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Robert Duffy

Associate Editor

Mr. Duffy, associate editor of The Saint Louis Beacon, began his career in the news business in 1955 when he took a job delivering the Arkansas Gazette in his hometown, Little Rock. He joined the staff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1973 and worked there, with one brief interruption, for 32 years. He served as reporter, critic, columnist, editorial writer and editor during his tenure at the paper, and spent time in every department of the newsroom except sports. He was a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes for photography in 1978 and ’79. In addition to the Post-Dispatch, articles by him have appeared in national magazines such as U.S. News and World Report, Smithsonian and Modernism, and he has contributed essays or chapters to several books on architectural and urban-design subjects. Bob is a member of the faculties of University College and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, and is a 1967 graduate of the University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

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Jazz with Jerome Harris

Video by Christian Cudnik

Jazz musician and educator Jerome Harris talks about the importance of teaching. See a larger version of this video and read a profile of Harris.

Voices

Cartoons for Nov. 18, 2008
Editorial Cartoons
The presidential ransition still gets lots of attention, but the cartoonists are also looking at specific economic and social issues. Find the work of Scott Stantis, John Sherffius, Chris Britt, Marshall Ramsey and Mike Thompson inside.
Protest at the School of the Americas teaches lessons in human rights
In the News
Posted 5 p.m. Mon. Nov. 17 - This weekend, nearly a hundred St. Louisans, many of them high school students, will travel to Fort Benning, GA to protest the School of the Americas. Among its graduates are some of Latin America's most notorious dictators, guilty of some of the continent's most savage human rights violations. Rachel Heidenry, who participated in the protest while a student at Nerinx Hall and Bard College, describes the experience and took the photographs that accompany the story and are in a slideshow at the end of the article.
Justices perplexed by 7 Aphorisms case
Law Scoop

Posted, 1:20 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13 - Not often do the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court admit to such bafflement as they did on Wednesday when trying to decide if Pleasant Grove City, Utah has to add the 7 Aphorisms to the 10 Commandments in its city park.

The Lens

B-i-r-t-h-d-a-y M-o-u-s-e

Time for a celebration!

Today is the 80th birthday of one of Hollywood's most beloved creations: Mickey Mouse !

..while yesterday was the 30th anniversary of something they'd rather not talk about: Star Wars, The Holiday Special .

Giving Back

The Beacon wants to help you share the news about good deeds St. Louisans are doing. See our spotlight on those who are giving back.

The Beacon features links to the latest work by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.This Washington-based non-profit organization promotes in-depth international coverage of topics that have been under-reported, mis-reported - or not reported at all.

To see a list on our World news page, click here . The Pulitzer Center's founder is Jon Sawyer, former Washington Bureau chief of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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