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As Pols Talk Tighter Gun Control, A Look at 5 Fast and Loose Firearms Laws in Missourah
December 19, 2012 in Daily RFT
Old time Missourah or visions of Castle Doctrine law in the present?Nothing wrong with a night of bullets and booze... at least in Missouri. In the wake of last week's...
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MoDOT Approves "9/11-Truther" Group's Adopt-A-Highway Application
December 14, 2012 in Daily RFT
Via MoDOTOnce upon a time, the Adopt-A-Highway program was about keeping roadways clean. Now it makes news when controversial groups decide to push buttons."9/11-Truthers" believe a lot of things that...
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Forbes Names St. Louis #20 Dirtiest City in America
December 11, 2012 in Daily RFT
The Mississippi River in all its muddy, polluted glory. St. Louis earned a place on a Forbes magazine list alongside the likes of New York City and Los Angeles. Unfortunately...
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Want to Make Some Meth? Not With This Sinus Medication...
December 05, 2012 in Daily RFT
Will this become the go-to nasal decongestant for sinus sufferers without doctor's prescriptions? Looking to abuse your mind and body by cooking up some meth? Better skip the latest...
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And The Voting Begins! The Weird, Wonderful (and Sometimes Wishy-Washy) Ideas of Rally Saint Louis
December 04, 2012 in Daily RFT
Image ViaA personal favorite: images of urban swings in Sweden, that have inspired a similar proposal for St. Louis. Think St. Louis could use a microbrewery trolley system? How about...
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Graffiti Artists Tag U.S.S. Inaugural as River Waters Recede
November 29, 2012 in Daily RFT
Leah GreenbaumSt. Louis street art has finally hit the river. Graffiti taggers recently left their marks on the rusting hulk of the U.S.S. Inaugural, a World War II-era minesweeper that...
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[Updated] Freak Out! Winning $580 Million Powerball Ticket Purchased in Missouri
November 29, 2012 in Daily RFT
Could this be you?[Updated 12:08 pm: The ticket was sold in a Trex Mart in Dearborn, Mo., according to Lotto officials] Someone in Missouri may have woken up this morning...
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New Prison Performing Arts Workshop Helps Inmates Prepare for Life Beyond Bars
November 28, 2012 in Daily RFT
Virginia Lee HunterIn one scene Lee Gough (right), as a relapsed criminal, tries to get Chris "Stretch" Melton (left) to sell drugs again for him. "Have you done some time...
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Thanksgiving Volunteer Opportunities: 6 Ways to Give Back This Year
November 20, 2012 in Daily RFT
Remember to spread cheer where ever your holiday takes you. Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude. But at its core, it's a season for sharing. We often hear that Thanksgiving...
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Want to Let Someone Down Gently? Wash. U Undergrads Have an App for That
November 19, 2012 in Daily RFT
Philip Thomas, left, and Andrew Hess, right, at Wash. U's engineering school lounge.It all started on line at Steak & Shake. Washington University engineering students Philip Thomas and Andrew Hess...
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Alderman Ogilvie Introduces Resolution to Remove Elevated Lanes of I-70 from Downtown
November 16, 2012 in Daily RFT
The section of I-70 in question. Alderman Scott Ogilvie is trying to get City Hall to talk about eliminating the elevated lanes of I-70 to provide a seamless connection between...
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Nationwide Pizza Party If Missouri Secedes? Hold Your Horses, America
November 16, 2012 in Daily RFT
49-state pizza party? Yippee! Ain't no pizza party like a pizza party we're not invited to. In what seems to be the beginning of a war of White House petitions,...
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St. Louis Dreams Come True? Creatives Launch Crowdsourced Marketing Campaign
November 15, 2012 in Daily RFT
Try Googling 'Rally Saint Louis.' In between recent news items about a shooting at a local fast food chain and a final campaign push from Todd Akin, you'll see that...
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EPA Puts Off Clean-up of Nuclear Dumpsite, As Lawsuits Pile Up and Activists Circle the Wagons
November 14, 2012 in Daily RFT
It'll take a few billion years for 8,700 tons of radioactive waste illegally dumped in a suburban landfill in St. Louis County to stop emitting deadly radionuclides. But before that...
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Missourians File Petition With White House to Secede From Union
November 12, 2012 in Daily RFT
One state, two state, red state, blue state...Missouri has joined a growing list of states petitioning the federal government for secession in the wake of President Obama's reelection. Residents in...
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Fighting Crime, One Undercover Pizza Delivery At a Time
November 12, 2012 in Daily RFT
If you get the munchies this week, you might want to think twice about having pizza delivered. Over the weekend, undercover St. Louis county cops began posing as pizza delivery...
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With Akin Out, Five Wildcard Politicians to Watch in Missouri
November 08, 2012 in Daily RFT
via FiredUp MissouriHere's to hoping this is the last time we run a picture of this guy's mug. What's Missouri gonna do without Todd Akin in politics? We've gotta admit...
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[PHOTOS] Euphoria and Overpriced Champagne at the Chase: MO Dems Watch Party
November 07, 2012 in Daily RFT
Leah GreenbaumCrowd's response at the Chase Park Plaza as CNN called the election for Obama. Who was the saddest man at the Chase Park Plaza last night? He was tough...
With Bold Ideas, No Money and Almost No Chance, Republican Makes Bid for STL City Sheriff
November 06, 2012 in Daily RFT
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As Romney Vid Goes Viral, Don't Forget Missouri is Mormon Jerusalem
November 05, 2012 in Daily RFT
"The Last Day of Pompeii" by Karl BriullovEnd-times: Jackson County on Wednesday? Where will you be during the Second Coming of Christ? You might want to consider Jackson County, Mo....
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[VIDEO] HILARIOUS Presidential Race Parody from STL's Anastasis Films
November 02, 2012 in Daily RFT
John Pa and Matt Seilback of Anastasis Films have done bleeding heart St. Louis pride. They've done a truly badass campaign ad. And now they're back at us with a...
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Wash. U., City Team Up For Vacant Land "Ideas Competition"
November 02, 2012 in Daily RFT
St. Louis PatinaThis could be yours (for two years) with the right idea. There's a new ideas competition afoot in St. Louis; but win this one and you might get...
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Pictures of Damage from Hurricane Sandy or Just Another Day in North St. Louis?
November 01, 2012 in Daily RFT
Image via The OnionIn the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, an oddly poignant article in the Onion said it well: "Gradually comprehending that this sort of thing is now just...
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Akin Praised, Reviewed Unit of Militia Group He Recently Claimed He Had Nothing to Do With
October 31, 2012 in Daily RFT
Updated with response from Akin's spokesperson Rick Tyler. In 1995, a month before the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people, Todd Akin sent a local militia group what he...
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Newt Gingrich: "When McCaskill Says She Hates Coal, She's Saying She Hates Missourians"
October 31, 2012 in Daily RFT
Newt Gingrich is making the rounds in Missouri this week. We have a fresh dispatch from Bullsh*t Mountain this morning, courtesy of Newt Gingrich. The former Republican Speaker of the U.S. House...
