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Missouri's Approved Gun Bills: Concealed-Carry Permits Easier to Get, Record-Keeping Banned

The legislative session in Missouri is finally over. And after months of heated debates on guns, lawmakers have sent controversial bills to the governor that would dramatically change the concealed-carry permit application process -- and increase protections for gun owners. That is, these bills ma ... More >>

Republican Senator Says Missouri Can't Really Ban All Federal Gun-Control Laws In Advance

Update below: Republican State Senator Kurt Schaefer is a big believer in the Second Amendment and has even proposed a constitutional amendment in Missouri that would make the right to bear arms even stronger. But that doesn't mean he's a huge fan of a pro-gun bill that has earned Missouri national ... More >>

[VIDEO] Bill O'Reilly: "These St. Louis Post-Dispatch People are Dumb and Corrupt."

In an editorial last Wednesday, the Post-Dispatch lamented public distrust of the media (which is now at a record high, according to Gallup). The daily suggested that both conservative and liberal cable-news hotheads may or may not be totally to blame, but surely don't help the situation. So what do ... More >>

Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

​Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending January 22, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nhead Books, Subterranean Books and Sue's News. It's election time, which, as you know, m ... More >>

Cantaloupe Aftermath, St. Louis E. Coli and a Cute Little Frog

Wikimedia CommonsI'm in yur saladz, surviving cuz itz organgic.​Over a month after recalling listeria-contaminated cantaloupes from Jensen Farms in Colorado, the death toll continues to climb. As of Wednesday, 29 people have died from listeria linked to the melons. While a 1985 listeria outb ... More >>

Occupy STL -- Voices from Kiener Plaza

​The man in the light blue button down is just on a quick smoke break. He's from southwest Missourah, in town for a meeting, soaking up a nice day in Kiener Plaza in the heart of downtown St. Louis and he's stumbled upon a square full of sleeping bags and Imo's boxes and pitched tents and people t ... More >>

Video: McCaskill says McConnell "Has Lost His Mind"

​Remember that scene in "Almost Famous" when the plane seems like it's about to crash, so everybody starts making all these outrageous confessions? I once hit a man in Dearborn, Michigan... If I took an extra dollar or two it's 'cause I knew I'd earned it... I slept with Marta... I'm Gay! Pe ... More >>

How Not to Recruit a Willing Cannibalism Victim

​Look, buddy, I get it. Your whole life you've had an unnatural craving for human flesh. You get in line behind a particularly shapely ass at the grocery store, and immediately you start picturing it dry-rubbed with your favorite blend of herbs and spices and turning slowly on a spit. "A Modest Pr ... More >>

Jeff Smith Hits National Stage Yet Again On MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show

Had your fill of former state senator Jeff Smith? Good, 'cause he's everywhere! Since getting released from federal prison last November after fibbing to the FBI about his 2004 congressional campaign, "Mr. Smith" has hit the national stage: The New Republic did a bang-up feature on him (though we th ... More >>

The Future of News? Media Trends Suggest Social Media, Partisan Reporting and Brevity

Social Media, Version 1.0​Amy Mitchell, deputy director of the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism was in town yesterday to speak at a luncheon for PR professionals. Her topic, "The New News Consumer and the Future of News: Trends for 2011 and Beyond," also drew a fair numbe ... More >>

Just How Many Antibiotics Are Given to Livestock, Anyway?

29 million pounds of antibiotics. That how much the Atlantic says was given to animals intended for food last year. This is the first time the Food and Drug Administration has tracked antibiotic use in commercial livestock.A hacking we will go! National Restaurant News reports that McDonalds had a d ... More >>

Five Reasons to Embrace the Food Safety Bill

That food safety bill we keep talking about? Exactly what's it going to do for us? MSNBC breaks it down into the five most important points, the first being less intestinal distress. ABC reports that a recent change in the bill will exempt small farms that make less than half a million dollars annua ... More >>

Keith Olbermann Dana Loesch = BFF?

​MSNBC's Keith Olbermann returned to the airwaves last night after a temporary suspension (he wasn't allowed on the air Friday or Monday, which the rest of us call a long weekend). In case you've been living under a rock for the past weekish, Politico reported Friday that Olbermann had made three ... More >>

Salmonella Patients Testify in Congressional Food Safety Hearings

As reported yesterday, several giant egg farms are testifying before Congress after last month's massive salmonella recall. Also testifying - several people sickened in the outbreak, including a 77-year-old Colorado grandmother who nearly died from salmonella-related septic shock. Despite not being ... More >>

Rod Blagojevich Saved By One Stubborn Female Juror

Image viaDoes this look like the face of a criminal?​After a jury deadlocked on all but one of 24 corruption charges against Rod Blagojevich -- convicting him only of the relatively minor offense of lying to the FBI -- the former Illinois governor declared victory. Standing on the courthouse steps ... More >>

Beware the Insidious Thyroid-Destroying Powers of Bok Choy

Bok choy, lookin' innocent. Don't be deceived.​From MSNBC, via Gawker, comes a truly odd story: A woman nearly died after eating only raw bok choy -- two to three pounds a day -- for several months. Apparently, the 88-year-old woman thought it would help her control her diabetes.It turns out that ... More >>

Kit Bond Falls Asleep During Intelligence Briefing

"Kit and I sometimes have trouble staying awake during those boring intelligence briefings."​Seems everyone is asleep at the wheel these days. Oh well, these are troubled and tiring times, after all. We could all use a good nap. Take Ken Griffey Jr., for one. The Seattle Mariner's ce ... More >>

Cheap Trick, Rockford, Illinois' favorite sons, never surrender

Recalling that Near-Disastrous Flight From St. Louis to Chicago on September 28, 2007

Should this plane have been grounded? According to a new study, more than 65,000 flights should have been over the past six years.​Since 2003, at least 65,000 U.S. airline flights should never have been permitted to leave the ground because shoddy repair work and improper maintaina ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 12.30

​ Bar stages protest with PBR-can guillotine. (New York Daily News)Low milk prices leave dairy farmers in need. (MSNBC)The year's weirdest booze marketing. (Bloomberg.com)The year in lunch. (Midtownlunch.com)Top sustainable food stories of the year. (Change.org)

News from the Far Right: Taitz Tells Patriots to Take Up Arms; Davis Might Run for Senate

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewaliferis/ / CC BY-ND 2.0​Voila a couple of quick political tidbits during this no-one-gives-a-sh$t week. 1) First, the always-responsible Dr. Orly Taitz -- a California attorney who believes President Obama is not really a U.S. citizen -- posted a literal call to ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 12.8

​ What's wrong with the USDA? (The Atlantic)Florida McDonald's accused of transgendered hiring discrimination. (MSNBC)Like cranberries? You'd better, because they're in everything. (Los Angeles Times)Dissecting the anatomy of a menu. (New York Magazine)

The Morning Brew: Friday, 11.20

​ Food safety bill passes the Senate. (Los Angeles Times)Top ten dubious food label health claims. (Epicurious.com)Giant Humbolt squid is quite tasty. (Philadelphia Inquirer)Beetles make all-natural Superglue on asparagus. (MSNBC)Craft beer kings Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head collaborate on ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Friday, 11.13

​ Missouri's Share the Harvest gets boost from the state to provide donated deer meat to the needy. (St. Louis Business Journal)Burger King owners sue corporation for money-losing promotion. (MSNBC)New Orleans prepares to celebrate the po' boy. (The New York Times)How to act right around cel ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 10.28

​ How to fail at the food co-op. (The New York Times)Oyster ban threatens industry. (MSNBC)Name that Halloween candy. (Epicurious.com)A look at Yuengling Beer's 180 years of brewing. (ABC News)Missouri wine sales increase. (KOMU-TV)

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 10.14

​ Dairy farmers file class action suit against four big milk corporations accused of monopolizing and price fixing. (Associated Press)New York chefs lose weight to raise money for hunger organization. (Reuters)All's not well in the worlds of sex and food. (The New York Times)Cheese consumptio ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Friday, 10.2

​ Coke changing labels to make calorie counts more obvious. (MSNBC)New dinner party trend - share the work and the expense. (Chicago Tribune)Americans aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables. Michelle Obama to tackle the issue on November 10th episode of Sesame Street. (U.S. News and Worl ... More >>

RFT Reader Gives Dan Savage of Piece of His Crazy Mind

​Syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage planted his foot firmly in his mouth last night when he appeared on Keith Olbermann's MSNBC show Countdown and proclaimed that the goal of right-wing Republicans and their fear-mongering talk of "death panels" is to cause the assassination of Barack O ... More >>

Ass Clown of the Week: State Rep. Cynthia Davis

house.mo.govDavis: Ass ClownWhich is the greater indignity? MSNBC's Keith Olbermann calling you the "World's Worst Person" in front of a national television audience measuring in the hundreds of thousands -- if not millions -- of viewers? Or being voted "Ass Clown of the Week" by dozens* of devoted ... More >>

Rep. Cynthia Davis Says She's Really Not the Worst Person in the World

 Rep. Cynthia Davis, who said in her June newsletter that hunger can be a "positive motivator" for young poor people to find jobs, says her controversial views have been misconstrued.Earlier this week, the St. Charles Country Republican drew national fire and earned the wrath of MSNBC's Ke ... More >>

Keith Olbermann Names Missouri Lawmaker "World's Worst Person"

fllickr.com/photos/NKDBYIn her June newsletter, Rep. Cynthia Davis, a St. Charles County Republican, offers some rather provocative commentary on child hunger. In fact, she says, there are actually hidden benefits to a child going hungry. Who would have thought? "Hunger can be a positiv ... More >>

Don't Forget! Tea Bagging Tonight In Kiener Plaza

Yes, tonight is the night that hardcore fiscal conservatives (not Nazi's, as that useless liberal tool Chad Garrison would lead you to believe) from across the country will gather in their respective cities to protest recent government spending and what they claim are unfair taxes levied against the ... More >>

Gateway Grizzlies, the Gauntlet Has Been Thrown Down

Jennifer SilverbergThe West Michigan Whitecaps, a minor-league affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, will offer a 4,800-calorie burger at its stadium this season. (MSNBC)The 4-pound, $20 burger features five beef patties, five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili and liberal doses of salsa and corn ch ... More >>

Top o' the Morning Brew: Tuesday, 3.17

The USDA's new Country of Origin Labeling (pr COOL) law goes into effect today. (MSNBC)Apparently, it's food-allergy-news week: A new study finds that black male children have the highest risk of food allergies. (U.S. News & World Report)Research suggests that eating mushrooms could reduce a wom ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Friday, 3.13

Salmonella cases continue occur, mostly from peanut-butter crackers. (MSNBC)(Note to fellow RFT employees reading this: That includes the crackers in our vending machine!)A new Chinese food scandal? Questions about injecting meat with water. (Wall Street Journal)Sting is releasing his own wine. Is t ... More >>

Breaking: Starbucks to Close 300 More Stores, Cut 6,700 Jobs

MSNBC reports that Starbucks will close 300 additional stores and cut 6,700 jobs, both at those closed stores and at its corporate offices. The coffee giant saw its profit drop 69% during the first quarter of its fiscal year. No word yet on where and when the closings will occur.

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 11.18

Upon my return from Mexico, there were 1,736 unread emails in the account I use for Google news alerts. D'oh. Here are some highlights from the last 24 hours... It's official: InBev has purchased Anheuser-Busch. (Dow Jones) A new government report finds an increase in U.S. households stru ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 10.13

'Fight McCain, Have Sex': Free Condoms Go Quickly at Debate

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 8.26

Last Night: Hundreds at Mad Art Gallery Shout 'Yes We Can!' During Barack Obama Watch Party

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 5.27

The Morning Brew: Friday, 12/14

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 11/21

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 10/17

The Morning Brew: Friday, 10/5

Glossary

6:30 p.m. Friday, September 14. Part of LOMA at Twangfest, Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Sunset Hills.

Race Goggles

Unreal gets liquored up and starts demanding tasteless jokes. And in unrelated news, we talk teen sex with a Seattle sexologist and check out the locker room at the new Busch.

Rescue 9/11

This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

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