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Breakfast with Bernie Why the Baby Birds are so successful
Post-Dispatch Sports Columnist Bernie Miklasz starts his day -- and yours -- with a discussion on the surprising success of the Cardinals' ...
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Farmhand accused in Missouri womans murder wont face death penalty
oThe state says it will not seek the death penalty against a farmhand in the death of a southwest Missouri woman.But prosecutors say they have not yet made that decision for the victim's estranged husband, Bob T. Beisely II.The farmhand, Jeremy L. Maples, waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday in the death of Belinda J. Beisly, who was shot to death inside her farm home near Deerfield in ...
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Man walking on highway killed in Farmington
oA man walking on a highway was struck and killed in St. Francois County late Tuesday night.The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as Bryan S. Johnston, 51.Johnston was walking in the right lane of southbound Highway 67 at Liberty Street. He was struck just before 11 p.m. Tuesday by a southbound Ford Mustang, driven by an 18-year-old man from Farmington.The teen driver stopped and ...
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Review Googles new music plan solid serendipitous but touchy interface can cause mis-taps
LOS ANGELES - Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers. The All Access service represents Google's attempt to grab a bigger piece of the ...
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Golf legends and locals part of Senior PGA Championship
Golfing legends and locals will tee-off Thursday at Bellerive Country Club for the Senior PGA Championship. Among the legends participating, Tom Watson, 63. He won the Senior PGA Championship in 2011. He also won 39 titles on the PGA tour, including eight major championships. He has won more than $26 ...
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Movie Review
Bringing Up Baby
When I watch screwball comedies like "Bringing Up Baby," there is a certain part of me that laments the fact that our culture has become so jaded and cynical that a movie like this could never be made again. Oh sure, there have been some attempts in the last ten to twenty years, most notably two Madonna vehicles: "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985) and "Who's That Girl?" (1987), the second of which ... ...
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Photo Senior PGA kicks off at Bellerive Country Club
Things started off with a bang for host Belleville East softball team in its Class 4A regional game at home with rival West on ...
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Tipsheet Van Slyke shines amid Dodger disaster
can still hold his head high.Andy Van Slyke's son has provided an offensive lift since arriving from Triple-A Albuquerque. He has six hits in 20 at bats for the Dodgers with five going for extra bases - two doubles and three home runs.Van Slyke has six RBIs since his recall, matching the May production of struggling ...
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On The Air May 23
Members of the Chelsea soccer team practice at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Chelsea will take on Manchester City in an ...
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Elk population in Missouri grows with addition of 40
oMissouri conservation officials have added 40 elk to the state's population as part of a project to restore the animals to the state.Conservation Department officials had expected to bring only 39 elk from Kentucky this week, but a male calf was born on the way.The elk are being held at the Peck Ranch Conservation area in southeastern Missouri until they get accustomed to the state's ...
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US unemployment aid applications fall to 340K
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health.The Labor Department says applications declined to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, down from 363,000 the previous week.The less volatile four-week average ticked down 500 to 339,500. That's close to the five-year low of 338,000 ...