The Bird's Nest http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest The Weatherbird blogs! Flapping about the oldest continuously running daily cartoon in the country. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:13:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en 1 The Bird's Nest http://images.stltoday.com/stltoday/images/yahoo/stl_pd_logo.jpg http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest 143 50 STLtoday.com Will the Bird read his next novel on an e-book? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-read-his-next-novel-on-an-e-book/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-read-his-next-novel-on-an-e-book/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:13:57 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2316 Digital books — read on various electronic devices instead of paper — are just a small portion of the publishing industry: sales accounted for only $113 million of the $24.3 billion in books sold last year. But those sales were...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-read-his-next-novel-on-an-e-book/feed/ The Bird watches “New Moon” rising http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-watches-new-moon-rising/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-watches-new-moon-rising/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:24:04 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2302

The movie sequel based on the “Twilight” books opens at midnight tonight in some theaters and nationwide on Friday.  “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” continues the story of Bella and her vampire boyfriend Edward, with the added tension of a...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-watches-new-moon-rising/feed/ Who will the Bird cheer as the NL Cy Young Award winner? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/who-will-the-bird-cheer-as-the-nl-cy-young-award-winner/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/who-will-the-bird-cheer-as-the-nl-cy-young-award-winner/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:37:37 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2291 Both Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals are among the top contenders for the National League Cy Young Award, given to the league’s best pitcher. The award will be announced Thursday midday. Will the honor return...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/who-will-the-bird-cheer-as-the-nl-cy-young-award-winner/feed/ The Bird looks ahead to some tasty Thanksgiving desserts http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-looks-ahead-to-some-tasty-thanksgiving-desserts/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-looks-ahead-to-some-tasty-thanksgiving-desserts/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:25:40 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2279

Thanksgiving is barely more than a week away, and preparations are in full swing for the annual feast. The turkey, dressing and sides will be followed by glorious desserts. Check in tomorrow with online and in the paper for some...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-looks-ahead-to-some-tasty-thanksgiving-desserts/feed/ What’s the Weatherbird say about Sarah Palin penning her memoirs? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/whats-the-weatherbird-say-about-sarah-palin-penning-her-memoirs/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/whats-the-weatherbird-say-about-sarah-palin-penning-her-memoirs/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:23:49 +0000 Steve Parker http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2275 Sarah Palin kicked off a 14-state tour to tout her political memoirs — “Going Rogue” — with an appearance Monday on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

Jane Henderson, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s book editor, writes in a front-page story for Tuesday’s paper that...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/whats-the-weatherbird-say-about-sarah-palin-penning-her-memoirs/feed/ Will the Bird see a full stadium during a “sellout” game? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-see-a-full-stadium-during-a-sellout-game/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-see-a-full-stadium-during-a-sellout-game/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:42:19 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2271 The Rams, after a 24-hour extension from the NFL, have sold enough tickets for this Sunday’s game against New Orleans to be classified as a sellout to avoid being blacked out on local television.

But the complicated rules don’t mean that...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-see-a-full-stadium-during-a-sellout-game/feed/ What’s the Bird say about no honor among thieves? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/whats-the-bird-say-about-no-honor-among-thieves/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/whats-the-bird-say-about-no-honor-among-thieves/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:22:37 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2267 A former Missouri prison inmate has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges of stealing more than $22,000 from other inmates by posing as a lawyer. Jeffrey Tedrick fooled seven inmates into believing he was a disbarred corporate lawyer who would...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/whats-the-bird-say-about-no-honor-among-thieves/feed/ The Bird awaits 1,000th victory for McKendree coach http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-awaits-1000th-victory-for-mckendree-coach/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-awaits-1000th-victory-for-mckendree-coach/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:24:08 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2260 Harry Statham of  McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill., is already the winningest basketball coach in history at a four-year college. He has more victories than legendary coaches Adolph Rupp, Bob Knight and Dean Smith, whom Statham passed for first place...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-awaits-1000th-victory-for-mckendree-coach/feed/ The Bird watches a soaring tribute to veterans http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-watches-a-soaring-tribute-to-veterans/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-watches-a-soaring-tribute-to-veterans/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:09:52 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2256 After two years, a World War II- era bomber has been restored as a Veterans Day tribute to those who served the nation.

Members of the Missouri wing of the Commemorative Air Force rebuilt both engines of Show Me, a Mitchell...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/the-bird-watches-a-soaring-tribute-to-veterans/feed/ What’s the Weatherbird say about UMSL’s Berlin Wall ceremonies? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/whats-the-weatherbird-say-about-umsls-berlin-wall-ceremonies/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/whats-the-weatherbird-say-about-umsls-berlin-wall-ceremonies/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:27:33 +0000 Steve Parker http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2252 Area high school students run through a mock version of the Berlin Wall on the UMSL campus, after the wall was separated so they could run to freedom. Photo by J.B. Forbes.

Area high school students run through a mock version of the Berlin Wall on the UMSL campus, after the wall was separated so they could run to freedom. Photo by J.B. Forbes.

Throughout the world Monday, people commemorated the 20th anniversary...

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