Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
Sometimes I write things for St. Louis Public Radio. Here’s what I wrote this week. Grannie Annie encourages students to share family history From fingerprints to beer distribution, exploring St. Louis’ firsts ‘St. Louis on the Air’ special: Christmas spirit, poetry Sound Bites: Reviewing the best restaurants, dishes, drinks of 2014 First Night welcomes the… Continue reading My stories: Week ending Dec. 26
Sometimes I write things for St. Louis Public Radio. Here’s what I wrote this week. Legal roundtable: Another grand jury for Ferguson case? Possible but … Venture Cafe director seeks ‘serendipitous collisions’ between St. Louis innovators, resources CPA answers your end-of-the-year tax questions Homeless advocate discusses career, challenges facing St. Louis Alderwoman reflects on ward… Continue reading My stories: Week ending Dec. 19
Sometimes I write things for St. Louis Public Radio. Here’s what I wrote this week. New homeless facility to open in St. Louis Mental health trek documentary to premiere at film festival A look at how vigilante justice shaped Missouri German immigrants set out to build a utopia in Missouri St. Louis native helped create… Continue reading My stories: Week ending Nov. 21
Sometimes I write things for St. Louis Public Radio. Here’s what I wrote this week. Catching up on events in Ferguson How much could Missouri make from legalizing pot? Historian explores St. Louis’ 250-year past in new book After Rosie the Riveter: Labor, women’s movements seek fairness, justice Camp gives young burn survivors “opportunity of… Continue reading My stories: Week ending Sept. 26
Over the weekend, I had an opportunity to talk to the mayor of Waverly, Mo., about the town’s history and a unique gravestone shaped like a tree stump in the Waverly Cemetery. The treestones, as they are called, are often connected to the Woodmen of the World, a fraternal organization founded June 6, 1890, by… Continue reading Waverly’s treestone may be part of Woodmen fraternal organization’s past