A Maplewood Man Working on the Knife's Edge

Plus the St. Louis region breaks COVID hospitalization record (again)

Advertisement Week of January 5 - January 11             Working on the Knife's Edge  By Cheryl Baehr The steel blade that Nate Bonner was forging at his Maplewood knife workshop sliced into his hand with such force and speed he had no time to register what had happened. Find out more Advertisement Latest Stories St. Louis Region Breaks COVID Hospitalization Record (Again) By Jenna Jones This is gut-wrenching — and made even worse by the fact that the Governor has hampered our hospitals by refusing to renew Missouri's state of emergency.I won't stop pushing for more federal resources to save lives in St. Louis.We cannot let up in our work to end the pandemic. https://t.co/1YCCIQpYAy Read more BJC Cancels Elective Surgeries: COVID Cases 'Beyond What We Have Seen' By Danny Wicentowski #COVID19 is RAGING. #Omicron is "mild" for the vaxxed, but not for the dozens of unvaxxed patients whom I am caring for tonight in ICUs in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. If they are conscious, most are struggling to breathe. The rest are life support in drug-induced comas. pic.twitter.com/DwqIzFAQQE Read more St. Louis County Puts Mask Mandate In Place; Missouri Attorney General to Sue By Jenna Jones The council's approval tonight will result in less confusion, more compliance and keep our economy going and our schools open. Masks aren't restrictions. They are the path to more freedom to move about, stay healthy and look with optimism to the future. Read more Hartmann: Missouri Cancels COVID-19  Catch up on Ray Hartmann's latest columns Read more The Big Mad: Dumpling Dummies, Broken Records and Missouri's January Six By Daniel Hill Welcome back to the Big Mad, the RFT's weekly roundup of righteous rage! Because we know your time is short and your anger is hot: Of Dumplings and Diversity: For KSDK journalist Michelle Li, it was a fluffy story about traditional New Year's Day meals that ran for just under 30 seconds on January 1. Read more More this week Advertisement Advertisement   Copyright © 2022 Riverfront Times, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list   update subscription preferences