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Ellen Back Again: Arnie Robbins steps down as editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and RFT checks in with his predecessor

Lee Enterprises Files for Bankruptcy

Juncked: Lee files for Chapter 11 refinancing.​It's been speculated for months. And today it finally happened. Lee Enterprises, the Iowa-based publisher that took on a massive amount of debt in 2005 to purchase the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has filed for bankruptcy. Below is a letter that Lee ... More >>

Lee Enterprises, Post-Dispatch Parent Co., Continues Downward Slide

courtesy of Google Finance.Lee Enterprises' stock (shown in blue) is down 20 percent in the last six months, as this graph shows. Fellow media giants Gannett (in red) and McClatchy (in yellow) have also lost considerable value.​Another quarterly report, another piece of bad news.That's the woefull ... More >>

Ten must-know musicians and scenes of the '20s and '30s

courtesy of Google Finance.Lee Enterprises' stock (shown in blue) is down 20 percent in the last six months, as this graph shows. Fellow media giants Gannett (in red) and McClatchy (in yellow) have also lost considerable value.​Another quarterly report, another piece of bad news.That's the woefull ... More >>

Profits Up at Post-Dispatch Parent Company Even As Ad Sales Fall

Online revenue is growing for the Post-Dispatch's parent company -- but not nearly fast enough to replace the print advertisers being lost.Profits up; revenue down -- that generally means fewer journalists.​That's the latest news from Lee Enterprises, based in Davenport, Iowa. The St. Louis Post-D ... More >>

Even Oprah Must Concede That Franzen Reigns Supreme

​Even Queen Oprah must bow down to the overpowering literary force that is Freedom. Although she doesn't plan to reveal her new book club selection till tomorrow's show, the Associated Press reports that the Queen of Talk, like everyone else (except the Washington Post's Ron Charles) thinks Jo ... More >>

Chef Licks a Toad, Toad Turns Into Health Department Inspector

A chef finds toads outside a Davenport, Iowa, restaurant. He's videotaped licking and kissing said frogs. Said video ends up online. Can't imagine how this will end... I don't know what the big deal is. Back when I lived in Iowa, this sort of crap went on all the time. WQAD, via Eater.

Ad Revenue Still Down At Post-Dispatch Parent Company -- But Profits Are Up

This just in: Lee Enterprises, publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a host of other newspapers, lost another 4.9 percent in ad revenue this quarter.​That's not, of course, a headline you'll see in the Post-Dispatch. In its brief report on page A11, the paper reports the latest quarter's fi ... More >>

Post-Dispatch Parent Co. Suspends 401(k) Contributions

This just in: Lee Enterprises, publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a host of other newspapers, lost another 4.9 percent in ad revenue this quarter.​That's not, of course, a headline you'll see in the Post-Dispatch. In its brief report on page A11, the paper reports the latest quarter's fi ... More >>

Unreal bones up on spliffigami, talks cougars with a New York divorcée and trolls for local blogs only to find some Draconian doings in Winghaven

This just in: Lee Enterprises, publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a host of other newspapers, lost another 4.9 percent in ad revenue this quarter.​That's not, of course, a headline you'll see in the Post-Dispatch. In its brief report on page A11, the paper reports the latest quarter's fi ... More >>

Why Oh Why Don't They Call it "The Lee EnterPrizes"?

This just in: Lee Enterprises, publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a host of other newspapers, lost another 4.9 percent in ad revenue this quarter.​That's not, of course, a headline you'll see in the Post-Dispatch. In its brief report on page A11, the paper reports the latest quarter's fi ... More >>

The Post-Dispatch is shedding news pages and slashing editorial staff – and there's no end in sight

This just in: Lee Enterprises, publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a host of other newspapers, lost another 4.9 percent in ad revenue this quarter.​That's not, of course, a headline you'll see in the Post-Dispatch. In its brief report on page A11, the paper reports the latest quarter's fi ... More >>

Gentleman Auction House's Book of Matches EP In Stores Today, May 6!

This just in: Lee Enterprises, publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a host of other newspapers, lost another 4.9 percent in ad revenue this quarter.​That's not, of course, a headline you'll see in the Post-Dispatch. In its brief report on page A11, the paper reports the latest quarter's fi ... More >>

Ellen Soeteber Sighting

This just in: Lee Enterprises, publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a host of other newspapers, lost another 4.9 percent in ad revenue this quarter.​That's not, of course, a headline you'll see in the Post-Dispatch. In its brief report on page A11, the paper reports the latest quarter's fi ... More >>

Gay Guns

Despite feeling snubbed by Kerouac, Unreal's wide awake, hammered, packing pink heat and looking for a sign from God.

Fuck Frank Gehry

The icon of postmodern architecture has a sense of humor. Who knew?

Hang Tuft

An embittered Post-Dispatch reporter says her editors hung her out to dry.

Lee Way

Is the P-D the "red-headed stepchild" of the Lee empire?

Hire Education

Do members of the St. Louis Newspaper Guild read the Post-Dispatch?

The Whole She-bang

Venus Envy: a grassroots success story

Pulitzer's Gain

Some say Pulitzer Inc.'s sale to Lee Enterprises blew in quicker than a shotgun wedding. Others saw it coming a mile away.

Tough Love

Out with the Pulitzer Prize, in with the Lee EnterPrize! Plus: Unreal learns a thing or two about loveless marriages, sexually deviant robots and a man who gets lots of our money

Burnt Offering

Did the Post-Dispatch try to buy itself?

Cubic Zirconium

Jewel joins Ronnie Milsap, Howie Mandel and Chris Gaines on the dustbin circuit

The Albatross

St. Louis has a long and tortured history with the Admiral, home of the President Casino, but the city is about to gamble another $3 million to keep it afloat. It's a risky bet.

Foul Ball

Whitey Herzog takes a vicious swing at money-driven modern baseball, where only the wealthy win -- and the fans always lose