Robert Joiner's journalism experience includes working at the St. Louis American and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where he was a beat reporter, wire editor, editorial writer, columnist and member of the Washington bureau.
At the Beacon, he has carved a niche in providing informed health reporting that includes winning a Dennis A. Hunt Journalism Award for the "Worlds Apart" series on health-care disparities.
Funding for the Beacon's health reporting is provided in part by the Missouri Foundation for Health, a philanthropic organization that aims to improve the health of the people in the communities it serves.
Kids and crowds in the Delmar Loop may seem to have no direct connection to the creation of the St. Louis Initiative to Reduce Violence or SIRV. But issues involving youth behavior throughout the metro area are on SIRV's agenda.
Some members of the clergy, law enforcement and social services organizations have formed a new group that promises to work to improve neighborhood safety, and engage young people to address conflict without violence.
After Sunday's worship service at Central Baptist Church, organizers replaced the usual soul food fare with nutritious, low-calorie sandwiches and plenty of fruit.
Dr. Graham Colditz, a director at the Siteman Cancer Center and professor at Washington University, looks at data from the St. Louis Regional Health Commission's Decade Review of Health Status about the change in prostate cancer over the past 10 years. Previously: Colorectal cancer and breast cancer
On this week's Beacon Roundtable, Dale Singer speaks with Mary Delach Leonard and Robert Joiner about different public displays dedicated to fallen soldiers for Memorial Day, Missouri looking at new ways to grade teachers and a graphic look at medical problems around the region prodived by the Pictures of Health series.
The Jefferson Bank demonstrations were the granddaddy of civil rights protests in St. Louis. They were a pivotal moment in St. Louis history, opening the doors to white collar jobs opportunities for blacks in banking.
Dr. Graham Colditz, a director at the Siteman Cancer Center and professor at Washington University looks at data from the St. Louis Regional Health Commission's Decade Review of Health Status about the change in breast cancer over the past 10 years. Next: Prostate cancer
Dr. Graham Colditz, a director at the Siteman Cancer Center and professor at Washington University looks at data from the St. Louis Regional Health Commission's Decade Review of Health Status about the change in colorectal cancer over the past 10 years. Next: Breast cancer and prostate cancer.
On this week's Beacon Roundtable, Dale Singer sits down with Robert Duffy, Robert Joiner and Mary Delach Leonard to talk about changes at the top at SLU, charges varying across the region's hospitals, military sexual assault in the news and an exhibition of Donald Judd coming to the Pulitzer.
Data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show wide swings in what hospitals charge patients for care. Neither the government nor major insurers pay billed charges.
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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.
Developers on the south side come in all shapes and sizes, with ambitions that vary from single buildings to entire city blocks. In the first of a two-part story, Jason Deem talks about building community.
Author M.M. Costantin, who has lived near the Loop for more than 40 years, compiled a photo book that shows Delmar when it was bustling, when it was dangerous and when it came back to life.
They arrived four years ago as fifth-graders, behind in their work and not used to rigorous classes, but they've advanced rapidly and have a strong academic grounding for high school.
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.
This year’s 13th Shakespeare Festival production is a lucky one for local orchestra ensemble “The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra," chosen to compose the music for "Twelfth Night."
“We speak in old language in a new witty way with contemporary feel,” Sean Curran said about the OTSL production of "Pirates of Penzance," which is set in the 1870s. Much of the Gilbert and Sullivan satire, however, focuses on still-relevant human foibles, government officials’ ineptitude and opera excesses.
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.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's arts and features editor. You can contact her at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.
Developers on the south side come in all shapes and sizes, with ambitions that vary from single buildings to entire city blocks. In the first of a two-part story, Jason Deem talks about building community.
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.
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.
The Academy of Science-St. Louis hosts tours of EarthDance, an organic farm, and the Monsanto Agronomics and Breeding Facility May 21-22. The workshop is meant to prompt discussion and answer questions about these two competing philosophies of food production.
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.
Sally Altman is the Beacon's Health and Science editor. You can contact her at saltman@stlbeacon.org.
Paying professors less, increasing online courses and raising class size might make the bill cheaper, but the value of the degree will be less, as well. It's not that there are no solutions, but the easy ones create their own problems.
When the Civil War broke out, Grant rejoined the military. He may not have liked it, but it was what he was good at: fighting. The battle that cemented his reputation began 150 years ago yesterday.
Democracy is our answer to perhaps our most difficult ethical problem: How do we ethically protect the social cooperation that makes our society strong, while respecting the rights of individuals to pursue vastly divergent visions of the good life and deeply conflicting moral and political beliefs?
Donna Korando is the Beacon's Voices editor. You can contact her and submit opinion pieces for possible publication at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.