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Feature
Miracle Man: Darryl Burton forgives St. Louis. He just doesn't trust it.
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: September 23, 2009
A year ago, Darryl Burton walked out of the Jefferson City Correctional Center wearing state-issued gray pants and a white T-shirt. Today, on the anniversary of his release,...
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Night & Day
Dance: It's What's for Lunch
By Alison Sieloff
Published: September 23, 2009
Whether you're sitting and staring at the walls of a smoky pub or catching up with a friend over sandwiches, the lunchly hour of any workday is the most satisfying part. But...
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Feeling Blue?
By Mark Fischer
Published: September 23, 2009
The students of Central Visual and Performing Arts High School have channeled those back-to-school blues into their work with the new exhibit Backpack Blues. Designed as a...
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Match Game
By Paul Friswold
Published: September 23, 2009
Tonight, Robert celebrates his 35th birthday with his closest friends. His friends are not particularly close to each other — their individual friendships with Bobby are...
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Deep (and Tough) Dish
By Paul Friswold
Published: September 23, 2009
In the crime genre, female characters are usually typecast as femme fatales or damsels in distress. Sara Paretsky challenged that standard with V.I. Warshawski, a complex and...
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It's Hammered Time
By Paul Friswold
Published: September 23, 2009
The University City Loop, where the RFT offices are nestled, is thick with street musicians. So thick that it's easy to ignore almost all of them. The saxophonists, the...
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We're Woven Together
By Alison Sieloff
Published: September 23, 2009
When one person acts alone, a little gets accomplished. But when people work together, the impact is larger, the benefit more widespread. The Red Thread Project...
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Make Your Own Fun
By Alex Weir
Published: September 23, 2009
"There's nothing to do here" used to be the standard refrain of young St. Louisans itching for brighter lights elsewhere. Nowadays, that old charge seems hard to support....
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'Paca Pals
By Ms. Day
Published: September 23, 2009
When Ms. Day is faced with what seems like an insurmountable struggle, she doesn't get discouraged. Instead, she just runs away to an alpaca farm. Even though they aren't as...
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There'll Be Music (and Dance) in the Air
By Alison Sieloff
Published: September 23, 2009
This weekend, Grand Center hosts Dancing in the Street, and as the song goes, "All we need is music, sweet music" — well, that and 50 dance companies performing on four...
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Spirits and Spirits
By Alison Sieloff
Published: September 23, 2009
Some people in this world walk through life flitting from this to that, not fully embracing much — and then, there are people like Bruce A. Raisch. This local author is...
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Seven Year Ditch
By Paul Friswold
Published: September 23, 2009
After seven years of marriage, Cass has discovered something so shocking about her husband, Kip, that she dumps him and runs for Niagara Falls. Her plan is to live the life...
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Bosses Beware
By Alison Sieloff
Published: September 23, 2009
Working for other people and responding to their every need does something to you mentally. After years of being subjected to this kind of bossy behavior, either you become a...
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Night & Day
Old Uncle Disturbed
By Paul Friswold
Published: September 23, 2009
What the hell is going on in Fred Stonehouse's family album? The Wisconsin-based artist's new exhibition, Den of Secrets, explores Stonehouse's fascination with the common...
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Blowback
Readers riff on rude audiences, misogynistic columnists and raw food
Published: September 23, 2009
DAILY RFT, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 THINGS FALL APART The center cannot hold: Banana republics don't have free libraries ["But Where Will Homeless Philadelphia Men Browse Internet...
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News Real
RFT talks with the St. Louis nurse who kept Saddam healthy until it was time for him to hang
By Kristen Hinman, Chad Garrison and Aimee Levitt
Published: September 23, 2009
St. Louisan Was Saddam's Nurse Five years ago Robert Ellis was charged with the most memorable assignment of his life: keep Saddam Hussein alive. A 59-year-old surgical nurse...
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Amazing Facts & Beyond
Amazing Facts & Beyond: Triv-evil triva about the number of the beast
By Kevin Huizenga
Published: September 23, 2009
Go the Amazing Facts and Beyond blog to further follow the exploits of our trivial hero...if you dare! mu-wha-ha-ha!
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Ask a Mexican
Salsa and Siestas: Is Garfield advancing negative Mexican stereotypes?
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: September 23, 2009
Dear Mexican: In Garfield strips in the funny pages that appeared earlier this year, Garfield is wearing a sombrero and taking siestas. While cute and all, isn't the sort of...
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This Week's Cover
The Cover of the September 25 Print Edition
Published: September 23, 2009
Photo of Darryl Burton by Jennifer Silverberg
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Music
VIP FTW!: How bands are using VIP packages to give fans more bang for their buck
By D.X. Ferris
Published: September 23, 2009
Selling recorded music has become an increasingly dicey proposition, at least ever since the Internet made albums available for the price of a click and a short wait. And in...
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