Multi-millionaire Rex Sinquefield is at it again, with four new mega tax proposals aimed at eliminating Missouri’s personal income tax. Sinquefield’s effort to single-handedly
Category: Missouri region
In August I went to prison
No, I wasn’t sentenced; despite a handful of speeding tickets, I have managed to avoid the caprices of the criminal justice system. I went
Photographer’s notebook: a Labor Day tribute to hard-working people
As I look at these photos from the 1970s and 80s, I am humbled by the strength and courage of these workers. They went
Gateway Journalism Review: not the watchdog it once was
Media watchers used to look forward to the next edition of the St. Louis Journalism Review [SJR]. Its founder/publisher Charles Klotzer could be counted
Photographer’s notebook: Elegy on a vanished Chrysler plant
The Chrysler assembly plant in Fenton always loomed large on my daily commute, especially in the mornings when the early sun reflected on its
Family farm: A photojournalist’s archive
The 160-acre family farm is a thing of the past. While just 40 years ago, many square miles of the Iowa landscape were divided
Best and worst of times for St. Louis City parents of school kids
There is a widespread misperception that, unless it’s a Catholic school or very expensive private school, to send your children to school in the
Heroin deaths rise: Afghanistan war is to blame
Jessie Outhouse of East Alton, Illinois, was found dead on June 13th, 2011 from what is believed to be Madison Count’s 12th heroin overdose
If Carnahan won’t, how about Kucinich?
There’s been much speculation about possible Republican and Democratic nominees in Missouri’s newly configured 2nd District. Republicans seem to have a beacon always pointed
Decorating one levee, blowing up another
The Monarch-Chesterfield levee, in suburban St. Louis, is about to get beautified by a creative, fun community project that could be a good starting