The widow of the man we executed on May 20th made some profound points in her editorial.  Dennis Skillicorn was, undoubtedly, responsible for his part in some awful crimes even though he never actually killed anyone.  He had 14 years…

Based on recent articles in the Post-Dispatch, it seems that troops in Iraq are less likely to meet a violent end than males residing in north St. Louis.

The situation in St. Louis is disgusting and intolerable.

President Harry Truman had a…

Thank you for your excellent article about Dennis Skillicorn. This is a man who deserves clemency. He deserves another chance, in my opinion also.

His good works while in prison, his lack of presence or knowledge of the crime that was…

Thank you for an excellent editorial not just about the Dennis Skillicorn case but about how Missouri law allows the governor to appoint a board of inquiry to perform a final review of the case before a person is executed…

Two letters in the paper Monday, one after the other, that highlighted for me how wrong headed Americans can be when it comes to crime. The writer of the first letter related the rise in crime in the city, especially…

How is it that a driver with a license revoked in TWO states is still free to roam about the countryside menacing society with his 4-wheeled weapon? We put people in jail who are convicted for attempted murder, so why…

We have a treasure in St. Louis that is drawing visitors from all over the world. I’m speaking of the old Chain or Rocks bridge. I have encounter people as far away as Australia interested in the old highway 66…