Recent stories
Though I have worked primarily as a developer and news designer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, occasionally I write or contribute to stories for the paper. Here are some of them.
Post-Dispatch
- "New Missouri law helps boost national effort to report when police use force" June 6, 2022 - Post-Dispatch
- "'It's like a highway here': Deaths, crashes spike on north St. Louis County road" May 1, 2022 - Post-Dispatch
- "North County neighborhoods grow more diverse, but local government representation lags" Feb. 26, 2022 - Post-Dispatch
- "Missouri teachers’ Social Security numbers at risk on state agency’s website" Oct. 14, 2021 - Post-Dispatch
- "As home values rise, nowhere in St. Louis is hotter than North County" July 26, 2021 - Post-Dispatch
- "St. Louis police haven't published public crime data for months. Here's why." June 21, 2021 - Post-Dispatch
- "Impact of Good Friday tornado still felt 10 years later in St. Louis County" Apr. 22, 2021 - Post-Dispatch
- "Police controversy reverberates in O’Fallon, Mo., mayoral race" Mar. 30, 2021 - Post-Dispatch
- "No more touch-screen ballots in St. Louis County after $6.9 million voting equipment upgrade" Nov. 29, 2019 - Post-Dispatch
- "A negative number of rapes in a St. Louis suburb? Yep, it's possible" Oct. 4, 2018 - Post-Dispatch
- "Few consequences when police fail to report crime data" Sept. 7, 2018 - Post-Dispatch
- "Fifty reasons we still love Star Trek" Sept. 17, 2017 - Post-Dispatch
- "Original Uhura Nichelle Nichols says fans keep 'Star Trek' alive" April 5, 2017 - Post-Dispatch
- "2015 Toy Test" (10-and-up section) Nov. 21, 2015 - Post-Dispatch
- " 'Calvin and Hobbes' creator Bill Watterson returns" June 7, 2014 - Post-Dispatch
- " 'Bigfoot of cartooning' emerges; comics artists are delighted" June 8, 2014 - Post-Dispatch
- "2013 Toy Test" (8-and-under section) Nov. 17, 2013 - Post-Dispatch
- "How long are baseball games?" Aug. 19, 2013 - Post-Dispatch
- "Capt. Kirk's five most memorable love interests" May 16, 2013 - Post-Dispatch
Older stories
The following are examples of news and opinion stories I wrote early in my career as a journalist. Some were freelance for publications such as the North County Journal, but most were published in The Current, the student newspaper of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
News stories
- In-depth: "St. Louis' shrinking priesthood" November 22, 2002 - Freelance
- "Parking fee going up" January 29, 2001 - The Current
- Analysis: "Meeting parking needs requires planning, high costs" January 29, 2001 - The Current
- "New computing tools make life easier for researchers" December 13, 1999 - The Current
- "Strike snags Performing Arts Center" August 21, 2000 - The Current
- "UMSL, MoDOT prepare for I-70 project" June 12, 2000 - The Current
Columns and commentary
- "Choosing new chancellor important task" October 16, 2002 - North County Journal
- "Jesuit Museum requires having wisdom of Solomon" July 17, 2002 - North County Journal
- "Adults owe children internet protection" May 1, 2002 - North County Journal
- "Airport expansion eats away at St. Louis region" March 5, 2001 - The Current
- "Battle ends in ultimate victory for one warrior" January 16, 2001 - The Current