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October 2008
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September 2008 ArchivesMy family of friends said goodbye to a beloved matriach over the weekend. Edythe Granberry, owner of Wade Funeral Home, buried her mother. Mrs. Laura Staten Robinson was born in 1911...before the telephone, electricity, and the internet. What she embodied for decades, though, were timeless values: integrity, compassion, and commitment...married to the same man for more than 50 years. She taught school in the Saint Louis Publi... One of the best things about being a reporter is the privilege of telling other people's stories. The town crier might have gone the way of the moat, but reporters are still the bridge between the news and the people. There is a couple in Chesterfield advocating for the rights of mentally challenged and physically disabled children. Larry and Gail Altman have spent the last seven years working as mediators between school distr... A Saint Louis author is calling on Saint Louisans to take note of the growing crisis in the African-American community. Deborah Mason's clarion call for a change in behavior coincides with new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control. According to the CDC, young black gay men, black women and white gay men in their 30's and 40's are much more likely to be newly infected with HIV than other groups in the United States. >> Continue reading: Sounding the Alarm: HIV/AIDS You know, it's always nice when you hear good things about yourself! I mean, who doesn't like an attaboy every now and then. ...You probably feel it, too. There's a seasonal change underway in Saint Louis. The weather is cooler, the days shorter, and the flip-flops getting harder to find. But this city is undergoing a figurative metamorphosis as well. Start at the city's most eastern point: the Riverfront. And you'll discover what Saint Louis, New York City, and Bora Bora have in common. The city is home to one of the 79 Four Seasons hotels in the worl... What were you doing in 1984? That was the year the first Apple Macintosh was sold; Richard Petty won his 200th career NASCAR victory; and President Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George H.W. Bush were renominated at the Republican National Convention in Dallas. |
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