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Summer is winding down -- indeed, some schools have started -- and camps are letting out. What's a family to do? With a general air of caution surrounding the economy, gas prices staying in the uncomfortable range and airlines charging to check bags, we at the Beacon decided to look in our own backyard for things to do. The obvious things such as movies and the Zoo we trust you know. Several of the things we present will be familiar to some, and we may go to an obvious place -- think the Art Museum -- and highlight a lesser known part. At the end of the article, click on the link and send us your ideas.
The Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club and U.S. Bank held the third annual Rubber Duck Derby on the St. Louis Riverfront Saturday. Thousands of bright yellow rubber ducks bobbed in the dingy current, and some even thwarted the organizers' plans, escaping down the river.
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The Gateway Cup bicycle race starts under the lights in Lafayette Square on Friday. On Saturday morning, the race kicks off a new addition: a 1-mile figure-8 course from The Schlafly Tap Room. Racing is on The Hill Sunday and in the U-City Loop on Monday Info: www.gatewaycup.com
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Head to downtown St. Louis for the Hispanic Festival Inc . The festivities take place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 5 & 6 and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept. 7.
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The Greenway Network is sponsoring a Race for the Rivers (serious paddler), a clean Water Challenge (less intense) and a Race for the Rivers Festival in Frontier Park at St. Charles. So, canoists, kayakers and people looking for fun, check out, http://www.racefortherivers.
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Did the Tour de France inspire you? Do you want to try your hand, er, feet, at miles and miles of bicycling? Check out the Tour of Missouri , Sept. 8-14.
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Check out new club, The Trade (3515 Chouteau, enter at rear), and support the Melanoma Research Foundation, from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. Sept. 15. $5 minimum suggested donation will get you into the first annual Hoosier Games, including washers and wiffle ball. Music and food will also be available.
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Zoo news: Dinoroarus has been extended through Sept. 30. See 16 life-size animatronic dinosaurs that move, roar and spit in a walk-through exhibit in River's Edge. $3 per person, $1.50 for Zoo Friends.
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Cahokia Mounds can be the beginning of a Midwest journey that discovers the civilizations that lived -- and disappeared -- around here hundreds of years ago. | Keith Mulihill, The New York Times
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History, crafts and food (forget funnel cake, we hear fried Oreos will be available) fill the streets of St. Charles at the Festival of the Little Hills Aug. 15-17.
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In the News
How much is show? How much is substance? How do you recognize spin? Does age matter? All the things you learned to think twice about when watching stylized ceremonies and twirling gymnasts will be useful as you observe the demonstrations and think about the hype.
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Editorial Cartoons
Nothing like a convention to sharpen the pencils of editorial cartoonists. From the contrast between Biden and Obama to the steadfastness of Hillary Clinton suports, Mike Thompson, Scott Stantis, John Sherffius, Gary Markstein and Chris Britt have plenty to say.
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Law Scoop
The Obama campaign claims that Ed Martin's anti-Obama group violates federal election law. Election law experts say that the group may violate the law, but that federal election authorities won't do anything about it until after the election.
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In the News
If protests about Tropic Thunder can make one person think instead of laugh when characters make fun of people with disabilities, they will have been worth it, according to a father whose son has autism.
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Who's the leader of the club that sues for excess use?
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