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Shock the Junkienew
Can a hallucinogen help addicts kick hard drugs?
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
11-16-2010 |
Science
Dog Beat Dognew
To pull off the biggest dogfighting bust in U.S. history, investigators went deep undercover. So did their dogs.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
09-02-2010 |
Animal Issues
Tags: Dogfighting, John Bacon
Dr. Feelbad: When This Physician Went Haywire, No One Intervened to Shut Him Downnew
A month after trashing his patients' charts, Alexander Kalk somehow managed to open a new practice less than half a mile away from his old one. It lasted only a few months. Kalk was more than $1 million in debt, with his medical license in jeopardy, when he abruptly left the state in March of this year. He did not surface again until June 21, when he was arrested by Clayton police on suspicion of forging checks belonging to his estranged business partner.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
08-21-2009 |
Science
A Southwest Missouri Hamlet is Leading the Latest Fight to Legalize Medical Marijuananew
Cliff Village has become the second Missouri city to legalize marijuana for medical use. But with a population in the double-digits and a local sheriff who vows to lock up any pot smoker he can find, the town's 30-year-old mayor, Joe Blundell, concedes that the move is "symbolism, pure and simple."
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
02-20-2009 |
Drugs
Recent Tiger Attacks Have Some in Missouri Calling for Tougher Exotic Animal Lawsnew
Missouri is one of 23 states that permit individuals to keep tigers and other big cats as pets. State law says only that owners must register their animals with a local law enforcement agency and that failure to do so is a misdemeanor.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
08-22-2008 |
Animal Issues
Prostitutes Turn to the Web as a Means of Empowermentnew
While the idea of escorts on the internet is nothing new, a new generation of local "providers" and "hobbyists" create a virtual red-light district.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
06-13-2008 |
Sex
The Strange and Violent World of St. Louis' Bail Bondsmennew
"To my knowledge, I know of no other state that allows felons to be licensed as bail bondsmen," says Bill Kreins, spokesman for the Professional Bail Agents of the United States. "Convicted felons absolutely should not be in the bail bond business. They just do not fit."
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
04-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Sacred Garbage?new
Native Americans trash plans to expand a sprawling Illinois landfill.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
01-18-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Lock 'Em Down, Lock 'Em Upnew
Did Lock 'Em Down Records exec Dewanzel Singleton lead a well-choreographed double life, or did the DEA finger an innocent man?
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
01-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Downside of Free Drugsnew
Clinics that treat the poor rely on free medical samples, but pharmaceutical companies say there's got to be a better way.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
12-07-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Baseball Blogs Make Successful Pitch for Legitimacynew
While bloggers are still banned from major league press boxes and clubhouses, it has become increasingly common for front offices to develop relationships with them that sometimes rival those they maintain with traditional news outlets.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
07-27-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
