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