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• East St. Louis has had it tough. But here’s how one woman celebrates the good.
• Hoping American values will outshine the confusing Trump era, While the West focuses elsewhere, Africa should take advantage, Britain hopes to hedge its way out of ‘Brexit’, The world should awaken to Romanian corruption, Beware of bitcoin
• Readers write: Hope for the future in St. Louis, politics in Peru, insightful review of ‘Paddington 2,' perspective on current events

East St. Louis has had it tough. But here’s how one woman celebrates the good. Posted: 17 Feb 2018 05:00 AM PST Charmaine Savage wouldn't want to start a conversation about herself with grim stereotypes of East St. Louis, Ill., her hometown. A once-prosperous manufacturing, rail, and shipping center, East St. Louis had a peak population of 80,000 around 1950. This town has nurtured African-American icons – from jazz great Miles Davis and singer Tina Turner, to Olympic track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee and renowned sports and race sociologist Harry Edwards, to former US Ambassador to the United Nations Donald McHenry.

Hoping American values will outshine the confusing Trump era, While the West focuses elsewhere, Africa should take advantage, Britain hopes to hedge its way out of ‘Brexit’, The world should awaken to Romanian corruption, Beware of bitcoin Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:00 AM PST "In the era of Donald Trump, the world is confused about what America stands for and with whom it stands...," states an editorial. "That is why people's attitude [about the Feb. 7] visit to Jamaica by Rex Tillerson is so paradoxical.

Readers write: Hope for the future in St. Louis, politics in Peru, insightful review of ‘Paddington 2,' perspective on current events Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:00 AM PST Regarding the Jan. 1 & 8 cover story, "Bridging black and white": I posted this story on my Facebook page because I want everyone to read it. St. Louis, we care about you and all the residents. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test?

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