UNBELIEVABLE: 10 | History Defined

Tony Messenger: Lamar Johnson is an innocent man. Justice was a long time coming

ST. LOUIS — Lamar Johnson is a murderer no more.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 16, 2023

Editorial: Students who endured two school shootings are a testament to America's failure

A sobering footnote to Monday’s mass shooting at Michigan State University is not about the three dead victims but rather some of the survivors — including a college student who, 10 years ago, was among the children who lived through the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut that took…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 16, 2023

Lynn Schmidt: Want to succeed in life? Marriage could be the key

Around Valentine’s Day, love is certainly in the air. Society would surely benefit if marriage was in the atmosphere too. Compelling data shows that strong families, which include married parents, make for safer communities and a more robust economy.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 15, 2023

Rule targeting Missouri libraries could go into effect with no public hearing

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A controversial change to how public libraries operate in Missouri may go into effect without any public hearings, despite generating a record-setting amount of public comments.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 14, 2023

Cardinals’ front office roles will expand, evolve during John Mozeliak’s contract extension

JUPITER, Fla. — During the three years of his new contract finalized and announced Tuesday morning, Cardinals executive John Mozeliak intends to see some changes to his front office, his responsibilities, and how decisions are made for the team's baseball operations.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 14, 2023

Editorial: Little heralded corporate pledges could go far to stem the migratory tide

American companies this month pledged to invest nearly $1 billion to expand manufacturing operations and other investments in Central America as a way of boosting economies, creating an estimated 1 million jobs and reducing the incentive for people to migrate northward. The pledges, on top of previous ones worked out…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 14, 2023

Cardinals, John Mozeliak agree on extension to lead baseball ops through 2025, per source

JUPITER, Fla. — The architect behind 15 consecutive winning seasons will continue to lead the Cardinals for several more years, through the construction of a modern spring training complex, the upkeep of the big-league rotation, and the high-rise spending of National League rivals.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 13, 2023

Editorial: Yes, Republicans have threatened Social Security. And they're still doing it

It seems the hecklers at last week’s State of the Union speech owe President Joe Biden an apology. After some congressional Republicans tried to shout him down for saying some in the GOP want to cut Social Security and Medicare, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., stepped up to add his voice…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 13, 2023

Editorial: Republicans' Twitter-FBI conspiracy theory has finally blown up in their faces

The Republican obsession with proving Twitter conspired with Democrats and the FBI against conservatives boomeranged during a House hearing last week, exposing the wispiness of one of the new majority’s favorite made-up scandals. One ex-Twitter executive testified that the platform actually recast its moderation rules to avoid having to ban…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 13, 2023

Derrick Goold: 10 questions facing Cardinals this spring as they open 'Camp Opportunity'

JUPITER, Fla. — John Mozeliak, the Cardinals' president of baseball operations, promised his comments would be brief and he delivered at a business casual dinner last month in St. Louis.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 13, 2023