Email Author John H. Tucker

2011 Stories by John H. Tucker

• Mizzou Research: Cigarettes Change Your Personality

  published Sep 13, 2011

  It's bad for your lungs. It's bad for your skin. It's bad for your heart. But is smoking really bad for your personalityr Yes, say researchers at the University of Missouri, who believe that quitting... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Diana Cojocaru Doesn't Look Naked People in the Eye

  published Sep 12, 2011

  Diana Cojocaru, 23 Delmar Boulevard and Westgate Avenue rIn an effort to celebrate the people who keep our city interesting, Daily RFT is launching a new weekly blog post, "Bold Types," featuring pho... More >>

• Back to School Means Drug Tests for Linn Students

  published Sep 08, 2011

  Students at Central Missouri's Linn State Technical College will notice an extra $50 expense added to their student fees this year. Along with textbooks and meal plans, they'll need to cover mandatory... More >>

• Dean's Kiss Leads to Hostile Work Environment: Webster Prof

  published Sep 08, 2011

  "A kiss may ruin a human life" -- Oscar Wilde. In February 2009, Tracey McCarthy, a tenured professor for Webster University with a joint appointment with the psychology and legal studies department... More >>

• Wash. U. Study: Images of Flag-Draped Coffins Strengthen Support for War

  published Sep 07, 2011

  During the heady days of the Iraq War, many liberals lambasted the Bush administration for banning images of flag-draped coffins on TV. They believed that exposing the grim realities of the war would ... More >>

• UMSL Prof to Head American Psychological Association's LGBT Division

  published Aug 31, 2011

  A University City scholar has been appointed head of the American Psychological Association's Division 44, also known as the Society of the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgende... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Feel My Painr Grad Student Lacks Empathy, Gets Canned

  published Aug 30, 2011

  How much empathy does one need to be an effective talk therapistr Can university professors aptly determine whether graduate students have enough of it to join the counseling professionr These questi... More >>

• Hali Ballantyne Needs Another Redhead

  published Aug 29, 2011

  Hali Ballantyne, 18 Webster University, main campus rIn an effort to celebrate the people who keep our city interesting, Daily RFT is launching a new weekly blog post, "Bold Types," featuring photos ... More >>

• Guys Don't Want to Talk About Their Problems, Mizzou Study Finds

  published Aug 23, 2011

  Forget it, girls, there's no sense trying to convince us guys to talk about our problems. Sure, we've got issues, but do you really think expressing ourselves is going to help the situationr Now pleas... More >>

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  Peter Pranschke: 2011 Riverfront Times MasterMind Award Winner

  published August 25, 2011

  With delicate strokes of the knife, Peter Pranschke spreads a thin layer of butter onto his pancakes. It's 8:30 a.m. at the Goody Goody... More >>

• Allie Ware Has the Longest Earrings You'll Ever See

  published Aug 22, 2011

  Allie Ware, 18 Washington Avenue and 14th Street In an effort to celebrate the people who keep our city interesting, Daily RFT is launching a new weekly blog post, "Bold Types," featuring photos and ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Murals on Broadway Kicks Off in Carondelet

  published Aug 22, 2011

  A small throng of community-arts supporters squeezed together on the sidewalk of South Broadway last Friday to celebrate the first piece of art born from the "Murals on Broadway Public Art Program," a... More >>

• Tough Girl Maddy Green Enters the Cage on Saturday

  published Aug 18, 2011

  Back in March, we published a story announcing the arrival of Madeline Green, the twelve-year-old MMA scrapper raised by a single father, the legendary Mean Mike Green, who participated in the first a... More >>

• Dupo Kidnapper Found Guilty Today

  published Aug 18, 2011

  Thomas Cureton thought he could beat the Feds. But the kidnapper accused of beating his victim and putting a gun to her head went down today. Cureton, 30, of Dupo, Illinois, was convicted in federal ... More >>

• North County Latino Community Gathers for Festival and Beauty Pageant

  published Aug 15, 2011

  The salsa music pulsated through Wabash Park in Ferguson yesterday as hundreds of festival-goers chowed down on tacos, tamales and empanadas. The neighborhood's annual Festival Latino, sponsored by Ou... More >>

• SLU Sues U.S. Department of Education

  published Aug 12, 2011

  Has the U.S. Department of Education pulled a bait-and-switch by demanding that Saint Louis University fork over $2.8 million in student grants paid out by the government fifteen years agor That's wh... More >>

• Court of Appeals: Prison Employees Aren't Liable for Inmate's Attack

  published Aug 10, 2011

  Let's say an inmate is attacked by fellow inmates wearing masks, then put in an isolated environment for a 30-day period, presumably for protection while the matter is sorted out. The inmate pleads to... More >>

• The Physiology of a Heroin Overdose

  published Aug 08, 2011

  Last week we published a feature titled "Smackdown," which tells a tragic tale of the region's heroin epidemic and the growing number of lives the drug has taken. Two of the central characters in our ... More >>

• Angela Halliday Case: Details From the Motel Death

  published Aug 05, 2011

  In this week's feature story, "Smackdown," we chronicle the life of Angela Halliday, a self-described heroin junkie from Bethalto, Illinois, who's now facing two drug-induced homicide charges for her ... More >>

• Charlie Brennan Talks Knockout King

  published Aug 04, 2011

  Yesterday, KMOX Radio's Charlie Brennan sat down for a one-on-one interview with us to talk about "Knockout King," a feature story we ran a couple months ago about the violent ritual adopted by St. Lo... More >>

• Angela Halliday Case: The Final Drug Run

  published Aug 04, 2011

  In this week's feature story, "Smackdown," we chronicle the life of Angela Halliday, a self-described heroin junkie from Bethalto, Illinois, who's now facing drug-induced homicide charges for her alle... More >>

• Musings of a Heroin Junkie: A Peek Into Angela Halliday's Blog

  published Aug 03, 2011

  In this week's feature story, "Smackdown," we chronicle the life of Angela Halliday, a self-described heroin junkie from Bethalto, Illinois, who's now facing drug-induced homicide charges for her alle... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Angela Halliday was a junkie. Does that make her a murderer?

  published August 4, 2011

  On April 11, the final night of his life, Ben Berkenbile cruised across the Clark Bridge from Illinois into Missouri, where he and his fellow... More >>

• Fahey Is First D-III Coach to Be Inducted Into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

  published Jul 29, 2011

  We've been big fans lately of the Washington University women's hoops team, which has dominated the NCAA's Division III National Tournament for several years. This week, the team's coach, Nancy Fahey... More >>

• Missouri Among National Leaders in Mental Illness Rates

  published Jul 26, 2011

  Yesterday, we reported on the surprisingly low percentage of drug and alcohol use in Missouri, based on the latest state-by-state data released each year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser... More >>