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Requiem for Ernest Curry, who weathered the tornado but perished in the aftermath
When I met Ernest Curry, he had already survived the tornado that struck St. Louis on May 16, the daily drip of water leaking through the tarped ceiling above his…
Parkinson’s disease patients and scientists alike worry about their future
The Trump administration’s cuts to biomedical funding could have big repercussions for potential cures, including drugs that promise to ease Parkinson’s Disease. Several of the most promising drugs were developed…
A house, a life, a struggle to rebuild after the St. Louis tornado
An EF3 tornado roared across north St. Louis on May 16 and sent 81-year-old Ernest Curry scrambling inside his home. Like so many families displaced or living in damaged homes,…
Former Pruitt-Igoe residents seek justice and recognition
In a Cold War-era experiment, men in protective suits in the mid-1950s pumped a cloudy substance outside the giant Pruitt-Igoe apartment complex. Many residents at the time associated the fogging…