AltWeeklies Wire
A Relationship Between a Bank and a Church Draws Firenew
Some past members of a Missouri church see their conservative pastor’s business dealings with a bank executive as an unholy alliance.
Redemption Songnew
He has talent. But it took more than a few good songs for Hinson to win back the respect of his family. To accomplish that, he had to make the hardest move of all -- he had to go back home.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
04-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Micah P. Hinson
Washington University's Image Takes It on the Chinnew
Members of Washington University's Alpha Phi sorority created a buzz after they and their dates showed up drunk at a March 18 formal at the City Museum in downtown St. Louis.
Family Businessnew
Matthew Friedberger explains in an interview The Fiery Furnaces' insane productivity and his grandmother's role on an upcoming album.
The Pitch |
Scott Wilson |
04-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Probing the Private Records of an Attorney Generalnew
The Pitch would like to know the last time Phill Kline went to the doctor and what for. But it lacks the power of the Kansas Attorney General, who subpoenaed 90 women's records from two abortion clinics.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
04-12-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Privacy, women's issues
Xanga.com Cuts to the Heart of High School Darknessnew
Xanga.com software has become the blogging system of choice for the underage. On hyperpersonalized Web pages, teens obsess about suicide and sex and take the opportunity to harass each other.
Jazz Vocalist Makes the Wall Street Journalnew
The attention is great, but Erin Bode says she hasn't noticed any sex-symbol stuff, now that she's married.
The Pitch |
Jess Minnen |
04-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Band Bets on Debut Albumnew
Even with an appearance at the South by Southwest music festival and the imminent release of their debut album, members of Doris Henson are skeptical that they'll succeed big time.
The Pitch |
Nathan Dinsdale |
04-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Faulty Wire Costs Worker a Year in Prisonnew
A fire investigator failed to notice a faulty wire on a clock at a hospital -- and so a young respiratory therapist spent a year in prison, convicted of arson.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
04-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Legendary High School Coach Has Won at a Pricenew
Last year Bud Lathrop reached a milestone 900 wins in a half-century of coaching basketball at a Missouri high school. But he's known for getting in trouble for using a wooden paddle on players who missed free throws during practice.
Death Warmed Over Againnew
Whatever kudos go to writer/director Dan Harris for the length of his reach in this family-crisis drama tend to be overshadowed by inexperience and enslavement to genre.
Sidewalk Solicitors Pitch for Charitiesnew
Save the Children reports that street-level fundraising has yielded more than 70 percent of its new donor base, but watchdogs warn that such methods can backfire.
The Pitch |
Mike Seely |
03-22-2005 |
Business & Labor
Demand for Missouri Caviar Spawns Cutthroat Competitionnew
A global shortage of caviar, owing to the overfishing of the Caspian Sea's beluga sturgeon, is making the Mississippi and Missouri rivers once again a nexus for the caviar trade.
The Pitch |
Kristen Hinman |
03-22-2005 |
Food+Drink
Out Like a Lambnew
Set, for the most part, in the underground Berlin bunker where Adolf Hitler spent his last days, Downfall is a grim and sometimes guilt-ridden examination of the Third Reich in collapse. But it's also weirdly sympathetic.
City Taxpayers Asked to Come to Hospital's Aidnew
Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Kay Barnes and other officials are pushing for a property-tax increase to help fund emergency health care for the uninsured.
