AltWeeklies Wire
Acquisitions Prepared Pulitzer Inc. for Salenew
In the years preceding Pulitzer Inc.'s sale to Lee Enterprises, Pulitzer president and chief executive Robert Woodworth grew the company through strategic moves like buying a group of suburban St. Louis, Mo., papers. Second of two parts
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
03-14-2005 |
Media
"Pulitzer's Pain" and "Pulitzer's Gain"new
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
03-09-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Botanists Set Out to Chronicle Our Biological Heritagenew
From the command center of Missouri Botanical Garden, brigades of taxonomists are fanning out to identify all the continent's plants, past and present. Their results will be recorded in the 30-volume Flora of North America encyclopedia.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
02-01-2005 |
Science
The Tattoo Artist as Perfect Canvasnew
At age 12, Brad Fink was struck with a rare genetic malfunction that caused all his hair to fall out. Today he's St. Louis' pre-eminent tattoo artist, nationally acclaimed for his parlor magic -- his hairless skin an inker's dream.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
01-19-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
St. Louis's Crime Tabloid Has Dished Dirt for 66 Yearsnew
With its sensational headlines and menacing cover shots of black gangbangers, the St. Louis Metro Evening Whirl is a long way from landing a Pulitzer. People read it for shock value and to keep track of neighbors and friends in the rough-'n'-tumble crime zones of St. Louis.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
01-04-2005 |
Media
Reporter Suspended When His Blog Is Uncoverednew
St. Louis Post-Dispatch features writer Daniel P. Finney was suspended after he was discovered to be the author of a blog that took frequent, thinly veiled potshots against his employer and co-workers.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
12-28-2004 |
Media
Lawsuit Claims Lethal Injection Is Unconstitutionalnew
A federal lawsuit argues that Missouri's method of execution is a "cruel and unusual punishment." Lawyers for a Death Row inmate contend that one of the drugs administered, Pavulon, leaves the person being executed completely paralyzed but fully conscious and susceptible to pain.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
12-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
The Case That Hauntsnew
The most notorious cold case in the history of the St. Louis Police Department, the murder of a girl whose decapitated body was found in a basement in 1983, still haunts homicide detectives.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
12-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Child's Illness Separates Husband and Wifenew
When his son had a medical emergency and needed to be treated in the U.S., Tim Hogan discovered just how "humanitarian" his native country's immigration law is. He could come to the U.S. with his baby but had to leave his Honduran wife behind.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
11-09-2004 |
Immigration
Murder Conviction Is Tough Luck for Man Who Could Be Innocentnew
A federal appeals court says the facts suggest that Darryl Burton may well be innocent of the murder of hustler Donald Ball. But impediments erected by courts and Congress mean the court can offer no relief.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
11-09-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Developmentally Disabled Boy Kicked Out of Cub Scoutsnew
Cub Scout pack leaders wrote to Christopher Lowe-Irby's mother and said her 7-year-old would be barred from meetings and activities "for both his safety and the other children's safety."
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
10-26-2004 |
Children & Families
Health Career College Accused of Not Delivering on Jobsnew
Former students, teachers and administrators say St. Louis College of Health Careers had high teacher turnover, outdated equipment and too many class cancellations. They say college officials helped students cheat so they could enroll and get financial aid.
Riverfront Times |
Shelley Smithson |
10-13-2004 |
Education
Where the Boys Arenew
Lee is 28 years old, lives at home with his parents and will let you jerk him off for $25. He says his line of work is even more dangerous than a female prostitute's.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
09-23-2004 |
Sex
Young Businessman Sees His Empire Collapsenew
It wasn't long ago that Bill Stallings seemed to have it all: real estate holdings, a successful nightclub and a bright future. Last month, he began serving time for his second felony conviction in the past four years.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
09-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bishop Takes a Queennew
In LaCrosse, Wis., Bishop Raymond Burke was known not only for his neo-conservative eccentricities but for gathering fringe religious orders, including one that a parishioner alleges included a transgendered nun.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
08-27-2004 |
Religion
