ACORN Files Lawsuit Against Missouri Officials

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...

American Airlines Pilots Walk Picket Lines

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...

St. Louis Celebrates 75th Year Since Prohibition

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...

Storm dumps more than 2 feet of snow in northern Minn.

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...

Another Winter Storm Hits St. Louis

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...

St. Louis-Area Blogger Targeted by Muslim Group

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,...

Ameren UE Offers ‘Power On’ Billboard Irony

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...

Judge Ruled Against Kirkwood Shooter 10 Days Ago

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...

Shooting in St. Louis Suburb of Kirkwood

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...

IIllness outbreak from eating Gulf Fish

" 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 apologizes after accidentally emptying 14,000 e-mail accounts

"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...

Canuck's Taylor Pyatt Injury Update: 25 Stitches and a Mouth Splint

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...

Is Art Bell Hinting at a Comeback?

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...

Rudy Walks in Shoes of an Illegal Immigrant

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...

Milan Hejduk named NHL's top star of the week

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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