The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is holding auditions Monday, June 13 and Wednseday, June 15 for the IN UNISON Chorus. The chorus auditions are from 7:00-10 p.m. at Powell Symphony Hall, and appointments must be scheduled. It is helpful for those wanting to audition to know how to sight read. You should be prepared to […]
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St. Louis American Sports Quiz
The Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs will compete for the 2005 NBA title. Now, for a little trivia on both franchises. 1.What former Spurs’ guard was known as “Captain Late?” 2.What former Pistons’ guard was known as “The Microwave?” 3.What former Pistons’ guard is the father of Toronto Raptors guard Jalen Rose? 4.What former […]
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Hijacking religion
Eric E. Vickers recently wrote a column about the alleged Qur’an “abuse” that happened at Guantanamo Bay. I strongly disagree with his analysis. I agree with Bill McClellan’s statement about the incident. Why should we care if it really happened? Were the same Muslims that were offended by the supposed defamation of Islam’s holy book […]
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Opera is for everybody
Alyson Cambridge plays Shakespeare’s Juliet through June 26 By Stephanie Covington For the St. Louis American The Opera Theater of St. Louis recently debuted an English-language production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet featuring a cast of outstanding singers and music from conductor Stephen Lord and the St. Louis Symphony. The opera presents a colorful, […]
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Frank Wills: the real hero of Watergate
Columnist The revelation that W. Mark Felt, the former No. 2 person at the FBI, was the “Deep Throat” figure that helped Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward unravel the Watergate scandal has reopened old political wounds. Supporters of Richard M. Nixon, who resigned in disgrace rather than face certain impeachment, accuse Felt […]
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Doping and groping with Cosby
A federal judge in Philadelphia has rejected the funnyman’s request for a gag order in the ongoing doping-and-groping civil case against Cosby. U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno said Thursday that while Cosby may be embarrassed by the allegations, it was not grounds to ban either side from publicly discussing details of the case. While the […]
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Blunt approves celebration of slavery
Gov. Matt Blunt’s approval of a rural state legislator’s request to allow the Confederate flag to be flown at a special Memorial Day service for Confederate soldiers who fought as terrorists in the Civil War is the epitome of arrogance and insensitivity. What a way to recognize a national holiday – by raising the Confederate […]
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Freedom from the roots out
Uhuru Stylz celebrates two years of ‘new growth’ By Bill Beene Of the St. Louis American “If black people didn’t want to be freer, they wouldn’t have fought against Jim Crow laws after the Emancipation Proclamation. We are about being free, and each generation seeks and expresses more freedom.” Those are the sentiments of auricular […]
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A very special graduation
Nottingham High School serves special-needs students By Daniel R. Brown Of the St. Louis American Last Wednesday, 11 students graduated from the St. Louis Public Schools’ Nottingham Community Access and Job Training High School. The mission of the school is to insure that students with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities, and students with serious […]
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A tale of two cities, two players
If the Baltimore Orioles played in Busch Stadium this season, malcontent reliever Steve Kline would receive an overwhelming standing ovation. All he did was give Tony La Russa “the finger.” He also repeatedly questioned management’s decisions on his use (or non-use) in the postseason. He signed for more money in the American League and has […]