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The Sacred & the Profane
The Riverfront Times finds that "Father Lawrence Biondi is praised for revamping the campus of St. Louis University and boosting its endowment. But the enemies he's made along the way claim that behind the fountains, statues and donations stands a Jesuit bully who's more interested in the material than the spiritual.
Tags: St. Louis University; colleges; Catholic colleges; Jesuit; endowments
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Case Closed: The medical examiner concluded Tyrone McCollough Jr. hung himself at the City Workhouse. The doctor who treated him wasn't so sure. Neither is his family.
The Riverfront Times tells the story of Tyrone McCollough Jr., a 17-year-old St. Louis resident who apparently hung himself in his jail cell and later died at St. Louis University Hospital. An emergency room doctor and a sheriff's deputy guarding McCollough's hospital both told his family that he may not have committed suicide. McCollough's family thinks he may have been beaten, however, authorities say the case is closed.
Tags: Tyrone McCollough; St. Louis; Missouri; police; death; murder; prison