Recently added articles from St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO):
Noxious vapors.
Oct 10, 2007 ... The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday, Oct. 10: ___ "(A)s politics as usual rolls across America like a noxious vapor, I'm no longer sure it matters whether the Democrats or the Republicans run the country. It's just a different ...
Torture and shame.
Oct 10, 2007 ... The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Tuesday, Oct. 9: ___ On Friday, President Bush repeated an assertion that he has made several times before: "This government does not torture people." There would not appear to be much wiggle room in ...
Critic's TV picks for Wednesday: 'Pushing Daisies'.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Gail Pennington Oct. 10--SPOTLIGHT 'Pushing Daisies' 7 p.m. on ABC (Channel 30) Maybe I won't have to resort to knocking on doors and begging people to watch "Pushing Daisies" after all. Last week's series premiere was a solid success, ...
Where kids go to high school may not matter.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: David Hunn Oct. 10--Urban private high schools have about the same effect on academic achievement, college completion and future job satisfaction as public schools among poor, inner-city students, according to a new analysis of national data released today. ...
BRIEF: Corps of Engineers begins repairs on scour holes at dam.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Angie Leventis Oct. 10--ALTON -- The Army Corps of Engineers has begun repairing "scour" holes in the riverbed on the upstream side of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam. The $1.6 million project involves filling eight holes of varying depth with 16,000 tons of ...
Pepose Vision must pay $95,000 in punitive damages to whistle-blower.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: William C. Lhotka Oct. 10--ST. LOUIS COUNTY -- A jury awarded $95,000 in punitive damages Tuesday against Pepose Vision Institute of Chesterfield in what was described as a whistle-blower case. On Friday, the same St. Louis County jurors awarded $30,000 in ...
Program focuses on children's mental health.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Terry Hillig Oct. 10--ALTON -- Caregivers, teachers and parents of children who exhibit emotional problems in elementary school or even preschool now have a place to turn to. A pilot program managed by Community Counseling Center in Alton will help caregivers ...
Bangert Island may get a trail.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Schlinkmann Oct. 10--ST. CHARLES COUNTY -- A recreational trail may be built as soon as next spring on long-ignored Bangert Island in the Missouri River just south of Interstate 70. A plan submitted Tuesday night to the St. Charles County Council calls ...
Fireworks restrictions to be debated in St. Charles County.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Bryant Oct. 10--WENTZVILLE -- Many cities in St. Charles County prohibit the use and sale of fireworks, but the Wentzville Board of Aldermen is considering the additional step of banning possession. The board is scheduled to take up the issue at its ...
Families of fired Jeffco deputies speak out; appeal fails.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Christine Byers Oct. 10--HILLSBORO -- The families of five of the six Jefferson County sheriff's deputies who were fired for their role in a barroom brawl broke their silence Tuesday moments before the officers lost an appeal for their jobs. The Sept. 13 ...
City school bus schedules return to normal after strike.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Giegerich Oct. 10--ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Public Schools' bus schedule was expected to return to normal this morning as more than 500 drivers and monitors ended a two-day wildcat strike that disrupted transportation for thousands of district students. ...
He said, he said.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Strauss Oct. 10--Sitting in limbo somewhere near the Bay Area, Tony La Russa emphasized Tuesday that he won't commit to another term as Cardinals manager until chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. can at least provide direction where the club's general manager search might end. ...
Maclin is giving MU different dimension.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Graham Watson Oct. 10--COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri's spread offense started to evolve the day Jeremy Maclin signed with the Tigers. Before his arrival, Missouri didn't have enough athletes to diversify what had become an offense built around the legs of former ...
Golf professional Jerry Ray dies in a one-car accident.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: BY KEITH SCHILDROTH Oct. 10--Jerry Ray, a longtime local golf professional and owner and director of golf at Paradise Valley Golf and Country Club, died Sunday (Oct. 7, 2007) in a one-car accident near the course on Hillsboro Valley Park Road. He was 63. Ray ...
Devon Alexander: Packing a big punch.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Timmermann Oct. 10--The progress of Devon Alexander as a boxer continues. The Vashon High product fights Saturday in the Chicago area on the Juan Diaz-Julio Diaz undercard in what he hopes will be the final fight of the development stage of his career ....
BRIEF: Students injured in Reynolds County bus accident.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Leah Thorsen Oct. 10--A Viburnum High School bus flipped over this afternoon near Oates, sending the 32 people onboard to area hospitals, authorities said. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, but 10 students were taken by medical helicopter from the ...
For flu, a little jab'll do ya.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tina Hesman Saey Oct. 10--Health officials aren't above bribing people to get their flu shots. Parties, doughnuts, prizes and radio contests are among the incentives offered to get families vaccinated this year. Young children and the elderly face ...
Devlin's tour of courts gives onlookers a feast.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Todd C. Frankel Oct. 10--It was on the second stop of Michael Devlin's whirlwind tour of the region's courthouses that three school-bus drivers showed up. The women stood outside the old brick courthouse in Potosi, their Tuesday morning routes complete, ...
Jones' punting stands out as a positive for the Rams.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Thomas Oct. 10--Donnie Jones has booted them high, booted them long and landed them inside the 20. There aren't many bright spots to the Rams' 0-5 start this season, but the punting of Jones is one of them. Five games into the season, Jones leads the NFL ...
Blues are expecting full house for real.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jeremy Rutherford Oct. 10--A year ago, the Blues handed out thousands of tickets to their home opener and announced a crowd of 17,213, giving the appearance of a renewed interest in hockey. Of course, that proved not to be the case, as attendance dipped to ...