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December 4, 2009
For sale: 1,300 vintage dresses
Schools falling farther behind
The face of drug abuse becomes teaching tool
Citizens group pushes for audit of U. City
Accused killer of U City police sergeant goes to prison in drug case
Teen leaves college to care for 4 siblings
New submarine Missouri to be christened Saturday
Killing Taliban, striking a nerve
'Sexting' is more common than you might think
Retired MU professor, inventor dies in I-70 accident
Former Windsor superintendent wins cash settlement
Gov. Jay Nixon joins with members of both parties to push for autism insurance bill
Afghans must control destiny, Karzai says
Trimming the trimmings
Health bill survives first big test — on Medicare
Fort Hood officer faces career change
Last American WWI survivor seeks memorial in DC
War in Iraq changed accused GI, family says
At jobs summit, Obama looks to business leaders for expertise
Billions earmarked for school overhauls
Secret Service chief takes responsibility for state dinner security breach
Rap defense is rejected in home invasion case
Ex-county worker is charged with theft
Prison for juror seeking bribe in car dealer trial
Suspect is charged with murder in drug-related killing
Cocaine, cash seized in Alton
Uplands Park police chase leads to crash
Police arrest woman in stabbing of ex-boyfriend
Fatal collision with sweeper on Lucas & Hunt Road
Suspect in armed robberies shot by police after chase
Missouri man guilty of stomping grandmother to death
Amtrak trains on-time for Thanksgiving
Corrections:
Fixing health care with transparency
Sumner High School's future should be determined by its ideals
Schools falling farther behind
WU dance performance T
Art and craft show
Candlelight tour
Holiday concert
MADD VIGIL
Accused killer of U City police sergeant goes to prison in drug case
Rap defense is rejected in home invasion case
Ex-county worker is charged with theft
Prison for juror seeking bribe in car dealer trial
Suspect is charged with murder in drug-related killing
Cocaine, cash seized in Alton
Uplands Park police chase leads to crash
Police arrest woman in stabbing of ex-boyfriend
Fatal collision with sweeper on Lucas & Hunt Road
Suspect in armed robberies shot by police after chase
State shouldn't waitto get kids enrolledin insurance programs
For sale: 1,300 vintage dresses
The face of drug abuse becomes teaching tool
Citizens group pushes for audit of U. City
Teen leaves college to care for 4 siblings
New submarine Missouri to be christened Saturday
Retired MU professor, inventor dies in I-70 accident
Former Windsor superintendent wins cash settlement
Wellston mayor keeps two salaries
Clayton School Bd. considering Wydown bond issue
Missouri man guilty of stomping grandmother to death
Amtrak trains on-time for Thanksgiving
WWII vet, 90, defends flagpole in yard
Killing Taliban, striking a nerve
'Sexting' is more common than you might think
Trimming the trimmings
Health bill survives first big test — on Medicare
Fort Hood officer faces career change
Last American WWI survivor seeks memorial in DC
War in Iraq changed accused GI, family says
At jobs summit, Obama looks to business leaders for expertise
Billions earmarked for school overhauls
Secret Service chief takes responsibility for state dinner security breach
SEX OFFENDER OFFERS INSANITY PLEA IN 11 DEATHS
HOUSE SPEAKER IN GEORGIA RESIGNS
FBI SEARCHES YAHOO
Obamas light Christmas tree
ONE ASIAN CARP FOUND IN CHICAGO CANAL
TEXAS EXECUTES KILLER
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL TO LEAVE OFFICE IN FEBRUARY
HOUSE VOTES TO EXTEND INHERITANCE TAX
BERNANKE DEFENDS FED ACTIONS
ST. LOUIS
LESTER SHUBIN
Gov. Jay Nixon joins with members of both parties to push for autism insurance bill
Afghans must control destiny, Karzai says
December 3, 2009
Autism in the classroom
Trouble in river city: Mystery envelops Elsberry
Prosecutors suggest judge toss defense lawyer in SIUE threat case
Afghan war consensus is elusive
Job creation ideas clash
Airport confusion? Signs may help
Eugene O. Engle: Life of engineer-gunner on WWII bomber is described in diary
Prairie chickens may be making comeback in Missouri
Granite City schools are riled by claims of staff misconduct
St. Louis man dies in crash with street sweeper
Farm animal shootings under investigation in SE Missouri
Clayton Avenue bridge over Highway 40 reopens today
Clayton Avenue bridge opens today
Lawmakers propose banning texting for all Mo. drivers
Group pushes forward in U. City audit effort
After-school programs work for children and parents
Corrections:
St. Louis philanthropies can have major impact on 2010 census
Time to cover uninsured kids.
Autism in the classroom
Granite City schools are riled by claims of staff misconduct
Autism on the rise
HOLIDAY CONCERT
LECTURE
BOOK READING
'The Nutcracker'
Prosecutors suggest judge toss defense lawyer in SIUE threat case
LADUE > Rape investigation continues
ST. LOUIS > Slain man identified
ST. LOUIS > Three charged with murder
ST. LOUIS > Murder charge
WENTZVILLE > Woman charged with having sex with 12-year-old
ST. LOUIS > Man found dead after shooting
ST. LOUIS > Newspaper deliveryman shot
On a missionto discreditconservatives?
Airport confusion? Signs may help
MoDOT to lay off 100 workers
Black Jack considers teen club ordinance
St. Louis man dies in crash with street sweeper
Clayton Avenue bridge over Highway 40 reopens today
Group pushes forward in U. City audit effort
Court hears debate over sex offender
Farm animal shootings under investigation in SE Missouri
Lawmakers propose banning texting for all Mo. drivers
Afghan war consensus is elusive
Job creation ideas clash
Asian carp threaten shipping, ecosystem
Embryonic stem cell research starts up — Scientists will start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells, and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon. President Barack Obama earlier this year lifted eight years of restrictions on these master cells. But $21 million-and-counting in new projects were on hold until the National Institutes of Health determined which of hundreds of existing stem cell lines were ethically appropriate to use.
Party crashers turn down invitation
GAY MARRIAGE PROPOSAL FAILS IN NEW YORK
NO MORE BODIES FOUND
Embryonic stem cell research starts up
REPUBLICANS WANT EPA TO SUSPEND REGULATIONS — CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS CALLED ON THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WEDNESDAY TO SUSPEND ITS EFFORTS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE UNTIL THE CONTROVERSY IS RESOLVED OVER RECENTLY DISCLOSED E-MAILS THAT CRITICS SAY RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERPINNINGS OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE.In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, the lawmakers requested that a pending move to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act be halted, along with plans to limit emissions from vehicles, power plants and other sources "until the agency can demonstrate the science underlying these regulatory decisions has not been compromised."
REPUBLICANS WANT EPA TO SUSPEND REGULATIONS
SENATOR OPPOSES BERNANKE CONFIRMATION
Eugene O. Engle: Life of engineer-gunner on WWII bomber is described in diary
JACK COOKE
Prairie chickens may be making comeback in Missouri
Trouble in river city: Mystery envelops Elsberry
Iranian president vows to enrich uranium even more
HEZBOLLAH SHOULD KEEP WEAPONS, GOVERNMENT SAYS
SUICIDE BOMBER ATTACKS
IRAN FREES BRITONS
Iranian whistleblower was poisoned
IRANIAN WHISTLEBLOWER WAS POISONED
U.N. FORESEES GLOBAL ECONOMIC REBOUND
In a preview of its annual economic forecast, which will be released next month, the U.N. credited the massive financial stimulus measures by governments worldwide since late 2008 and recommended that they continue
RIGHTS GROUPS POINT TO KILLINGS IN KASHMIR
West Bank settlers confront police
December 2, 2009
A new strategy for Afghan war
Census director tells St. Louis children: Get counted
After year of fights, shooting, historic Sumner High School may close
New technology helps understand ancient fossils
Northeast fire board fires chief, attorneys
Teens sharpen their yo-yo skills at City Museum
St. Louis area leaders learn challenges of poverty
Officials lay out plans to bolster damaged levee near Alton
History Museum: supermarket of St. Louis memorabilia
Needy family includes boy born without arms
Beating outside gay nightclub in St. Louis leaves three injured
Man arrested for passing leaflets that protest McKee development
BetOnSports to pay $28.2 million fine for illicit gambling
Jerome P. Mueller Jr., home builder, dies at 74
St. Peters clock repairman swindled elderly woman, police say
Debt burden is weighing heavily on lawmakers
Area delegation generally supportive
Suspected police killer fatally shot by officer
Text of President Obama's speech on Afghanistan
Obama will host jobs summit
Brussels Ferry will be closed Thursday
Man who shot himself faced trial for molestation
Lawsuit against the Post-Dispatch is dismissed
Death sentence is overturned in murder trial
PD deliveryman shot in robbery, carjacking
Prosecutors want DNA testing in Beason slayings
MoDOT laying off 100 workers statewide
Man hit by Jefferson City cop car dies
Mo. high court mulls Halloween sex offender law
U of I cuts pricey D.C.-based arts program
Keeping the Nobel Prize would violate the Constitution
Not so fast, Mr. President
Corrections:
Obama on Afghanistan: careful, inspirational and wrong.
After year of fights, shooting, historic Sumner High School may close
U of I cuts pricey D.C.-based arts program
Celebration of Lights
Ursuline concert
Air Force Band holiday concert
Officials lay out plans to bolster damaged levee near Alton
Prosecutors want DNA testing in Beason slayings
Beating outside gay nightclub in St. Louis leaves three injured
Man arrested for passing leaflets that protest McKee development
BetOnSports to pay $28.2 million fine for illicit gambling
Man who shot himself faced trial for molestation
Lawsuit against the Post-Dispatch is dismissed
Death sentence is overturned in murder trial
Metro doesn't need a 'campaign,' it needs imaginative thinking
Census director tells St. Louis children: Get counted
Northeast fire board fires chief, attorneys
Teens sharpen their yo-yo skills at City Museum
St. Louis area leaders learn challenges of poverty
History Museum: supermarket of St. Louis memorabilia
Needy family includes boy born without arms
County Council gets sales tax measure
Sullivan aldermen reject meth measure
PD deliveryman shot in robbery, carjacking
MoDOT laying off 100 workers statewide
Man hit by Jefferson City cop car dies
Mo. high court mulls Halloween sex offender law
A new strategy for Afghan war
Debt burden is weighing heavily on lawmakers
Area delegation generally supportive
Suspected police killer fatally shot by officer
Text of President Obama's speech on Afghanistan
Obama will host jobs summit
Corzine spent $131 million
Undercover police endangered
Accused serial killer indicted
Mistrial for 'Junior' Gotti
No naps for pilots
A stand on Antigua
Anger during health care debate
Crashers: No invitation
Mayor convicted
Jerome P. Mueller Jr., home builder, dies at 74
Jerome P. Mueller Jr.: Built homes in Lake St. Louis
New technology helps understand ancient fossils
Man controlled robotic hand with thoughts
Doctors warned to ignore patients' online flirting
H1N1 registry' a fraud, officials warn
HIV tests turn blood into cash in China
St. Peters clock repairman swindled elderly woman, police say
North Korea revalues won
Israel: One-time measure
Baby smothered onboard jet
Shoe on other ...
Iran: 'Friendly relations' over
Iran releases sailors
Killing in Pakistan
Pakistan to examine amnesty
Libya sentences two
Fat theft ring called a hoax
December 1, 2009
FEMA holding sessions on flood insurance
Obama orders troop surge for Afghanistan
Eastern Missouri bank robbery information being posted online
East St. Louis will tax bars to help keep police, firefighters
End of COBRA subsidy likely to leave many uninsured
Trial begins in death camp case
Race tracks say they could use slot machines to help Illinois revenue
Columbia man charged in deaths of wife, girls
Petitions filed with FCC challenge KFUO-FM sale
City officer impugned; drug case dismissed
Mortgage firms get heat from Obama administration
Coleman turned away visit from old co-worker at Joyce Meyer Ministries
Southern Illinois woman killed in pit bull attack
Supreme Court blocks release of abuse photos
Snow accumulation could be one to two inches
Census director to launch new program here
Corps comes up with emergency plans for levee
It takes real courage to end wars
Does Missouri care enough to get tough on DWI?
ACLU proves critics can roll up sleeves, retain independence
Film screening at Webster
Lecture on prehistoric Indian cultures
Student concert at WU
Art exhibit at SLU
East St. Louis will tax bars to help keep police, firefighters
Race tracks say they could use slot machines to help Illinois revenue
Corps comes up with emergency plans for levee
Eastern Missouri bank robbery information being posted online
LADUE > Woman says she was raped and robbed
ST. LOUIS > Burglars get lots of jeans
ST. LOUIS > Fatal shooting
COLUMBIA, ILL. > Man accidentally kills himself
EDWARDSVILLE > Man gets life term in sexual assault case
City officer impugned; drug case dismissed
Coleman turned away visit from old co-worker at Joyce Meyer Ministries
Southern Illinois woman killed in pit bull attack
Restorative justice can cut caseloads for defense, prosecutors
Globetrotters' owner to receive Order of Lincoln
Part of Highway 79 gives way near Hannibal
Gov. Quinn may look at school discipline
Columbia man charged in deaths of wife, girls
Petitions filed with FCC challenge KFUO-FM sale
Snow accumulation could be one to two inches
Census director to launch new program here
Obama orders troop surge for Afghanistan
End of COBRA subsidy likely to leave many uninsured
Virginia couple cite e-mails in state dinner incident
Huckabee's Willie Horton?
Mortgage firms get heat from Obama administration
Budget office says Senate bill could cut heath costs
Swine flu cases dropping
Robber gets Salvation Army kettle
Krugerrand found in Salvation Army kettle
Officer is fired in Taser case
Fish nibbling defended
Forest Service may fly at night
Hurricane season ends
Effort made to ban divorce
Supreme Court blocks release of abuse photos
Suspect: 'I'm going to shoot some cops'
Arthur J. Baisch: decorated Marine
Fears mount over Asian carp in Great Lakes
American Indians cite need for better health care
S. Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies
Whales may get refuge near Alaska
AIDS conference returning to U.S. in 2012
Trial begins in death camp case
Afghan war plan hinges on many contingencies
Somali pirates seize oil tanker
Attack plot by Saddam alleged
South Korea rescues soldier from North
Conservative wins Honduran election
Iran holds 5 British sailors
Argentina blocks same-sex marriage
Scotland plans vote on independence
Tunisians leave Guantanamo
Israel and Hamas still talking
Former guerrilla wins election in Uruguay
November 30, 2009
Globetrotters owner Jackson to get top Illinois honor
'12 Days of Christmas' cost tops $87K
UAE to back banks amid Dubai meltdown
Reid seeks road to health care approval
Sheltered from internment, achieving success
Iran plans nuclear enrichment plants in defiance of UN
ACLU, city work together to improve St. Louis jail conditions
Former Columbia, Mo., official charged in murders of wife, daughters
ST. LOUIS > Man fatally shot is identified
Man in Wash. officers shooting has troubling past
Son of Catholic priest dies at his O’Fallon, Mo., home
Archdiocese's campaign donation draws protesters
Swine flu fears mean record year for St. Louis-based maker of Germ-X
Volcano eruption deforested central India, scientists say
Food stamp use soars across U.S., and stigma fades
Firearms deer season lowest harvest in 10 years
FBI to feature bank robbers on new site
Downtown parking meters cost more today in St. Louis
East St. Louis will add 1 percent tax to food, beverage sales
Missouri pension board may only have created more costs, problems
Confronting the specter of tie-borne disease.
Sheltered from internment, achieving success
Art show
Music festival
Food tasting
Breakfast with The Grinch
East St. Louis will add 1 percent tax to food, beverage sales
ACLU, city work together to improve St. Louis jail conditions
ST. LOUIS > Man fatally shot is identified
Count me among Bozek's "groupies"
Downtown parking meters cost more today in St. Louis
Former Columbia, Mo., official charged in murders of wife, daughters
Firearms deer season lowest harvest in 10 years
FBI to feature bank robbers on new site
'12 Days of Christmas' cost tops $87K
Reid seeks road to health care approval
Family killed as car runs red light
Woman killed at site of granddaughter's death
Aerialist hospitalized after fall at LA mall
Children among 5 killed in Louisiana crash
8 workers injured in explosion at Virginia school
Man in Wash. officers shooting has troubling past
Economic recovery still an iffy proposition
Food stamp use soars across U.S., and stigma fades
Edward Hudlin; professor at SIUE
Reid seeks road to health care approval
Community Blood Drives
Son of Catholic priest dies at his O’Fallon, Mo., home
Archdiocese's campaign donation draws protesters
Cadavers teach doctors-to-be
Autism treatment works in tots
Volcano eruption deforested central India, scientists say
Central Idaho ranch takes on pronghorn antelope study
Swine flu fears mean record year for St. Louis-based maker of Germ-X
Former rebel wins presidency in Uruguay
JAPAN EYES APRIL START FOR GREEN TAX
ITALIAN CHEF MISSING AT SEA ON CARIBBEAN CRUISE
BRITISH ROYAL SOCIETY CELEBRATES 350 YEARS OF DISCOVERY
Man saves wife as son drowns
France and Rwanda agree to restore ties
HONDURANS VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
Leader accused of corruption likely to be re-elected
FORMER U.S. EMBASSY EMPLOYEE ARRESTED IN GUINEA
NETANYAHU ILL, TRIP TO GERMANY POSTPONED
RUSSIANS MOURN VICTIMS OF TRAIN WRECK
Afghanistan, Iraq: different wars
UAE to back banks amid Dubai meltdown
Iran plans nuclear enrichment plants in defiance of UN
Afghan forces, not U.S., key to success, Sen. Levin says
November 29, 2009
Crash narrowed young woman's life
'Black Tuesday' led to changes in air quality here
Residents near new Hwy. 40 brace for noise
Tea partiers score Democrats agenda here
A chronic DWI offender kills a husband, father - in a flash, a future is obliterated
Homeless find a place to love in Wentzville motels
Illinois is broke, can't file for bankruptcy
St. Louis teen band the Switchfits hopes to land in national competition
Bobby Norfolk creates a long career from telling stories
Mo. man surrenders in Thanksgiving assault
Dubai's debt problem could be ominous sign
Dozens die in Russian train bombing
Woman reveals role in civil rights history
Temporiti drawing fire from GOP in St. Louis County over relationship to county government
Vincent Immel; taught law at St. Louis U.
E. Illinois assistant coach killed in crash after game
St. Louis man fatally shot in Tower Grove
Black Friday store spending edges up; online soars
Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot
Moose a suspect in Swedish woman's death
Ski resorts fight global warming
Soldiers get dress rehearsal for Afghanistan
For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide
Tiger Woods, wife stay silent on accident
Protecting the health system by reforming it.
Once again, a $40 billion military tanker contract is up for grabs
JAZZ CONCERT
POETRY READING
Holiday walk
Ferguson Citywalk's Northern Lights
ST. LOUIS > Man is fatally shot, police say
CASEYVILLE > Couple charged with child endangerment
ST. LOUIS COUNTY > Motorcyclist is killed in crash
BRIGHTON > Woman rams burning pickup into house, police say
Gloating over downfall of politicians is cheap tactic
Crash narrowed young woman's life
'Black Tuesday' led to changes in air quality here
Residents near new Hwy. 40 brace for noise
Tea partiers score Democrats agenda here
A chronic DWI offender kills a husband, father - in a flash, a future is obliterated
Illinois is broke, can't file for bankruptcy
St. Louis teen band the Switchfits hopes to land in national competition
Bobby Norfolk creates a long career from telling stories
Temporiti drawing fire from GOP in St. Louis County over relationship to county government
Mo. man surrenders in Thanksgiving assault
Woman reveals role in civil rights history
FBI seeks help in solving civil-rights era cold cases
Wave of debt payments facing U.S. government
Corporate America prepares for emissions rules
Health care bills, compared
In Supreme Court spotlight, challenges to criminal justice
AFGHANS DETAIL A SECRET PRISON AT U.S. BASE
FOOD STAMP USAGE SOARS
Swiss authorities confront protesters
Does the public care about the public option?
Conservatives propose checklist for GOP candidates
A governor's wronged wife builds her own career
Enforcement failing nation's Clean Water Act, report says
Black Friday store spending edges up; online soars
Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot
Ski resorts fight global warming
Soldiers get dress rehearsal for Afghanistan
For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide
Tiger Woods, wife stay silent on accident
Vincent Immel; taught law at St. Louis U.
Temporiti drawing fire from GOP in St. Louis County over relationship to county government
Bedbugs: They're back
China tries to fix crumbling health care system
California takes step to limit emissions
Lawyer turns into crusader for food safety
EPA proposes sulfur dioxide limits for first time since 1971
Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact
Homeless find a place to love in Wentzville motels
How to donate or help
St. Charles County public meetings this week
Dubai's debt problem could be ominous sign
Dozens die in Russian train bombing
New animals on display at Warsaw zoo offer lessons in prehistory and drama
Moose a suspect in Swedish woman's death
November 28, 2009
Officials fighting mandatory flood insurance say coverage still good idea
Group hopes to create hackerspace for St. Louis techies
Jefferson County bus service starts Monday
St. Louis County starts spending money from children's mental health sales tax
Party-crashing couple were greeted by president at White House dinner
Northwest pilots 'got distracted'
Unexpected find: lost raccoon hunter on a mule
Rev. Irene Clifford Jones; minister, worked in real estate
Bernard Pasternak; leader in Jewish community
Shoppers get in line early for Black Friday
Couple accused of leaving kids in van
Chainsaw and six-pack to go
Puppet performance
ART EXHIBIT > Jennifer Weigel at Art St. Louis
THEATER PERFORMANCE > Florissant Civic Center
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT > Sheldon Art Galleries
Officials fighting mandatory flood insurance say coverage still good idea
Officials fighting mandatory flood insurance say coverage still good idea
MONTICELLO, MO. > Trooper's death investigated
ST. LOUIS > Woman found dead in gangway between houses
Nonviolent offenders deserve jail alternative
Group hopes to create hackerspace for St. Louis techies
Jefferson County bus service starts Monday
St. Louis County starts spending money from children's mental health sales tax
Unexpected find: lost raccoon hunter on a mule
Group hopes to create hackerspace for St. Louis techies
Shoppers get in line early for Black Friday
Party-crashing couple were greeted by president at White House dinner
Northwest pilots 'got distracted'
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TOLD IT CAN PAY ACORN
White House gets its tree
Church apologizes to Indians
Shuttle lands
Woman arrested over abortion protest
Obama will meet with Australian leader
Four dead in Thanksgiving killing
New York mayor spent $102 million
A Santa gift
Image on an iron
Military divorce rate increases
Rev. Irene Clifford Jones; minister, worked in real estate
Bernard Pasternak; leader in Jewish community
Deaths elsewhere
Scholar reaffirms Niebuhr as Serenity Prayer author
US man wanted for ecoterrorism here is jailed in China
Protecting forest may bring payback
Australia welcomes giant pandas
Naked mole rats gain fans
Japan launches satellite to watch North Korea
Swine flu mutations rare so far, WHO says
U.N., U.S. up ante on Iran
Slain Philippine women were sexually mutilated
Candidate defiantly files
Afghan leaders hope jobs lure Taliban fighters
Sudanese teen lashed
Election on track
Saudi soldiers missing
Hajj continues
22 die in Russian train crash
  
columns from the past 7 days
December 4, 2009
Breaking gossip
Kathleen Parker
December 3, 2009
A campaign of intimidation
Colleen Carroll Campbell
December 2, 2009
A tragic mistake
Bob Herbert
December 1, 2009
A scary political movie
David Ignatius
The jobs imperative
Paul Krugman
November 29, 2009
Webster Groves book shop owner loves her work
Close Up > Deb Peterson dpeterson@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8276 > STLtoday.com/schmooze > On Twitter @debschmooze
November 28, 2009
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