Bob McCarty Writes

Do residents living in neighborhoods near a former EPA Superfund site 30 miles west of St. Louis deserve compensation for being exposed to radioactive materials?  The answer to that question could very well be “Yes.” Located adjacent State Highway 94 in a once-rural section of St. Charles County, Mo., the Weldon Spring (Mo.) Site was [...]

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Imagine my surprise when I awoke this morning to find the St. Louis Post-Dispatch had finally published something about the latest Weldon Spring Cancer Report, issued stealthily by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services late last year, but failed to give credit where credit is due — to me! On Jan. 23, I [...]

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On March 11, 2011, a major earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a tsunami that, in addition to killing more than 15,000 people, contributed to the disaster at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant — the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986.  After watching the Fukushima disaster unfold for three weeks, I began [...]

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Many baseball fans in the St. Louis area are either sad, upset and/or disappointed after hearing news this morning about Albert Pujols signing a 10-year, $255 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels.  To them, I say, “Not to worry!  The folks in the front office of the St. Louis Cardinals made a wise move [...]

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Remember the story of sisters Caitlin and Abigail Mills, the St. Louis-area girls who were told to close their cookie stand by local bureaucrats who insisted they were violating city ordinances?  Well, the girls — 16 and 14, respectively — are back in the news and headed to court. On Thursday morning, according to attorneys [...]

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Just had a storm, packed with tornadoes, hail and high winds, blow through the St. Louis suburbs. Of course, I filmed it — 30 seconds of thunder and lightning. UPDATE 4/23/11 at 8:20 a.m. Central: Below is the CNN video showing damage at Lambert St. Louis International Airport. UPDATE 4/23/11 at 8:58 a.m. Central: Below [...]

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Today, I had the opportunity to see five beautifully-restored automobiles kept in a secure location near St. Louis — seven decades of gas-burning brilliance. I can’t share the location or the name of the owner, but I will share this quick-edit video featuring the following cars:  1951 Plymouth Club Coupe; 1959 Oldsmobile 98; 1934 Cadillac [...]

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