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Troublesat theHistory Museum RobertAr- chibald, presidentoftheMissouri HistoryMuseumfor24 plans.Thencameanau- ditcriticalofalanddealhe engineeredsixyearsago, involvingasiteowned byformerMayorFree- bymorestingingcriti- cismofhiscompensa- tion.ThemuseumBoard ofTrusteesstronglyde- ofAldermenplannedin- vestigativehearingsand donationstothemuseum dropped.Then,Archibald theconsolationofa tract. Community 1M alookbaCk WhenveteransreturnedtoSt.Louisfrom shortage. B3 JOINUSONLINE STLTODAY.COM/METRO• E-MAILUS ExpressScriptsbuysrivalMedco orderprescriptionsandother large-scalepharmacyservices, wongovernment anti-trustapproval tobuyitslargerri- SolutionsofNew lion.Thedealmade ExpressScriptsone gestcorporations, ployeesandreve- ItalsowasanantidoteforSt.Louis’dwin- dlingstatusashometoFortune500com- panies. Street-cornerpharmaciesandsupermar- Pittsburghtossedtheirlawsuit.WallStreet approvedasthenewcompanyreported savingsinoperatingcosts.ExpressScripts, intheSt.Louisarea. 2012 theyear inreview ByDoMo 314-340-8125 ST.LOuIS• JamesH.Buforddoesnot ownapairofjeans.Hissweatersaresorted bycolor.Beforehegoestobedeachnight, Bufordselectswhathewillwearthenext bowties.Theeveningritualusuallyin- cludesashoeshine.

Bufordsaysthewayhedressesisrooted deepinhisupbringing.Herecallsthecrisp, pressedshirtshisdadputonashewentto workeachdayasacitypoliceofficer.Andhe learnedhowtostarchashirtfromhisgrand- ButitwashisMississippigrandmother whateverhewanted. whatbeingsomebodymeant.ButasIgot lion.HeisretiringinMay Post-Dispatchandchosenbyacommittee ofpastwinnersofthehonor. choiceforthehonor. neroftheaward. aHunGERFoRlEaDERSHiP TaylorsaidBufordwasinstrumentalinim- provingracerelationsinacityknownfor beingoneofthemostsegregatedinthe country.

longtimejobsuitsbufordjustfine CitizEnoFtHEyEaR LouisUrbanLeague. SeebuFoRD april 2 dec. 20 erikm.luNsfOrd• CardinalTimothyM.DolangreetsMonsignorRobertJovanovicwithahugbeforethestartofaMassof ThanksgivingonMay6attheCathedralBasilicainSt.Louis. CardinalDolancomeshome attheSt.LouisCathedralBasilicafor1,200hometownfans.Dolan,62,grewupinHolyInfant Parishandandwasordainedherein1976.MadearchbishopofMilwaukeein2002,hewasas- signedtheheadofthechurchinNewYorksevenyearslater.LastJanuary,PopeBenedictXVI homily. may 6 LowwaterontheMississippiRiverrevealstheremainsoftheUSS InauguralonOct.3neartheMacArthurBridgeinSt.Louis.

moveshallowrockformationsintheMississippiRiverthat werethreateningthebottomsofbargesandtowboats.The theannualwintertimereductionofwaterfromtheupperMissouri RiverdamsimperiledMidwesternrivercommerce.Bargeinterests cember.Theriverhasbeenrunning10to15feetbelownormalforthe pastfewmonths. dec. 16 AssociAteDPre TheEdwardsJonesDome. BattlingplanstoupgradetheEdwardJonesDome TheSt.LouisConventionandVisitorsCommission,which respondedinMaywithaconsiderablypricierplanforthe tionalFootballLeaguestadiumsbyMarch2015.Theissuenowheads toarbitration.There’sbeennothingdefinitivefromRamsownerStan Feb. 1 AnExpressScripts buildinginnorthSt.

LouisCounty. Anundergroundtunnelwherevisitorscanwatchsealionsswimwasa popularattractionasSeaLionSoundopenedtoSt.LouisZoomembers June29. Sealionsgetsplashynewdigsatthezoo ThenewSeaLionSoundhabitatandexhibitopenedinthe centeroftheSt.LouisZoo,wheretheoldsealionswimming tankhadbeen.Watchingthemsplashandperformforfish July 1 Chinese lantern showdaz- zlesthe Missouri BotanicalGarden Thegardenopened its12-weekcelebra- tionofChineseculture withanarrayofenor- mousglowingdrag- andothersymbols oftraditionalChina. FortyChineseartisans setupworkshopsand builtthe26large-scale sculpturesfromsilks, plates.Theworks, withmanyindividu- afterthesunwentdown.Despitesummerheat,358,199 throughAug.19. may 26 Agiantdragonlanternwelcomes gueststotheLanternFestival: theentranceoftheMissouri BotanicalGarden.

St.Louiswithersundertriple-digitheatanddrought mentofsorts.TheheatwaveboileduponJune28,whenthe areahealthofficialsblamedtheheatfor12deaths.Beforetheworstofthe anotherdayat108andatotalof21daysoftriple-digittemperatures. thatperiod.Inall,2012wasthewarmestyearonaverageinSt.Louis sincerecordkeepingbeganin1874. July 7 U.S.Rep.ToddAkinofWildwood,theRepublicannomineeforU.S. campaigntotoppleU.S.Sen.ClaireMcCaskill,D-Mo.,intheNovem- bergeneralelection.ManypollshadAkininthelead.Hispartyhada shotatretakingtheSenate. JacoaskedAkinabouthisoppositiontoabortionevenininstancesofrape.Akin andtheDemocratspounced.Akinapologized,butevenMittRomney,theGOP astatethatstronglypreferredRomneyoverPresidentBarackObama.

ThefinalfallforFidelis Courthouseanddrewaneight-yearsentenceinstateprisonforde- fraudingcustomers.Hesaidafterwardthathetookresponsibility. 42.Oneweekbefore,hehadbeenhitwithaseparateeight-yearsentenceinfederal courtindowntownSt.Louis,wherehealsowasorderedtopay$4.5millioninback taxes.Hisbrotherandco-founder,CoryAtkinson,receivedshortersentencesfor similaroffensesonlyweeksbefore.Oncetheyownedmansions,boatsandluxury customersandcreditors. aug. 19 Oct. 1.