Email Author Chad Garrison

Awards

• 2008 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published April 4, 2007

  "The Mystery of Lloyd Gaines"

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2013 Stories by Chad Garrison

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  Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! RFT Seeks Editorial Assistant

  published May 16, 2013

  Riverfront Times is seeking applications for an Editorial Assistant to keep our Editorial Department running smoothly. Candidates should: - Be detail-minded. - Possess excellent communications and ... More >>

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  Humane Society: Missouri Still Has Nation's Worst Puppy Mills

  published May 14, 2013

  Three years after Missourians voted to crack down on disreputable dog breeding operations, the Show-Me State continues to lead the nation in the number of dangerous and unsanitary puppy mills. So sa... More >>

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  Photos/Video: Fast-Food Workers March Through Delmar Loop for Better Pay

  published May 10, 2013

  Fast-food workers and their supporters kept their pledge yesterday in staging a large and boisterous march and rally Thursday afternoon in the Delmar Loop. See also: - St. Louis Fast-Food Workers W... More >>

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  Riverfront Times Finalist for Five Awards from National Association of Black Journalists

  published May 10, 2013

  The National Association of Black Journalists has named five feature stories published last year in Riverfront Times as finalists for its 2013 "Salute to Excellence Awards." The stories are: - Code... More >>

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  St. Louis Fast-Food Workers Protest for Better Pay, Right to Organize

  published May 09, 2013

  Rasheen Aldridge had just finished working the lunch rush at the Jimmy John's in Soulard when he says his manager handed him a hand-written sign and asked that he hold it while he snapped a photo. The... More >>

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  Fernando Tatis: Former Cardinal Rocks MS Paint Like Chan Ho Park

  published May 09, 2013

  Fernando Tatis. Mention those two words to any St. Louis Cardinals fan worth his/her salt, and you'll transport them back fourteen years to an April ballgame in Los Angeles. Tatis, the Cardinals third... More >>

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  Meth Explosion Sends Suspect Running Naked Through Streets

  published May 07, 2013

  Police say they've located the nude man seen fleeing an explosion early Wednesday morning in Farmington. The suspect, a 22-year-old male from the nearby eastern Missouri town of Bismarck, checked him... More >>

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  Jon Hamm Brags About St. Louis Cardinals, Ribs Jon Stewart About New York Mets

  published May 01, 2013

  He knows his St. Louis Blues hockey and has lent his name to University of Missouri. And just in case anyone questions his hometown allegiances, this week Jon Hamm went to bat for the St. Louis Cardin... More >>

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  EPA to Recognize St. Louis Cardinals for Reducing Food Waste

  published Apr 29, 2013

  Don't feel too guilty about not finishing your nachos at Busch Stadium. Chances are the leftover chips (and other half-eaten scraps) will make their way to St. Louis Composting for use as lawn and gar... More >>

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  Matt Teter: Arrest Record Erased for Former Democratic Party Head

  published Apr 29, 2013

  It's been a long fourteen months for Matt Teter, the former executive director of the Missouri Democratic Party, who last year stepped down from his post upon news he'd been arrested for domestic assa... More >>

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  Vapor Nozzles On Their Way Out at St. Louis Gas Stations

  published Apr 26, 2013

  They've been around for well over a decade, but now the accordian-like bibs on gas nozzles at metro St. Louis gas stations are headed toward extinction. Last year the EPA determined that the vapor-t... More >>

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  Burglary Suspects Up to Their Necks in Trouble and Tattoos

  published Apr 26, 2013

  The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department says it's nabbed the men responsible for a rash of recent car break-ins. Mugshots of two of the three suspects guarantee that witnesses won't have any problem... More >>

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  Trucker Charged in Death of Illinois Cop, But Attorney for Deceased Says Employer to Blame

  published Apr 24, 2013

  Updated with comment from Dot Transportation. He told investigators he zoned out seconds before striking Kyle Deatherage as the Illinois State Police trooper was making a traffic stop along Intersta... More >>

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  PHOTOS: Wild Turkey On The Loose in Downtown St. Louis

  published Apr 19, 2013

  Spied this morning in downtown St. Louis: a wild turkey. And no, we're not talking about an empty bottle of bourbon. That sight is commonplace. We're talking today about a genuine meleagris gallopavo.... More >>

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  Darran Kelley: Fire Chief Adds to List of Indicted Kinloch Officials

  published Apr 19, 2013

  Two years after its mayor was sentenced for embezzling funds, the fire chief for Kinloch now faces similar allegations. Darran Kelley, the chief of the Kinloch Fire Protection District, was arrested... More >>

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  T.D. El-Amin: Convicted Lawmaker Returns from Prison a Novelist

  published Apr 17, 2013

  T.D. El-Amin's debut novel takes place in Italy and St. Louis but was birthed in Montgomery, Alabama. Specifically the federal prison camp in Montgomery where El-Amin served nearly eighteen months in ... More >>

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  "Strip Club Ready": Why You Should Follow the Rams' Janoris Jenkins on Instagram

  published Apr 12, 2013

  What do you do after the St. Louis Rams name you the team's "rookie of the year"r If you're cornerback Janoris Jenkins, you apparently head back to your home state of Florida and let your freak flag f... More >>

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  Drinker Sees the Light, Won't Point Laser at Helicopter Again

  published Apr 12, 2013

  A St. Charles man has learned a valuable lesson: pointing a laser at an aircraft can be wickedly entertaining when you're drinking and painfully regretful when you're standing before the judge. Yes... More >>

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  Mo. Attorney General to Republicans: Enough "Foolishness" on Contraception Coverage

  published Apr 11, 2013

  In a scathing rebuke of conservative lawmakers, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster today called on Republicans to end their continued bickering over contraception coverage outlined in the federal ... More >>

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  Missouri Hospital Under Attack For Barring Gay Partner Visitation Rights

  published Apr 11, 2013

  A change.org petition is in the works as angry comments continue to accumulate on the Facebook page for Research Medical Center in suburban Kansas City. Yesterday news broke that hospital security f... More >>

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  Jon Venegoni: RFT's 2013 Standup Throwdown Champion [VIDEO]

  published Apr 10, 2013

  Treemen - A compound noun made up of the words tree and semen that is used to describe certain pollinating plants whose odor strongly resembles ejaculate. (These trees are in full bloom right now in ... More >>

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  Webster U.'s Chess Championship: Saddest Sports Spectacle Everr [PHOTOS]

  published Apr 08, 2013

  Some things are best left unseen, like catching your grandpa naked or eying the kitchen at what -- until that moment -- had been your favorite budget restaurant. The same could be said for the "Fina... More >>

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  Train Wreck: Ownership Change Causes Stir for Valley Park Railroad Shop

  published Apr 05, 2013

  The recent closure of a popular children's destination in Valley Park has led to an online backlash with parents complaining that the venue left them in a lurch. "It's been quite a nightmare. We w... More >>

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  Answers to the Riverfront Times 2012 News Quiz

  published Apr 01, 2013

  In January Riverfront Times published its annual "News Challenge" -- 78 multiple-choice questions testing how well readers paid attention to current events over the past twelve months. Within a week, ... More >>

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  Coloring Book Wants Kids to Know "Being Gay Is Okay"

  published Mar 27, 2013

  "My dad and dad are gay. They love me just as much as my friends' moms and dads love them. I'm happy to be in a gay family." So reads a caption in Being Gay Is Okay, the latest children's novel from ... More >>