The few scholars that mention Virginia Irwin—a war correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch during World War II—usually only describe her articles about Russian soldiers during the Battle of Berlin. But it’s worth reexamining all the stories by such a skilled writer. Irwin specialized in human-interest stories, which evoked sympathy and helped readers identify with …
President Biden plans to release a million barrels of oil daily from the Strategic Oil Reserve in order to bring down the price of crude oil and, eventually, gasoline. Regardless of whether this is a good use of the SPR, the first question to ask is whether it's even likely to work. Here's the price ...continue reading "Can the Strategic Oil Reserve lower gasoline prices?"
LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or
The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) has a "wake-up call" for Missouri drivers, especially those in St. Louis County. MSHP reports a 15-year high in traffic fatalities in 2021.
In our somewhat limited discussions about video game publisher Bungie, our remarks about the company certainly haven’t always been positive. And perhaps that colored my thinking when I recently wrote about a DMCA takedown blitz occurring among the Destiny community, with all kinds of uploads from fans being on the receiving end of takedowns on […]
The theater's owner, Fox Associates LLC, has leased land from the other property owner, Foxland Inc., under a 99-year ground lease that expires in January 2025.
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