Children at an elementary school were among the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. Authorities scaled back the number of fatalities after rescue efforts overnight, but the threat of more bad weather loomed Tuesday.
Professors described session as civil, but left at least one faculty member with unanswered concerns. The closed, hour-long meeting with president Lawrence Biondi and board president J. Joe Adorjan included presentation of results from a climate survey.
At a hearing chaired by U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, car rental firms and consumer groups endorsed a compromise Senate bill to require companies to "ground" cars subject to safety recalls until they are fixed. Representatives of automaker and dealer groups voiced objections.
The national controversy over the IRS’ examination of tea party groups’ applications for special tax-exempt status appears to be rekindling the movement locally, as more than 100 showed up in Chesterfield Tuesday to protest outside the federal agency’s West County office. Bill Hennessy, head of the St. Louis Tea Party, said it was the first major rally involving the group in more than two years. .
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.
Does the fact that it’s season 13 bode well for for Shakespeare Festival St. Louis’ “Twelfth Night?” We’ll know more after the play opens May 24 in Forest Park, but it’s already clear this year’s production is a lucky one for a local orchestra ensemble. Shakespeare Festival chose oddly named “The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra” to compose original music for the Shakespeare classic.
Some members of the clergy, law enforcement and social service organizations have formed an organization that promises to work to improve neighborhood safety, engage young people to address conflict without violence and uplift communities. Coming from an idea proposed by the Rev. B. T. Rice and the St. Louis County branch of the NAACP, the initiative also has the support of St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and St. Louis County Executive Charles Dooley.
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.
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.
The Mozart will be designed and directed by Isaac Mizrhai. The premiere will be based on Gertrude Stein's salon in Paris. Brewer will be a nun. Oh, and for fun, there's Donizetti.
This weekend, the Sixth Annual Emerson Spring to Dance Festival runs through three nights at the Touhill, Fame High plays at Webster University, the Fox brings in "Rock of Ages," Upstream Theater debuts "An Iliad" And Gaslight continues "Talking Heads."
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
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.
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?
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.
Testifying before a Senate panel, Timothy Cook rejected any suggestion of misconduct but avoiding clashes with skeptical legislators.
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani wanted to run to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Douglas Shulman, who left the agency in November, says he didn't know all the facts until he read a report on the episode by a Treasury inspector general, which was released last week.
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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.
