St. Louis on the Air

Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 10 p.m. - 11 p.m. (repeat)

St. Louis on the Air provides discussion about issues and concerns facing the St. Louis area. The show is produced by Mary Edwards and Alex Heuer and hosted by veteran journalist Don Marsh.

To call in during the 11 a.m. broadcast call (314) 382-TALK (8255) or email talk@stlpublicradio.org.

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St. Louis on the Air
5:34 pm
Wed February 27, 2013

Autism Awareness In The African American Community

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Autism Ribbon

Autism is becoming increasingly prevalent.  1 in 88 children is diagnosed with the condition and because it is more prevalent among boys, 1 in 54 boys receive the diagnosis.

The good news is that research is increasing and there are many more treatments from which to choose.

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St. Louis on the Air
5:43 pm
Tue February 26, 2013

Bruce Feiler Shares Secrets Of Happy Families

Bruce Feiler

When Bruce Feiler set out to create a guide for happy families, he found that there is little research into what makes a family happy. 

What he found most useful didn’t come from the world of family studies.  Instead, he sought out those who know how to make groups and teams work more effectively and learned what they were doing with their families.  Then he took those things for a "test drive" with his own wife and twin girls, and articulated some things that work.

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St. Louis on the Air
3:57 pm
Mon February 25, 2013

Legal Roundtable: Monsanto Likely To Win Case, Gun Legislation, St. Louis Cards Rally Squirrel, Etc.

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Old St. Louis County Courthouse

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a legal battle between St. Louis-based Monsanto and a 75-year-old farmer from Indiana named Vernon Hugh Bowman.

While some Supreme Court justices have already tipped their hat signifying Monsanto will likely win the case, the issue revolves around whether Bowman violated Monsanto’s patent rights when he planted soybean seeds from a grain elevator.

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St. Louis on the Air
3:23 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

Despite Delays, Taxes Still Due April 15: St. Louis Tax Expert Lance Weiss

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Last year, Congressional negotiations over the so-called fiscal cliff put year-end tax considerations in flux.

A deal was reached, and though the filing acceptance date was delayed a couple of weeks, the Internal Revenue Service is now accepting most 2012 tax returns.

The IRS did not, however, change the tax due date of April 15, 2013.

Host Don Marsh talked with St. Louis-based tax expert Lance Weiss, CPA, of SFW Partners, LLC.

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St. Louis on the Air
10:21 am
Wed February 20, 2013

Covering Conflict: Journalists Share Stories Of Mo. National Guard Soldiers

Military men and women who serve overseas encounter dangerous situations and often struggle with separation from family and friends.

The same is true of journalists who embed themselves with soldiers.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch chief photographer J.B. Forbes, who has worked at the newspaper since 1975, and reporter Jesse Bogan recently returned from Afghanistan.  They were embedded with about 100 members of the Missouri National Guard’s 1138th Engineer Company, covering and sharing the stories of soldiers who have temporarily left their civilian jobs.  

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