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Editorial: Are Americans safer today? The answer, like the Afghan war itself, is muddled

Is America safer after its 20-year war on terrorism in Afghanistan has resulted in the Taliban’s victory? The answer, like the war itself, is muddled. The lack of resolution should cause considerable discomfort to Americans who lived through the trauma of 9/11 and cheered the U.S. military’s quick routing of…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 1, 2021

Missouri nursing homes struggle to boost dismal staff vaccination rates, fear new federal mandate will cause exodus

ST. LOUIS — Most of the residents of Crestwood Health Care Center, a nursing home near Florissant, are fully vaccinated. Most of the staff isn't.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 1, 2021

Tuesday's Cardinals-Reds game is postponed and will be made up as doubleheader on Wednesday

CINCINNATI — With the likelihood of persisting rain and possibility of heavy storms throughout the evening above the Queen City, the Cardinals and Reds game has been postponed Tuesday, setting up a value-sized doubleheader between wild-card contenders.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 31, 2021

Best Bites: Drizzilicious S'mores Bites

Balancing your need for dessert foods with healthy eating habits can often be a challenge, especially when healthful snacking alternatives like rice cakes are boring and flavorless. But what if those same boring, low-calorie rice cakes could be transformed into satisfying sweet snacks. That is just what Drizzilicious did with…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 30, 2021

Editorial: In a sign of the times, extremists appear to be turning against Trump

Former President Donald Trump appears to have created a monster he can no longer control. He inspired violent rebellion, and now the rebels are turning against him. He inspired pandemic skepticism, and now the skeptics are rejecting his appeal to get vaccinated. He cultivated wild-eyed conspiracy theories and even gave…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 30, 2021

Say cheese! Pizza from four American regions

New York pizza isn't Chicago pizza, which isn't California pizza, which isn't Detroit pizza.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 30, 2021

Daniel Neman: A pickle is a pickle, unless it tastes like fruit punch

ST. LOUIS — Anyone can make a dill pickle. But to make strawberry-flavored pickles, or Fireball whiskey-flavored or hickory sweet hot bacon-flavored pickles — that takes a specific kind of talent.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 30, 2021

Editorial: A rushed and flawed Afghanistan withdrawal plan assured a tragic outcome

Before Thursday’s suicide bombings outside the Kabul airport, President Joe Biden justified his rushed withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by saying the United States would maintain “over the horizon” capabilities to detect and interdict terrorist activity in Afghanistan. In other words, the United States would ensure, even without a U.S.…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 30, 2021

Benjamin Hochman: Enough is enough. Replace Alex Reyes as the St. Louis Cardinals’ closer

No more of this.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 30, 2021

Cardinals' Sosa knocks in five runs in 13-0 rout of Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Folks, there’s a new shortstop in town. His name is Sosa. There’s also an old sheriff who’s 40 years old (minus a few hours). You already know his name and badge number.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 29, 2021