Alex Heuer and Mary Edwards — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:18:50 +0000

The Luminary Center for the Arts opened in 2007 and strives to provide a platform for the presentation of innovative art, music and cultural projects.

Its temporary exhibition space now hosts Social Security, a constellation of five galleries individually curated by area alternative spaces which have shuttered or shifted in form within the past year.

Among other things, the exhibition explores the how the arts community is evolving.

Debt reduction talk attracts protesters

Chris McDaniel — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:12:16 +0000

David Walker has given his lecture on reducing the national debt in 13 cities, but he says his appearance in St. Louis was the first that attracted protesters. Walker was the Comptroller General of the United States from 1998 to 2008, serving in the Government Accountability Office.

Since then, Walker has written a book and toured around America to lecture on the increasing national debt. His lecture tour, titled "$10 Million a Minute", involves him speaking about a variety of areas in which he believes residents can combat the growing U.S. financial burden.

St. Louis County woman, dead for years, still got Social Security

The Associated Press — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:20:25 +0000

The Social Security Administration confirms that a woman whose mummified remains were found earlier this year in her St. Louis County home had been receiving Social Security benefits.

The remains of Gladys Stansbury were discovered in her Jennings home in February, wrapped in plastic and a curtain. Authorities have said it is unclear when she died, but she was last seen alive in 1994.

Uncertainty plagues end-of-year tax planning

Libby Franklin and Aaron Doerr — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:20:13 +0000

The Senate voted this afternoon to move ahead with Obama's compromise tax cut package. A final Senate vote is expected Tuesday. But the bill still faces an uncertain future in the House.