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, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:03 +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 continue to have a reel good time? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-continue-to-have-a-reel-good-time/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-continue-to-have-a-reel-good-time/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:03 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2245 A lot of history exists on film. Movies, documentaries, news events, family gatherings. And in this digital age, a lot of the film is deteriorating, and a lot of equipment used to view that film is disappearing.

A national organization dedicated...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-continue-to-have-a-reel-good-time/feed/ Will the Bird bet on a casino floor smoking ban? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-bet-on-a-casino-floor-smoking-ban/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-bet-on-a-casino-floor-smoking-ban/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:07:07 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2240 The next battleground over smoking in the St. Louis area will be casino gambling floors. Casinos were the major exemption in a St. Louis County vote Tuesday that overwhelming approved a ban on smoking in most public places. The county...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/will-the-bird-bet-on-a-casino-floor-smoking-ban/feed/ What does the Weatherbird think of taxing yoga centers? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/what-does-the-weatherbird-think-of-taxing-yoga-centers/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/what-does-the-weatherbird-think-of-taxing-yoga-centers/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:26:40 +0000 Steve Parker http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2234 Is yoga for fitness or spirituality?

Post-Dispatch religion writer Tim Townsend reports that question — yoga as exercise versus yoga as meditation — is at the heart of the argument that yoga teachers will make to state legislators.

The state of Missouri...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/11/what-does-the-weatherbird-think-of-taxing-yoga-centers/feed/ Does the Weatherbird see dead people? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/does-the-weatherbird-see-dead-people/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/does-the-weatherbird-see-dead-people/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:08:30 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2228 It’s nigh on Halloween, and talk turns to costumes and candy and goblins and ghosts. In De Soto, a pizza parlor is wondering if it has a real apparition. Weird sightings — including the spirit of a small boy —...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/does-the-weatherbird-see-dead-people/feed/ The Weatherbird sees signs the economy is growing http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/the-weatherbird-sees-signs-the-economy-is-growing/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/the-weatherbird-sees-signs-the-economy-is-growing/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:16:09 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2222 Another indication that the economy is improving was released today. A government report shows an increase of 3.5 percent in the Gross Domestic Product, higher than the predicted 3.2 percent increase. It was the first growth after four straight quarters...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/the-weatherbird-sees-signs-the-economy-is-growing/feed/ The Bird looks at the confusion over swine flu vaccinations http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/the-bird-looks-at-the-confusion-over-swine-flu-vaccinations/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/the-bird-looks-at-the-confusion-over-swine-flu-vaccinations/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:49:35 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2219 The plan to offer swine flu vaccines at schools has run into snags in this area. A shortage of the vaccine and changing priorities on who should get the shots has meant that most students are unprotected. The initial effort...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/the-bird-looks-at-the-confusion-over-swine-flu-vaccinations/feed/ The Weatherbird previews St. Louis County smoking ban vote http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/the-weatherbird-previews-st-louis-county-smoking-ban-vote/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/the-weatherbird-previews-st-louis-county-smoking-ban-vote/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:26:22 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2214 St. Louis County voters will decide on a smoking ban next Tuesday. Proposition N would generally prohibit smoking in public places countywide, with the exception of casino gaming floors. The ban would go into effect on Jan. 2, 2011. The...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/the-weatherbird-previews-st-louis-county-smoking-ban-vote/feed/ Here’s what the Weatherbird says about Mark McGwire’s return http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/heres-what-the-weatherbird-says-about-mark-mcgwires-return/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/heres-what-the-weatherbird-says-about-mark-mcgwires-return/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:02:02 +0000 Steve Parker http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2206 McGwire watches #63 sail off in September 1998

McGwire watches #63 sail off in September 1998

Tony LaRussa announced Monday morning that he’s returning for a 15th season as Cardinals manager — and he’s bringing former home run king Mark McGwire back to baseball as the team’s hitting coach.

“Mark...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/heres-what-the-weatherbird-says-about-mark-mcgwires-return/feed/ What should the Weatherbird say about rising home sales? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/what-should-the-weatherbird-say-about-rising-home-sales/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/what-should-the-weatherbird-say-about-rising-home-sales/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:28:08 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2199 St. Louis-area home sales had their biggest jump in at least a year in September, aided by the $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers. Sales were up 6 percent, according to data compiled by the Post-Dispatch. Nationally, September home...

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/what-should-the-weatherbird-say-about-rising-home-sales/feed/ The Bird watches more Southwest flights soar at Lambert http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/the-bird-watches-more-southwest-flights-soar-at-lambert/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2009/10/the-bird-watches-more-southwest-flights-soar-at-lambert/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:23:29 +0000 Ron Wade http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/?p=2195 The dramatic cut in flights from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport planned by American Airlines will be eased somewhat by Southwest Airlines, which announced that it will add nine daily flights beginning in May. The destinations will include several cities —...

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