Silver – author of the New York Times’ uber-popular blog, FiveThirtyEight -- addressed an overflow crowd Monday night at Washington University’s Graham Chapel (and a spillover room elsewhere on campus), to promote his latest book, “The Signal and the Noise: Why so many predictions fail, but some don’t.”
Missouri's contest for governor may be overlooked in many quarters -- but not by the partisan national governors groups, who been flooding the state with donations to Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, and his Republican rival, St. Louis area businessman Dave Spence.
Three leading Missouri Republicans, accusing President Barack Obama of holding the U.S. military “hostage” to his economic agenda, argued Tuesday that the White House is obscuring the real impact of “sequestration” budget cuts.
Bill Clinton, the nation’s last Democratic president, offered up a point-by-point passionate defense Wednesday night of the policies of the current one – President Barack Obama – in an address to thousands at the party’s Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, a former Republican who switched parties in 2007, told the state's Democratic delegates that their party's long-term existence depends on reversing the state's rural shift into the GOP camp.
Michelle Obama, who offered a warm perspective on her husband, joined speakers at Tuesday's opening of the Democratic convention who touted the party's platform. The differences between the two parties' platforms on social issues have sparked the most attention. (Photos by Jessica Rinaldi | Reuters)
Although Missouri isn't considered a swing state in the presidential contest, the state's 109 Democratic delegates and alternates occupy one of the best-located hotels in downtown Charlotte -- and within easy walking distance of every major convention venue in town.
Missouri Democratic delegates headed to Charlotte, N.C., say their focus will be less on partying and more on addressing the issues and concerns that they say can help, or hurt, President Barack Obama's chances of re-election on Nov. 6.
As Mitt Romney prepared to call for restoring "the promise of America" at the GOP convention, his campaign shifted into high gear as delegates from Missouri and across the country pledged to work hard for the Romney-Ryan ticket.
The controversy over Republican U.S. Senate nominee Todd Akin's comments has put Missouri front and center once again in the debate about abortion. But most of the statewide candidates on this fall's ballot would prefer to avoid the topic.
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Meeting in St. Louis next week, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious will have its first opportunity as an assembled group to consider what to do after the Vatican issued a mandate for change this spring. It calls on the conference to reorganize and more strictly observe church teachings.
When a family of four goes to the St. Louis Zoo, they can be forgiven for not knowing it will cost them $60, $72 if they park. If they can't pay, the alternative is to tell the kids they can't do what kids do at the zoo.
Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley gave reporters less than a half-hour’s notice today when he announced that conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh’s sculptured bust will be formally installed in the Capitol at 1 p.m.
The school, which was designed to help students who had dropped out come back to class to earn their degrees, started three years ago. But founder Stephanie Krauss said it was unable to overcome obstacles that had kept its target audience from succeeding in school.
When the first group of students who entered KIPP Inspire charter school in south St. Louis were ready to be promoted out to area high schools, seeing how they've done was a natural follow-up.
Hours before adjournment, a state Senate filibuster appears to have killed a tax credit package that had won approval from the House a couple hours earlier. The bill's death keeps in place higher limits for low-income and historic tax credits, but blocks new programs.
The Beacon's Mary Delach Leonard and Rob Koenig extensively covered flooding in 2011 in Missouri. Now this coverage is compiled in an iBook. Read the stories.
The feeling is openness, with soaring, airy spaces planned for easy and logical circulation and planned to reveal art not only to its best advantage but also appropriately and respectfully. Still, the building is notable more for its architectural reticence than its audacity.
When a Chicago photographer found more than a thousand unidentified slides, he set out to discover the couple behind them -- with a little help from social media.
The first reunion came about after Tom Hall broke his collarbone and musicians came together for a fundraiser. Then came two more. Hall simply says, “We decided that it’s fun to pay. We make good music. And people want to hear it.”
Donna Korando is the Beacon's arts and features editor. You can contact her at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Twenty winners will split a million dollars and a wide array of professional services after this year's Arch Grants competition. Victors will also see one-on-one business mentoring in their prize package. The diverse group includes everything from biotech concerns to fashion enterprises.
Eleven IT entrepreneurs vied for the attention of more than 70 investors at Capital Innovators' annual Demo Day. This year's crop of hopefuls wooed potential investors with eight-minute presentations on a wide variety of business ideas.
Innovation and entrepreneurial activity are on the rise in St. Louis, especially in bioscience, technology and alternative energy. The Beacon's InnovationSTL section focuses on the people who are part of this wave, what they're doing and how this is shaping our future. To many St. Louisans, this wave is not yet visible. InnovationSTL aims to change that. We welcome you to share your knowledge, learn more about this vibrant trend and discuss its impact.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Vernon Bowman's challenge to Monsanto Co.'s patent on its Roundup Ready soybean seeds was billed as a David vs. Goliath contest. Goliath won and won big. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an Indiana soybean farmer had violated Monsanto's patent on its genetically engineered soybean seeds.
St. Louis theater artist Andrea Purnell dramatizes mental health issues for a living. For her efforts and potential, she'll receive a Grand Center Visionary Award for Emerging Artist in May 13 event at The Sheldon.
Sally Altman is the Beacon's Health and Science editor. You can contact her at saltman@stlbeacon.org.
When the first group of students who entered KIPP Inspire charter school in south St. Louis were ready to be promoted out to area high schools, seeing how they've done was a natural follow-up.
Much as Americans may disagree over politics, we share a belief in the public's right to know. This week's controversies were a reminder that a healthy press is vital to a healthy democracy.
Hegel may explain the trajectory of politics: A thesis breeds its antithesis. The dissonance between these polar opposites results in a new state of affairs called a synthesis. That synthesis becomes the new thesis as the process repeats itself. Thus does history travel its tangled paths.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's Voices editor. You can contact her and submit opinion pieces for possible publication at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.