St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) articles from November 2007

St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) archives from November 2007

Gold in them thar' bills.
November 1, 2007... The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Tuesday, Oct. 30: X X X The difference between drilling for oil and mining for gold can be summed up in a single word: royalties. People and companies that drill...

What happens when a nation of laws loses its moral footing?
November 1, 2007... Byline: Eric Mink In his new book, "The Terror Presidency," conservative legal scholar Jack Goldsmith recalls something David Addington told him about the exercise of presidential power. Goldsmith was in the midst of a turbulent,...

Mr. Rangel's `mother'.
November 1, 2007... The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Monday, Oct. 29: X X X House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., last week introduced the largest overhaul of the federal tax code in more...

The Drowsy Chaperone.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Judith Newmark Nov. 1--Even though "The Drowsy Chaperone" spoofs musical comedies of the 1920s, it has one quality that really shines on today's Broadway scene: originality. It isn't based on a movie. It wasn't built around a...

Fake ID ring foiled, feds say.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Robert Patrick Nov. 1--MARYLAND HEIGHTS -- Federal agents have broken up a document fraud ring that may have supplied hundreds of false identifications to illegal immigrants in the St. Louis area, officials said Wednesday. ...

Potential sex predator may be confined for life.
November 1, 2007... Byline: William C. Lhotka Nov. 1--CLAYTON -- A man who has never been to prison may be doomed to spend the rest of his life in a Missouri mental institution out of fear of sex crimes he might commit. Last week's civil confinement of...

Police wrongful death suit is dismissed.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Heather Ratcliffe Nov. 1--ST. LOUIS -- A judge ruled Wednesday that there was not sufficient evidence to support a claim that a city police officer contributed to a fatal vehicle crash in June 2005. Circuit Judge David C....

Francis Howell School District weighs schedule shift.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Jessica Bock Nov. 1--ST. CHARLES COUNTY -- High schools in the Francis Howell School District may switch to a trimester schedule, a calendar few St. Louis area districts use but one that proponents say would benefit students and...

Corrections.
November 1, 2007... Nov. 1---- The attorney representing the families of two men killed in a crash when a woman fleeing police struck their truck in June 2005 is Gary Growe. His name was misspelled in a story in Wednesday's Metro section. -- Jason Lehmkuhle...

Drug company raided over charges of 'secret' area.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Robert Patrick Nov. 1--ST. LOUIS -- Federal agents raided a St. Louis drug company Wednesday after allegations it had a secret manufacturing area and supplied potentially unsanitary or adulterated over-the-counter medicine,...