Tony Messenger
Metro columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Opinions expressed are my own and they are awesome. Email: [email protected]
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Seven months in, coronavirus spreading unchecked in Missouri. ‘It destroys you,’ said one patient
The state is now regularly reporting more than 1,500 new cases each day — six times the highest levels seen in the spring.
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Just a devastating collection of facts in this important Missouri #CoronavirusPandemic story by @annie3mer: stltoday.com/lifestyles/hea… pic.twitter.com/BsexRu8vMp
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Messenger: From Chillicothe to Pacific, COVID-19 spreads like wildfire through Missouri prisons
The crisis has come to Missouri’s prisons, lawyer John Ammann believes, in part because of Parson’s refusal to implement a statewide mask policy.
Messenger: University of Missouri president declares the four-campus system a safe space. No dissent allowed.
In meeting with top administrators, Mun Choi seeks to quiet disagreement with his administration's positions.
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Thank you sir, may I have another. University of Missouri president seeks obedience from the public institution’s faculty and staff.
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Messenger: This wasn’t the first time the McCloskeys pulled a gun to protect property, lawsuit says
In 2017, the McCloskeys sued to defend a sliver of property that they claim as their own and Portland Place trustees say belongs to the neighborhood.
Messenger: 'Defund the Police' is about reimagining public safety, not dystopian lawlessness
After George Floyd's death, police reform efforts get a new frame.
American Bar Association names 2020 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2020 —The American Bar Association today announced its selections for the 2020 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts, which recognize outstanding work that fosters the American public’s understanding of law and the legal...
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Pretty damn honored to be on a list with criminal justice reform giants @emilybazelon and Bryan Stevenson of @eji_org and @JustMercyFilm. Thanks @ABAesq and congratulations to all the winners! americanbar.org/news/abanews/a… pic.twitter.com/gzAyiyTE56
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City to end downtown St. Louis homeless encampment
The city by Friday will remove about 50 people who have been living in tents in downtown St. Louis and offer them medical screenings.
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Apparently, the only way to be evicted during a pandemic in the city is to be homeless.
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Messenger: Judge blasts state of Missouri over ‘blatant’ violation of Sunshine Law
Missouri taxpayers will be on the hook for fines and attorneys fees in case that attorney general's office defended and lost.
Messenger: Family of oldest man in Pacific prison seeks humanitarian release amid pandemic
Gov. Mike Parson is bucking national trends and says he has no intention of reducing state prison population.
Whitmer: Feds told vendors not to send medical supplies to Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer suggested Friday that a growing rift with the White House is now affecting shipments of medical supplies to Michigan amid exponential growth in confirmed coronavirus cases."When the federal government told us that we needed to...
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Whitmer: Feds told vendors not to send medical supplies to Michigan (from former Missouri Capitol reporter @ChadLivengood) crainsdetroit.com/coronavirus/wh… via @crainsdetroit
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Messenger: West County woman had coronavirus symptoms, has at-risk kids, but couldn’t get a test
What does it take to get tested for coronavirus in Missouri? The bar is high.
Messenger: Editor of 'Science' magazine says Trump's tweets on COVID-19 are harmful
People and institutions should practice 'social distancing' to limit spread of the virus, says Holden Thorp.
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Messenger: Editor of 'Science' magazine says @realdonaldtrump tweets on COVID-19 are harmful: @hholdenthorp #coronavirus @sciencemagazine stltoday.com/news/local/col… via @stltoday
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Gardner alleges racist conspiracy in federal civil rights lawsuit against St. Louis, police union
St. Louis circuit attorney says police, special prosecutor are trying to stop her from doing her job.
Messenger: Animal-rights group wins Sunshine Law case against University of Missouri
Judge rules against excessive costs, a persistent problem in open records cases.
Messenger: Hazelwood man sues after being strapped to rural Missouri jail restraint chair for 5 days
Federal civil rights lawsuit alleges medical care was withheld; man was force-fed food and water.
Washington University's Pledge program will provide a free college education for low-income students from Missouri and southern Illinois
WashU Pledge covers the costs of tuition, room and board and fees for eligible students.
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This is a really big deal: Washington University's Pledge program will provide a free college education for low-income students from Missouri and southern Illinois stltoday.com/news/local/edu… via @stltoday
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Messenger: A steak dinner gave birth to bribery scheme that felled Steve Stenger and his friends
U.S. Attorney Hal Goldsmith writes the epitaph on former county executive's career, outlining pay-to-pay bribery scheme that brought him down.
Messenger: St. Louis County settles for $750,000 in case where SWAT team shot family dog
County police department has made changes to how it uses its tactical unit as a result of the lawsuit.
Messenger: NAACP suspends county branch president after contradictory positions on Title IX and Better Together
John Gaskin had run afoul of civil rights organization’s state and national leadership.
Messenger: With unified voice, Missouri Supreme Court signals an end to debtors prison scheme
State lawmaker now intends to take the next step and make it illegal to charge defendants for a stay in the county jail.