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02.13.2009 12:01 am

Cable company tries to Charter a new course with bankruptcy

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Charter Communications announced Thursday that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Chapter 11 lets the business reorganize; Charter will not go out of business. The company provides cable service to about 37 percent of the TVs in St….

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01.12.2009 12:01 am

Golden glow at the Golden Globes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Slumdog Millionaire”, “John Adams” and “30 Rock” were big winners Sunday night at the 66th annual Golden Globes. Heath Ledger won a posthumous best supporting actor for his role as The Joker in “The Dark Knight.”

“Mad Men” won best TV…

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10.16.2008 12:33 am

The debates are over; now voters do the talking

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wednesday night was the third and final presidential debate between Democrat Barak Obama and Republican John McCain, and the candidates were feisty.

On Wednesday, Robert Cohen had a great video with Webster Groves residents Rick Oleshak and Cindy Underwood-Oleshak. He’s a McCain…

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10.08.2008 12:01 am

Round 2 for presidential candidates

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Round 2

Round 2

John McCain and Barack Obama got together for a little town hall-style debate last night in Nashville, Tenn. They’ll be back at it next Wednesday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

Today’s Bird line: Round 2

See you later today when…

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09.27.2008 5:48 pm

Can we talk?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

092708Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain faced off at the University of Mississippi in their first presidential debate. You can still watch the debate, then vote on who you think won. Similar to the word clouds we put together…

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09.22.2008 4:43 pm

It’s a mad, mad, ‘Mad Men’ world

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

092208I wasn’t there to throw a flag on the play, but today’s Bird line technically breaks a long-standing Bird line rule: Six words or less. OK, it’s not a hard-and-fast rule (clearly!), but those long Bird lines sure do take…

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09.17.2008 10:00 pm

Welcome back from vacation

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

You know what they say about the best-laid plans? Of course they didn’t work, so let’s catch up on the Weatherbird.

091208As Hurricane Ike approached Texas and Gulf of Mexico refineries, many worried that fuel prices would jump. Two clever suggestions…
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08.28.2008 12:01 am

The Veep goes on

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

082808Democrat Joe Biden accepted the party’s nomination for vice president last night at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. After his speech, presidential candidate Barack Obama surprised him on stage — Obama will address the delegates, and hundreds of others, tonight…

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08.11.2008 12:34 am

TV jeebies

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

081108In just six months, TV stations will turn off their analog signals for digital. Not ready for that? You’re not alone — St. Louis is among the least prepared according to Nielsen Co. Sign up now for a coupon for…

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08.10.2008 12:01 am

Rings-side seat

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

081008Did you see Michael Phelps win his first gold-medal of the Beijing Olympics? Amazing! The Weatherbird had a front-row seat, but I have to warn you: Do not try this at home. The Bird is sitting way to close to that…

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