Email Author Chad Garrison
Awards
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2008 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published April 4, 2007
"The Mystery of Lloyd Gaines"
2009 Stories by Chad Garrison
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FEATURED STORY
St. Louis: Ten Ghastliest Crimes of 2009
published Dec 29, 2009
This year's murder rate shouldn't eclipse last year's homicide numbers. (At least not in the city limits of St. Louis where police report 143 killings through December 21 compared to 165 by the same ... More >>
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Who Is Daily RFT's "Ass Clown of the Year"r
published Dec 28, 2009
Over the course of the past 12 months, you -- the readers of Daily RFT -- have cast thousands of votes for your favorite "Ass Clowns of the Week". Now comes an even greater decision. Ladies and ... More >>
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Bank Robbers to Police: Santa Claus Made Us Do It
published Dec 23, 2009
Two of the three men caught robbing a Region's Bank in Lebanon, Illinois, this past Saturday have told authorities that they're unemployed and committed the crime to buy Christmas presents for their f... More >>
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Pastor Fred Phelps: "God Hates Lady Gaga" Almost As Much As "God Hates Fags"
published Dec 23, 2009
rFred Phelps, the pastor of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, is not "gaga" about many people. In fact he hates 'em. Yes, we're talking about you: homosexuals, Jews, priests, presidents and ... More >>
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Jack Dorsey Conspicuously Absent from Time Magazine's Recognition of "Twitter Guys"
published Dec 23, 2009
Time is out with its annual Person of the Year edition honoring the man (or woman) who most influenced the news over the past 365 days. This year's honoree is Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke who... More >>
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Holiday Greetings from Tiger Woods...
published Dec 23, 2009
Got this Christmas card in an email yesterday. Had to pass along. r ... More >>
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People Not Flocking to Buy Maplewood Man's $700 "Flocked" Christmas Trees
published Dec 22, 2009
Hmm. Maybe its the staggering price tag mixed with the horseshit economy. Or perhaps it's that "flocked" Christmas trees really did reach their zenith in the 1940s and '50s. But as Fox 2's John Auble ... More >>
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Joe Buck Owns Jet -- That He Shares with Marc Bulgerr
published Dec 22, 2009
That's what website Sports By Brook is reporting today. The site has unearthed documents showing that the Fox Sports announcer Joe Buck owns a Raytheon Hawker jet that it values at around $12.6 millio... More >>
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Former State Senator Jeff Smith Tells His Side of the Story
published Dec 22, 2009
Jeff Smith sat down yesterday with hosts D.J. Wilson and Fred Hessel of the KDHX news program Collateral Damage. Smith recalled in the interview his reaction when he first learned that his former camp... More >>
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Wash U. Student Found Beaten in Apartment Near U. City Loop
published Dec 22, 2009
A graduate student at Washington University was found yesterday assaulted in the basement laundry room of her apartment building one block north of the U. City Loop. rThe victim -- described as a woma... More >>
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Metro to Voters: Pass Our Tax or We'll Cut Ya' in Half
published Dec 22, 2009
That's pretty much the message that Robert Baer, president and CEO of the Metro transit agency, delivered to St. Louis County voters in today's Post-Dispatch. Baer says that if county voters do not ap... More >>
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Woman Can't Suppress Basic Instinct, Stabs Man with Ice Pick in Fight Over Parking Spot
published Dec 21, 2009
rPolice in Springfield, Missouri, arrested a woman yesterday following an altercation in a Chili's parking lot. (The name of the restaurant is especially pertinent here because what happened next is ... More >>
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Bada-Bing! St. Louis Graphic Design Firm Sues Microsoft Over Trademark
published Dec 21, 2009
St. Louis-based design shop, Bing!, last week filed suit against Microsoft over the software giant's use of the name Bing for its new search engine. The suit filed in St. Louis Circuit Court alleges "... More >>
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Former Minister, Now St. Charles Councilman, Wants to Eliminate Funding for Poor
published Dec 21, 2009
Just in time for Christmas: St. Charles County Councilman Paul Wynn last week put forth a proposal to eliminate all community-aid for poor people in his district and the rest of St. Charles. Suburban ... More >>
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Ass Clowns of the Week: Hyatt Hotel Parking Valets
published Dec 21, 2009
The results are in, and the winners of last Friday's "Ass Clown of the Week" vote are the parking valets of the downtown Hyatt Hotel. Forty-one percent of Daily RFT readers thought the valets deserved... More >>
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The Big Bloody: Three Killed Saturday in Separate Shootings
published Dec 21, 2009
It was a deadly Saturday this past weekend in St. Louis. Early in the day -- around 8:30 a.m. -- police discovered a man shot to death in an apartment in the 2900 block of California in south St. Loui... More >>
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That's Not Sisterly! Woman Accused of Conning Sorority Sisters
published Dec 18, 2009
Federal prosecutors have indicted Germaine M. Pang on mail and bank fraud charges in connection with an investment scheme that cost investors over $1 million. According to the indictment, Pang worked... More >>
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Locker Room Fight at Missouri Athletic Club Prompted By Shaving Incident, Not Cigar
published Dec 18, 2009
A few weeks back Post-Dispatch gossip columnist Deb Peterson had a juicy tidbit about a locker-room brawl at the tony Missouri Athletic Club - West in Town & Country. According to Peterson, the fi... More >>
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Ass Clown of the Week Is Back! Cast Your Vote for Biggest Local Bozo!
published Dec 18, 2009
Yes, 'tis that time of the week once more. Time for you, the readers of Daily RFT, to vote for the most despicable/idiotic local newsmaker of the past seven days. And the nominees...Amanda Hanneman an... More >>
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Auction in Support of Chuck Berry Statue Ends This Morning
published Dec 18, 2009
As regular listeners of KMOX's Charlie Brennan know, a movement is afoot to erect a statue for rock 'n roll pioneer Chuck Berry in the Delmar Loop. For the past three days, Brennan has been hosting an... More >>
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Latin King Gang Member Shot While Tagging Garage Near Fairmount Park
published Dec 17, 2009
A southwestern Illinois man claims he shot in self defense when a 17-year-old gang-banger attempted to break into the home where he was staying Tuesday night.Law officers, however, tell another story.... More >>
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Joe Washington, Former Chief of Northeast Fire District, Pleads Guilty to EPA Offense
published Dec 17, 2009
Joe Washington was fired last month from his job as chief of the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District, but the controversial official still remains under scrutiny. In St. Louis County a gr... More >>
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Football Player's Tattoo: At Least It's Not a Teddy Bear ... or Maybe Not
published Dec 17, 2009
Anyone else notice that corporate logo inked onto a player's arm this week during Monday Night Footballr rTurns out it belongs to Justin Smith the Missouri boy (and Mizzou grad) now a defensive tackle... More >>
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VIDEO: Hotel Valets Get Fast and Furious with Guests' Cars
published Dec 16, 2009
The Tokyo Drift has arrived to the Midwest -- specifically the underground parking garage of the downtown St. Louis Hyatt Hotel. Check out this YouTube clip of parking valets abusing guests' cars at t... More >>
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Why Smokers Understandably View Anti-Smokers as Tremendous Dorks
published Dec 16, 2009
We know the local morning news comes at a time of day when many of us aren't our sharpest. That said, Martin Pion -- of Missouri Group Against Smoking Pollution (MO-GASP) -- may want to "sleep on it" ... More >>
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