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Lynn Schmidt: Remembering the struggles of Ulysses Grant

On this anniversary of the birth of Hiram Ulysses Grant, 200 years ago Wednesday, he is remembered as the 18th president of the United States, commander of the U.S. Army during the Civil War and national hero. He can also be thought of as an ordinary human being who struggled…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 29, 2022

Editorial: Like pet rocks and bell bottoms,1970s bad economic news is back to haunt Biden

U.S. gross domestic product shrank 1.4% in the first quarter at the same time inflation continued to soar. For older Americans, that combination conjures memories of 1970s stagflation, a nightmarish combination of double-digit inflation, double-digit interest rates, soaring gasoline prices and persistently high unemployment. The entire economic mess got dumped…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 29, 2022

Cardinals back Hudson's stellar pitching with 15 singles, bold base running

ST. LOUIS — “Whitey Ball” reappeared at Busch Stadium in all its 1980s glories Thursday night.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 29, 2022

OSHA says Amazon workers were confused during Illinois tornado, but issues no fines

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Some workers at an Amazon warehouse here that partly collapsed during a tornado in December didn't remember participating in tornado drills, and others didn't know where to take cover in an emergency, according to a federal investigation released Tuesday.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 27, 2022

Editorial: Religion case will test if justices really are originalists, or just partisans

The constitutional principle of separation of church and state isn’t really that complicated: Americans are free to express their religious beliefs. But an instrument of government — like, say, a public employee on a high school football field — cannot be commandeered to promote that expression. And public school kids…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 26, 2022

Cardinals strike once Scherzer leaves game but botch lead in ninth, lose 5-2

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 26, 2022

Benjamin Hochman: Wait, is home ice really that important in the Blues-Wild series?

In the National Hockey League postseason, home ice actually doesn’t really matter too much.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 26, 2022

Editorial: Time to examine whether minor vehicle infractions merit police stops

One big question deserves to be on every police officer’s mind when pulling a motorist over for a relatively minor offense: Is this stop really worth the violent confrontation or death that could follow? Even if cops aren’t asking that question, city governments are, and they increasingly are concluding that,…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 25, 2022

Benjamin Hochman: The Phantom Cardinal — Kurpiel never got into a game for St. Louis

This is the story of the St. Louis Cardinal who never played for the St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 25, 2022

Best Bites: Red Cactus White Cheese Sauce

Red Cactus is a line of all-natural, gluten-free, low-sodium salsas and other products made in Hannibal, Missouri. On the company’s website, the founder recounts an encounter with God on Interstate 70 in St. Louis. That path eventually led him to the salsa company that makes this cheese sauce. It’s made…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 25, 2022