JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson brought an end to months of legislative acrimony Wednesday by signing off on a new congressional map for the state’s eight U.S. House districts. The Republican governor, who could have called lawmakers into a spec…
Benjamin Hochman: Blues got the loss they deserved. Here’s what they should do for Game 2.
DENVER — The Blues didn’t deserve to win with the way they played. So, sure, it was pretty impressive and exciting that Game 1 went to overtime. All they needed was one shot to win. Fittingly, they didn’t even get off one shot in the overtime. The Blue…
‘This place was ugly at times’: Missouri lawmakers close book on contentious session
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers ended a contentious legislative session Friday having spent much of their five months in the Capitol fighting over the boundaries for the state’s new congressional maps. Along the way they managed to pass a mass…
Blues tame the Wild, take series with 5-1 win
ST. LOUIS — Nick Leddy opened the door. Ryan O’Reilly, Tyler Bozak and Vladimir Tarasenko then kicked it over. For the first time since the Stanley Cup season, the St. Louis Blues have made it out of the first round. Next stop, Denver. And the Colorado…
Lynn Schmidt: America’s addiction nightmare comes home
A few weeks ago, my husband and I lost a friend to an opioid overdose. He was not the first person we knew who died from an overdose, but he was perhaps the closest. And while I am still working through the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaini…
Jeff Gordon: Cardinals’ push for offensive improvement sends DeJong to Memphis
The Cardinals will have to hit a whole lot better this summer to hang in the playoff chase. That’s why long-struggling shortstop Paul DeJong is heading back to the minors for remedial work. That’s why Edmundo Sosa will get a “real shot” to play shortst…
Editorial: No coincidence in effects gun and abortion laws have on poor Black communities
Newly released statistics by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention point to a sharp rise in 2020 gun homicides that disproportionately affected the nation’s poorest areas and Black communities — affirming what St. Louisans were able to see wit…
Editorial: Complaining and whining isn’t a winning strategy, as Democrats learn the hard way
It wasn’t so long ago when Missouri was a purple state, up for grabs by whichever party did the best job capturing voters’ imaginations. The state was split down the middle politically as recently as 2000, and even in 2016 Democrats held a U.S. Senate …
Holy Ghost stars in new comics collection by Missouri artist John Hendrix
St. LOUIS — The Holy Ghost is visible, chatty and even a quipster in a new comics collection by John Hendrix. Sometimes the Ghost wears headgear (Santa hat, football helmet, party cone). And he hangs out with a squirrel and a badger, who ask questions,…
Editorial: Democrats might be politically correct, but they’re strategically wrong
While Democrats were spending their political energies enforcing gender-neutral vocabulary to please their progressive base, Republicans were executing a methodical and, frankly, brilliant strategy to solidify their base with the singular objective of …