Email Author Chad Garrison

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

  "The Mystery of Lloyd Gaines"

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2011 Stories by Chad Garrison

• Twitter Co-Founder, St. Louis Native Jack Dorsey Raises $27 Million for Square

  published Jan 12, 2011

  The Wall Street Journal reports this week that Jack Dorsey has raised $27.5 million in venture capital for his latest start-up, Square, that allows smart phones to process credit-card payments.The fun... More >>

• Comment of the Day: Maybe TV Isn't Such a Bad Thing

  published Jan 11, 2011

  Today's comment comes in response to a post late yesterday about Charter's new commercial praising the merits of watching TV. This morning reader "Anon" commented:*I* thought it was a ridiculous comme... More >>

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  St. Louis Catholic Blogger Upset (Again) With Archdiocese Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

  published Jan 11, 2011

  For the 35th year in a row, the St. Louis Archdiocese this Sunday will hold a special mass honoring the life and works of Martin Luther King Jr. And for the third year in a row, the blog St. Louis Cat... More >>

• VIDEO: Albert Pujols Given Key to Unlock Every Door in St. Louis, The Onion Reports

  published Jan 11, 2011

  St. Louis has gone to desperate measures to keep Albert Pujols playing for the Cardinals, according to The Onion Sports Network. That's right. At a recent news conference, St. Louis Mayor Frank Worrel... More >>

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  Ferret Attack: Missouri Infant Loses Seven Fingers to Family Pet

  published Jan 11, 2011

  Daily RFT just got off the phone with Grain Valley police chief Aaron Ambrose who confirms the tragic news out of his western Missouri town is not a hoax. A four-month-old child did, in fact, lose sev... More >>

• Sales Tax Could Reach 10-13 Percent If Rex Sinquefield Has His Way

  published Jan 11, 2011

  Financier Rex Sinquefield, via his attorneys, filed nine initiative petitions Friday with the Secretary of State's Office calling for the elimination of the state income tax. Before being placed on th... More >>

• Kenneth T. Jones: St. Louis Homicide No. 1, Shot Dead In Vehicle

  published Jan 11, 2011

  St. Louis police have identified the man found unconscious and bleeding inside his truck Sunday morning in the 5000 block of Davison (below) in north St. Louis. rPolice arrived to the scene around 11 ... More >>

• Chris Heuring: Pulls Shotgun On McDonald's, Says Pregnant Wife Would Kill Him If He Didn't Bring Home Food

  published Jan 11, 2011

  Police in the southeastern Missouri town of Benton have charged 27-year-old Chris Heuring with driving while intoxicated and unlawful use of a weapon after he allegedly pulled a shotgun on the drive-t... More >>

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  Cable Company: "Time For People To Stop Apologizing for Loving TV"

  published Jan 10, 2011

  Forget what you hear about television watching contributing to obesity and impacting brain development. And never mind the report out this week that watching the boob tube hastens your death. Televisi... More >>

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  Town & Country Alderman Censured for Threatening Message E-Mailed to Colleague

  published Jan 10, 2011

  City leaders at tonight's meeting of the Town & Country board of aldermen will consider a resolution to censure one of their own. At issue is an email sent from the computer of alderman David Karn... More >>

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  VIDEO: Arizona Suspect Jared Loughner Dresses in Trash Bag, Mask, Burns U.S. Flag

  published Jan 10, 2011

  If you're still trying to understand the mind of Jared Loughner, the man accused of murdering six people and critically wounding several others -- including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- during ... More >>

• Man Accused of Giving 4-Year-Old Girl STDs Wins Ass Clown of the Week

  published Jan 10, 2011

  Despite lots of worthy candidates last week, one man pushed ahead to dominate the year's first Ass Clown competition. James Davis, a 19-year-old accused of repeatedly raping a 4-year-old girl and givi... More >>

• St. Stanislaus Trial Begins This Week; Presumably With Heterosexual Judge

  published Jan 10, 2011

  Okay. I have no idea about Judge Bryan Hettenbach's sexual orientation. I presume the St. Louis Circuit Court judge is heterosexual. Whyr Because -- thus far -- the St. Louis archdiocese has made no m... More >>

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  Ass Clowns Off to Rollicking Start in 2011; Vote For Yours Today!

  published Jan 07, 2011

  Oh, my. Where to beginr 2011 is just seven-days-old and we're having trouble narrowing down the field for this week's Ass Clown. Must've been something in that $6.99 bottle of Asti Spumante on New Yea... More >>

• James Wilson and Jamon Spurlock: Teenagers Charged in Bel-Ridge Murder of Bryson Kelly

  published Jan 07, 2011

  The St. Louis County prosecutor's officer yesterday issued warrants on James B. Wilson, 19, of Florissant, and Jamon E. Spurlock, 18, of Hazelwood, charging each with one count of second-degree murder... More >>

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  UPDATE: Florissant Sued Over Law Allowing Mayor to Remove Political Yard Signs

  published Jan 07, 2011

  Update: In a statement emailed to Daily RFT yesterday, Mayor Robert Lowery calls the complaints filed against him and Florissant a "ridiculous lawsuit" that will "cost the city thousands of dollars to... More >>

• Jeffrey Sterling: Indictment States Ex-Spy in Missouri Had Grudge with CIA, Leaked Secrets

  published Jan 07, 2011

  Jeffrey Sterling, a 43-year-old resident of O'Fallon, Missouri, who now works as a fraud investigator with the health benefits company WellPoint, was arraigned yesterday in federal court in St. Louis ... More >>

• James Davis: Alleged Child Abuser Accused of Giving 4-Year-Old Chlamydia, Gonorrhea

  published Jan 07, 2011

  A 19-year-old man stands accused of raping a 4-year-old girl and giving her the sexually transmitted diseases, chlamydia and gonorrhea. James M. Davis of East St. Louis was charged this week with firs... More >>

• Comment of the Day: Let Them Eat Horses (If That's More Humane)

  published Jan 06, 2011

  Today's comment come in response to a post this morning about a convention in Las Vegas this week where ranchers, horse owners and animal-right activists are echoing the desires of some Missouri lawma... More >>

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  St. Louis to Host First Slave Auction in 150 Years; Bidders Get Chance to Split Up Family

  published Jan 06, 2011

  One might think that getting African-Americans to volunteer to be sold as slaves would be a difficult proposition these days. Not at all, says Angela da Silva, a professor of black history at Lindenwo... More >>

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  Missouri Isn't Alone in Desire to Slaughter Horses

  published Jan 06, 2011

  State representative James Viebrock's (R - Battlefield) bill last year to make Missouri the only state in the nation with a horse slaughtering facility never gained much traction. Never the less, in 2... More >>

• Family Charged with Looting from Tornado Victims

  published Jan 06, 2011

  Introducing the front runners for this week's Ass Clown competition:rYesterday prosecutors charged the Ferhatovic family, father Omer, 52, and brothers Elvis, 25, and Hajro, 22, with looting from home... More >>

• Court of Appeals Hears Argument Over World Series Ticket Scandal

  published Jan 05, 2011

  The Missouri Court of Appeals this morning heard arguments over a protracted lawsuit stemming from the 2006 World Series when St. Louis police officers were accused of taking tickets from scalpers and... More >>

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  God Punished Missouri with Tornadoes, Says Westboro Baptist Church

  published Jan 05, 2011

  The wingnuts with Rev. Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church plan to picket tomorrow at noon outside the St. Charles County administrative building. The controversial Kansas-based church, best known fo... More >>

• Ronald Partee: Bought Himself a Porsche on Money Embezzled from Goodwill

  published Jan 05, 2011

  A former vice president with the MERS/Goodwill Industries of Missouri pleaded guilty yesterday to charges that he embezzled more than $1 million from the St. Louis-based charity. Ronald Partee, 45, wo... More >>