Opinion
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To save St. Louis, Mayor Jones needs to do the math
St. Louis’ first Black woman mayor is a finance geek and public policy wonk. To save St. Louis when she…
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Holding Medicaid hostage over birth control defies law and reason
While playing politics with health care in Missouri is certainly nothing new, holding Missouri Medicaid hostage over basic birth control…
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Bad verdict. Bad cops. Bad police force
No group in America has done a better job of defunding the police than the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.…
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Dear Normal: Were you really that great?
Dear Normal, Everyone wants you back. It seems every day of this late-stage pandemic era is marked with someone wistfully…
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St. Louis’ next mayor: the worst job in Missouri
Why bother? No, seriously. Pound for pound, St. Louis is America’s most murderous city. Its percentage loss of population and…
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St. Louis’ vaccine hunger games, sponsored by Qpublican extremists
Gov. Mike Parson and his politicized “health” department crowing about Missouri’s “balanced” approach to COVID is like an arsonist hired…
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Celebration of openness has special urgency
A year ago this week, the world descended into the throes of the COVID-19 crisis. It’s fitting that our year…
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Another dead child, another spasm of thoughts and prayers
The 9-mm bullet, made of lead encased in a alloy of copper and zinc and weighing about half an ounce…
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St. Louis changes course; most eligible voters don’t care
Whether St. Louis’s profound shift toward progressives in the March 2 primary can solve the city’s metastasizing problems is debatable.…
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New mayor will inherit an old city death spiral
At the current rate of population loss and decay, St. Louis will cease to exist except as a collection of…
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Black sororities blaze trail of achievement
In Kamala Harris’ speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, she saluted seven women who “inspired us to pick up…
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COVID confusion due to crackpot ideology
I got my COVID-19 vaccine by accident. As a certified geezer (70, cardiac pacemaker, blah blah blah) I wanted to…
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Neighbors, friends and co-workers turn on St. Louis seditionists
From an antiques store owner on Cherokee Street and a realtor from Holly Hills to a tech recruiter from Lake…
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Mini-Trumps take aim (literally) at protesters, your right to vote
What a second Trump term would have looked like is playing out in miniature in Jefferson City. Bills to legalize…
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There should be no pandemic privilege for religion
Even before we are out of the coronavirus pandemic, Missouri’s lawmakers are considering bills that would make it more difficult…
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Murdered children and the selfishness of St. Louis
Say their names. Dmyah Fleming was 7. She liked to help her grandmother make cookies, especially with pink frosting. Kevin…
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Seditious St. Louis shows up for coup attempt
The St. Louis area was well-represented in the murderous mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in a coup attempt, and…
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Capitol invasion hit journalists hard, too
This column is prompted by the pictures of the Capitol assault that triggered fond memories of where I had been…
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How Greitens, Hawley soared so high
Flush with ambition and cash, a newcomer arrives like a bolt from the blue. Or, in Missouri’s case, red. He…
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Law and disorder, Schmitt style
Now that everyone knows that the English translation of “ISIS” is “MAGA,” and that the GOP has successfully transformed itself…
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Another lifeline for small businesses
If you are a small business still struggling, call your lender immediately! You may be eligible for a third round…
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St. Louis’ failure means red Missouri
I hesitate to call Sen. Josh Hawley a fascist only because I don’t think he believes in anything, including fascism,…
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As bicentennial nears, who are ‘Missourians’?
The year 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of statehood for Missouri — Aug. 10, to be exact. Almost seven years ago,…
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I’m Black. I got the COVID vaccine
I won’t try to convince fellow Black Americans that they should get the COVID-19 vaccine, only share my thought process…
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Why not wear a mask, save a life?
I volunteered to work on Election Day in Cole County, and took training as an election judge. At 54, I’m…
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Missourians need more COVID-19 aid, now
Hundreds of thousands of Missourians, including children, are struggling to get by during our coronavirus public health emergency, according to…
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COVID-19 rules: Local responsibility or not?
Missouri Republicans need to make up their minds: Are COVID-19 regulations a local responsibility, or not? Gov. Mike Parson, a…
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A dismantled post office destroys more than mail service
By Patty Heyda, Washington University – The U.S. Postal Service is under threat of collapse and privatization. This comes after…
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St. Louis must do better in educating the next generation
By Anna-Stacia Allen According to the City of St. Louis’ 2018 Education Quality indicators, black children are less likely than white…
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Newspapers will be online-only during virus crisis
Statement from Our Publisher I lead not only a newsroom but also a business. So I have made the decision…
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