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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2011 Stories by Chad Garrison

• TV Evangelist Joel Osteen at Scottrade Center This Friday

  published Jan 05, 2011

  You've seen him on TV, preaching to thousands of people inside his ginormous Texas church (a former sports arena that once housed the Houston Rockets), and now you can see him in person at a sports ar... More >>

• Comment of the Day: Let the "N" Word Stand in Huckleberry Finn

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Today's comment comes in response to our post about a new whitewashed version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in which an Auburn professor has removed all instances of the word "nigger" from th... More >>

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  Dana Loesch Radio Show Now Syndicated

  published Jan 04, 2011

  First it was shoes. Then it was booze. And these daysr What does St. Louis have to offer the rest of the worldr Try conservative talk-show hosts. Today Emmis Communications announced that Dana Loesch ... More >>

• YouTube Video: St. Louis Cop Shown Beating Suspect

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Update 3:20 p.m. We've found another video (below) on YouTube that should still play.Update 2:44 p.m. YouTube has removed the video stating it violates the company's policy of showing "shocking and di... More >>

• Tessa Vanvlerah: Ass Clown of the Year!!

  published Jan 04, 2011

  It's official. Tessa Vanvlerah, the suburban St. Louis mother charged with child pornography, incest and statutory rape and sodomy for crimes involving her 13-month-old daughter has won Daily RFT's As... More >>

• St. Louis Police: Man Found Dead After New Year's Eve Fire Had Been Beaten to Death

  published Jan 04, 2011

  St. Louis police believe that the person found dead in a fire inside a vacant home on New Year's Eve was killed prior to the blaze. Firefighters discovered the body of an unknown male after putting ou... More >>

• Show-Me Institute Gets New Pitchman in Former TV Anchor Rick Edlund

  published Jan 04, 2011

  The conservative think tank Show-Me Institute just got a new face and, boy, what an upgrade! Don't get us wrong. That mug on Rex Sinquefield, the founder and financial backer of the Show-Me Institute,... More >>

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  August Busch IV Confession Offers More Heartbreak Than Answers

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Are we the only ones not sure of what to make of August Busch IV's confession today to the Post-Dispatchr Speaking publicly for the first time since his 27-year-old girlfriend, Adrienne Martin, was fo... More >>

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  Blaine Gabbert: Goodbye, Mizzou (P.S. Forget What I Said Last Week)

  published Jan 03, 2011

  Was it really just six days ago that University of Missouri's defeated and disappointed quarterback addressed the media following his team's loss to Iowa in the Insight Bowlr And wasn't it then that B... More >>

• Jimmy Tebeau: Camp Zoe Owner Charged with Tax Evasion

  published Jan 03, 2011

  Add tax evasion to the list of legal maneuverings Missouri and federal officials are using against musician Jimmy Tebeau and his Camp Zoe festival site.In November state and federal authorities filed ... More >>

• KTVI and KPLR: Best at Exploiting Natural Disaster

  published Jan 03, 2011

  Those tornadoes that ripped through Missouri on New Year's Eve sure caused a lot of heartbreak for those who lost their homes and loved ones to the storm. But who cares about that. What's really impor... More >>

• Grand Slam of a Mugshot: Police ID Man Shot Following Fiasco at Denny's

  published Jan 03, 2011

  Meet Trip Powers, the man shot early Sunday morning while seriously craving a Grand Slam omelette. Or maybe it was a Moons Over My HammyrIn any case, here's how it went down, according to police. Powe... More >>

• Nine Confirmed Tornadoes Touch Down Near St. Louis New Year's Eve

  published Jan 03, 2011

  The National Weather Service has confirmed that nine twisters struck ground in and around St. Louis around mid-day December 31. The tornadoes destroyed several homes in Robertsville and Sunset Hills. ... More >>

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  Lawsuit Waiting To Be Filed Against St. Louis Smoking Bans

  published Jan 03, 2011

  New laws banning smoking in most bars and restaurants in St. Louis city and county went into effect yesterday. And, as chronicled in today's Post-Dispatch, a preponderance of grizzled old smokers are ... More >>

• Unofficial 2010 Homicide Totals for St. Louis: 142 Dead

  published Jan 03, 2011

  St. Louis police have released the preliminary body count for 2010. According to police, at least 142 people were murdered inside city limits in 2010. That's one fewer than last year. Then again, the ... More >>