The intent of a 1993 federal law is clear: take voter registration drives to the people, especially those who use government assistance offices (welfare, food stamps) as well as driver's license offices. Now, however, ACORN, the umbrella activist group, says that Missouri...
As the spouse of a flight attendant employed by a profitable air carrier, I like to keep a watchful eye on the airline industry. Today, one of my twice-weekly trips to St. Louis’ Lambert International...
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While many Americans are marking the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition on beer in the United States today, no one is doing more to commemorate the event than the folks at Anheuser-Busch World...
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The poor cowboys out there on the Iron Range! ;}Although this is a serious weather story, I must admit that everytime I hear the words "Iron Range" I think of Da Yoopers and their song about the guy...
Standing on the front porch of my home in the St. Louis suburbs during yet another school-closing “snow day,” I snapped this photo just after 12 noon Central.It appears that approximately two inches of snow...
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Fellow St. Louis-area blogger Gateway Pundit published a piece Tuesday about a Muslim prayer tower under construction next door to a mosque in a predominantly-Bosnian South St. Louis neighborhood. The next morning, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a response piece,...
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If not for the large number of above-ground power lines partially-obstructing my view of it, I probably would have ignored the billboard which touts “BURYING POWER LINES UNDER GROUND.”Located along Highway 94...
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Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton, the alleged shooter in tonight's Shooting in Kirkwood, Missouri, had his First Amendment-based lawsuit against the city of Kirkwood, Mo., rejected Jan. 28 by U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry.Earlier today, the First Amendment Center...
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KSDK-TV, the NBC affiliate in St. Louis just reported that a man walked into the city council chambers in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, Mo., said all he wanted was justice and began shooting.KSDK-TV, the...
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Several outbreaks of ciguatera fish poisoning have been confirmed in consumers who ate fish harvested in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the Food and Drug Administration said this week.
The FDA said that fish such as grouper, snapper, amberjack and barracuda represent the...
"Charter Communications officials believe a software error during routine maintenance caused the company to delete the contents of 14,000 U.S. customer e-mail accounts.A spokeswoman for the St. Louis-based company says there's no way to retrieve the messages, photos and other...
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Yesterday afternoon, Taylor Pyatt was hit in the face with a puck. News of the extent of his injury has just been released on the Canucks website. "Pyatt was struck in the face by the puck on a clearing attempt...
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When Art Bell, long time host of the “Coast to Coast” radio show which attracts up to ten million listeners a night, announced his retirement on his July 1, 2007 show, he knew that his listeners had heard this before. So he emphasized, “This time it’s for real...
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Reporting from St. Louis: Yes, Rudy Giuliani checked himself into a St. Louis hospital last night after complaining of flu-like symptoms, according to an AP report.I, for one, suspect the Republican presidential...
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Last week it was Roberto Luongo in recognition for his 3 consecutive shutouts this week it's sniper Milan Hejduk of the Colorado Avelanche. "Colorado Avalanche right-winger Milan Hejduk was named the NHL's...
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