Armed Forces

Military Sexual Assault: Claire McCaskill Calls For Justice System Reforms, Better Prevention

This week, the United States Army announced that one of its sergeants in Fort Hood, Texas, is facing allegations of pandering, abusive sexual contact, assault and maltreatment of subordinates. The accusations are especially damning because that sergeant worked in the sexual harassment and assault ... More >>

St. Louis County Police Shoot, Kill Andrew Bush After He Allegedly Points Assault Rifle At Them

Early Saturday morning, two police officers arrived at the apartment of Andrew Bush, 29, a south St. Louis county resident who opened the door and pointed an assault rifle at them. That's the account of county police officials who say that the two cops -- now on administrative leave -- responded t ... More >>

Echoes of the Cold War

The Cuban Missiles CD Release Show

8 p.m. Saturday, December 22. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

Livin' at the Movies

Missouri Legislator Wants to Shoot Down State's "Gun Show Loophole"

State Rep. Stacey Newman (D-Richmond Heights) announced today that she will file legislation in January aimed at closing Missouri's "Gun Show Loophole" that allows for the sale of weapons without background checks. "After the recent horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, ... More >>

Hazelwood Man Charged with Firing Assault Rifle at His Ex-Girlfriend

Often, ex-lovers fight. Less often do those fights involve assault rifles and brief police stand-offs. Rashidi Greer, a 21-year-old from Hazelwood, was arrested Sunday on multiple charges that he shot at his ex-girlfriend with a assault rifle. It was midday on Sunday when a police officer happened t ... More >>

New York National Guard Cancels Fake Disaster in Missouri to Deal With Real One

The Missouri National Guard is hosting an interesting, weeklong training starting this Saturday called "Vigilant Guard." The exercise imagines a catastrophic earthquake that ripples through the New Madrid Seismic Zone -- which could badly damage our fair city. "The initial earthquake and anticipate ... More >>

King of Wings

Vektor

9 p.m. Monday, August 20. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Combat veterans fall prey to gambling addictions at an alarming rate. Where's the military when the chips are down?

Cracked Dreams

Illinois Man on History Channel's "Top Shot" Could Probably Kill You With His Bare Hands

​Before we introduce you to Gregory Littlejohn, who's from Waterloo, Illinois and looks terrifying, we should explain what the History Channel's "Top Shot" is. It's a reality show, for those whose reality consists of:navigating back alleys, rappelling down buildings and hitting moving targets from ... More >>

A Horrible Job Done Well

Missouri National Guard Mobilized in Joplin After Deadly Tornado

courtesy of the National Guard BureauThe Missouri National Guard, on the ground in Joplin. (It does kind of look like WW II, no?)​ The news in Joplin, Missouri, is even worse than initially feared. Not only are there at least 89 people dead, but a broad swatch of the town has been destroyed. T ... More >>

Akin's Letter Helps Halt Same-Sex Civil Unions on Navy Bases

You should have stuck to your guns, Rear Admiral Tidd!​The Navy has reversed course on its momentous decision to allow same-sex civil unions to be performed by chaplains on bases. And it's thanks in part to Missouri's own U.S. representatives Todd Akin and Vicky Hartlzer, plus 61 of their colleagu ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Keep Government Out of Religion

Today's comment comes in response to a post today on Congressmen Todd Akin's (R - Town & Country) attempt to stop Navy chaplains from performing same-sex marriages now that the miltary's Don't Ask Don't Tell has been repealed. Reader "the REAL kitty" responds: one minute, Conservatives are all a ... More >>

Fair Trade? U.S. Nearly Swapped F-16s for Frozen Chicken

​Reuters released a special report last week about how post-Cold War diplomats were put to work advocating for U.S. business interests abroad, at times straddling the line between being diplomats and hucksters. Case in point: American company Lockheed Martin wanted to unload some F-16 fighte ... More >>

University of Missouri, Other MO Colleges, Hit By Veterans' Lawsuit

War is hell; trying to pay for college tuition in Missouri ain't all that easy either.​A group of military veterans is suing trustees at the University of Missouri, Southeast Missouri State University and the Moberly Area Community College, alleging that the universities systematically overcharged ... More >>

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Is Dead. How Did Our Congresspeople Vote?

​Unless you've been hiding out under a rock, you probably heard that Saturday, the Senate followed the House in voting to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." DADT, signed into law in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, was meant to be a compromise on allowing lesbian, gay and bisexual soldiers to serve in ... More >>

Support Veterans, Buy Cool Jeans

Support them once they're home, too.​When Kurt Schwab returned to St. Louis from deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in 2005, he came up against a different sort of conflict: navigating the complicated system of veterans' benefits with essentially no support."I cam ... More >>

Earthworms premieres Capricorn Dreams about its military-base tour

Ex-Boyfriend Killed by His Replacement

​Imagine waking up in your bedroom to see your ex-boyfriend standing over you and your current lover. In the hand of your ex is a butcher knife. That scene played out in real life yesterday morning in Fairview Heights. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that a 31-year-old woman awoke in her home ... More >>

Lady Gaga Can't Save "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Image ViaLady Gaga at Monday's rally.​Missouri Senator Kit Bond joined his Republican colleagues and three Democrats yesterday in defeating a defense spending bill that would repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy allowing gays to openly serve in the armed forces. (Sen. Claire McCask ... More >>

Pinalcchio: Forensics experts say a deputy's tale about getting shot by drug smugglers doesn't add up

Always I Fight On

Brian Nieves Endorses Assault Rifle, Says Weapon Best Fits "Spirit" of 2nd Amendment

Regarding our post early today about State Rep. Brian Nieves allegedly assaulting a political rival and threatening him with a gun...Now's there the following from Nieves' radio program. In the video Nieves says he has "no problem" calling an AR-15 what it is: an "assault rifle." He then goes on to ... More >>

Bandits Steal Armored Truck in Midtown: Thousands -- Perhaps Millions -- Missing

Update 12:09 p.m. with official incident summary from St. Louis police. Four men dressed in all black and carrying automatic weapons -- including an Uzi and AR-15 -- held up an ATM company early this morning in Midtown St. Louis. The crime occurred around 5:30 a.m. this morning at ATM Solutions in t ... More >>

The Missouri National Guard Has a Suicide Problem

And, no, it's not jihadists strapping bombs to themselves. (Thank God.)Unfortunately, for reasons still unknown, six members of the state's National Guard have killed themselves this year. That's the most in one year since the Guard starting keeping track in 2001. Remarkably, none of the six were de ... More >>

St. Louisan Eric Greitens Gets Matthew McConaughey Treatement at All-Star Game

​If you caught the opening of last night's All-Star Game, then you learned about St. Louisan Eric Greitens and his Mission Continues, a non-profit that empowers and aids wounded veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.Greitens was a winner of this year's People Magazine All-Stars Amo ... More >>

Dental Patients at St. Louis VA Hospital Could've Been Exposed to Hepatitis, HIV

​Q: What's worse than a trip to the dentist? A: A letter from the dentist telling you that his dirty dental tools may have exposed you to hepatitis or HIV. More than 1,800 veterans received such a letter this week informing them that St. Louis VA Medical Center had not properly cleaned its dental ... More >>

"Homophobic Remarks" Prompt Protest Outside Ike Skelton's District Office Today

Ike Skelton: Defender of Family Values​A group of gay-rights activists plans to protest outside U.S. Congressman Ike Skelton's district office in Jefferson City this morning. Members of the LGBT organizations GetEqual and Show Me No Hate say they will drop off a petition with 3,000-plus signatures ... More >>

LGBT Organizations Demand Apology From Congressman Ike Skelton

Skelton: Say you're sorry!​GetEQUAL, a national LGBT organization and Show Me No Hate, a Missouri LGBT rights group, are demanding a public apology from Ike Skelton, the Democratic House Representative from Missouri's 4th district, who last week stated he didn't want to change the military's "Don ... More >>

Ike Skelton: Overturning "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Not Family Friendly

Ike Skelton: Defender of Family Values​Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton has unleashed a new tactic in his opposition to overturning the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on gay service members. The Democrat from Missouri's conservative 4th District told reporters yesterday that he opposes ... More >>

Military to Relax "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"; Trumps Ike Skelton's Objection

​It will be more difficult to oust gay members of the military under new guidelines Defense Secretary Robert Gates handed down today.The new regulations -- which will become effective immediately -- place higher-ranking officers in charge of discharge hearings and require a greater amount of evide ... More >>

Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton: The Roadblock to Changing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Skelton: Wants to keep the military ol' school.​Yesterday Daily RFT poked fun at Missouri legislators tripping over themselves in Jefferson City to support (or oppose) the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy toward homosexuals serving in its ranks. These state lawmakers essentially have no b ... More >>

Poetry in a Cold Climate: Ron Smith found his muse in Antarctica's vast icy wilderness

FoodWire: "Operation Give Thanks" at Monarch Saturday, 11.7

Monarch (7401 Manchester Road; website) is hosting "Operation Give Thanks" to benefit U.S. military families this Saturday, November 7, from 7-11 p.m.The restaurant will donate a portion of the proceeds from a select bar menu to the non-profit Operation Shower, which the organization's own website d ... More >>

Branson Entertainers Visit U.S. Troops Overseas (As If They Haven't Suffered Enough)

This just in from the media arm of Mansion Theatre, home of "Branson's biggest shows."A junket of Branson-based singers and a few Branson favorites (i.e. Tony Orlando) just returned from a trip to Iraq and Germany to visit and entertain U.S. troops. The group also handed out Crocs sandals to the Ira ... More >>

Love the War, Neglect the Warrior: His fame's based on his POW status, but Senator John McCain's made a point of voting against fellow veterans

CD/DVD Release Shows for The Space Parlour: Live in St. Louis Series, Vol. 2

It's in All the Papers

Of Montreal

8 p.m. Monday, November 19. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Domino's Pizza New Oreo Dessert Pizza

$3.99
Domino's Pizza
3930 Lindell Boulevard

The Few, The Proud, The Shattered

Tina Richards' son returned, suicidal, from Iraq battlefields. Now, the Missouri woman is waging her own war in Congress.

This Is Madness

PSP players, tonight you game in hell.

Warring for the Weekend

World War II, relived

The Pretenders

The long arm of a Dallas stockbroker pulls the mask off local valor fakes

OUR OLD HOMETOWN FIGHTER PLANE

The Tragic Christian

Father James Carney left St. Louis to work with the poor in Honduras, putting him at odds with both church and state. Fifteen years after his mysterious death, a new CIA report raises more questions than answers.