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Monday, July 14, 2008

End Of An Era

From a pure business point-of-view, the merger of brewing giants Anheuser-Busch and In-Bev will mean the arrival of a global company with its North American headquarters in St. Louis. That's exciting news, with the promise of an exciting future.
But this morning, I can't help feeling a little sad about the loss of the A-B brand and the identity it had here. St. Louis may have never made a lot of "best-cities" lists, and we know we have some shortcomings. But A-B has always been a major source of community pride.
When you watched television commercials, the tag-line was always "Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, Missouri." You had to feel proud.
When people talked about the brewery, it was with respect and almost reverence.
I hope that won't change. There's still a lot to respect and revere about a company that remained faithful to St. Louis for as long as A-B did.
But there's also that feeling of loss. This is the end of an era; the end of a simpler time when you could open a family brewery on Pestalozzi Street in St. Louis and grow it into one of the brewing giants of the world.

¶ 11:16 AM

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Name: Kay Quinn

Location: St. Louis, MO

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Health and medical issues make up one of the most exciting beats in the newsroom. Few other areas of news touch each and every one of us so closely and so often.

Whether you're a senior worried about paying for prescription drugs, a parent concerned about the health of a child or waging your own fight against cancer or heart disease, you can usually find health news that applies to you in my daily reports.

I always tell St. Louisans they are so fortunate when it comes to health care. Our city is home to two research hospitals.

Doctors and scientists at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis University School of Medicine are involved in some of the most critical research underway in medicine today.

Work is bring done right at this moment, right in our area, that could lead to a vaccine for bird flu or better ways to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease.

I enjoy staying on top of those stories, as well as bringing you health and medical news you can use.

Along with the latest medical breakthroughs, you'll frequently find information on low-cost exercise programs right around the corner from where you live, or details on where to get this year's flu shot.

Many viewers want to know whether I have a medical background. I don't, but my mother was a nurse and I know her health background made a big impression on me as a child.

It's the lifelong curiosity and interest I have in health issues that serves me well in my work as health reporter.

Staying on top of what you need to know to stay fit and healthy is a job I love.