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Housing starts sink to pandemic levels as builders worry about inflation
May housing starts fell to the lowest level since the pandemic disrupted construction six years ago, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday. Builder confidence has dropped recently because of higher material and financing costs.
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Beyond the Sting: MU Researcher Highlights the Hidden Importance of Wasps and Native Bees
By Jason VanceCOLUMBIA, Mo. — When most people hear the word “wasp,” they immediately think of painful stings, paper nests under eaves, and aggressive yellow jackets. But according to University of Missouri entomology doctoral student Josh Klosterman, those familiar insects represent only a tiny fraction of the wasp world.Klosterman explains that wasps are among the…
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Kinsler is a Hoot
One would be hard pressed to look around and find someone that loves baseball more than Elsberry native Kaden Kinsler.