At a rink in exurban Wentzville, Mo., the world’s best sled goalie, Steve Cash, an ardent Blues fan who used to play inline hockey against Maroon, hones his craft. In Kosice, Slovakia, 20-year-old Clayton Keller of Swansea, Ill., across the Mississippi from St. Louis, has two points in four games for the American team at the world championships.
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, who is also running for president, has been a strong supporter of charter schools. Last year, Mr. Booker said in an interview that “my loyalty is to a free public school, high-quality public school education,” allowing that charter and magnet schools could be part of the mix.
A team of physicists, funded in part by Mars, the confectionary company, published a paper last week showing just what happens as the ingredients of chocolate are given a stir on their way to becoming a delicious treat — what is known as chocolate conching.