Post-Dispatch photos: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Date: 1/25/2012 Album ID: 1401936
Photos by Erik M. Lunsford/
Photographs by staff photographers
Protestors gather Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, outside Monsanto headquarters in Creve Coeur. The group protested the company's development and use of genetically modified organisms and food. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford elunsford@post-dispatch.com
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Incarnate Word's Taylor Manual (50) takes a shot as Incarnate Word Academy and Fort Zumwalt West high school battled it out on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Fort Zumwalt West high school. Incarnate Word won 52-44.
Photo by Emily Rasinski,  erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Laborer Bob Niedbala rides in the bucket of a skid loader Monday morning Jan. 23, 2012, so he can detatch a drain hose from the downspout of this Kirkwood home on W. Adams. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath.

Photo by J.B. Forbes   jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Joe Matyiko removes dirt Tuesday morning Jan. 24, 2012, from under a house on W. Adams in Kirkwood. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath.

Photo by J.B. Forbes   jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Joe Matyiko starts the engine on his skid loader Tuesday morning Jan. 24, 2012, as he prepares to work with the help of his dog, Kutya, on a house on W. Adams in Kirkwood.
The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Kutya will ride on the machine for hours while Matyiko moves dirt.

Photo by J.B. Forbes   jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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The original slats have been exposed at the base of this Kirkwood house that was built in 1853 without a basement. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Once the house is lowered onto the new foundation, rotten boards at the base of the house will be replaced.

Photo by J.B. Forbes   jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Posters featuring photos of star St. Louis Rams  players decorate the Broadway North entrance of the Edward Jones Dome Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in St Louis. The Rams' lease at the Edward Jones Dome could be nullified after the 2014 season. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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St. Louis police officers recover a handgun from a stolen car in the 8300 block of Hall Street in front of Conway Freight Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012.  The car was stolen earlier in the morning from a bus dispatcher at Durham School Services.
Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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The misty view from the top of the area above the Grand Staircase in Fort Belle Fontaine County Park above the trail that runs along the Missouri River.
Harry Jackson Jr./P-D
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A couple and their dogs leave the trail and head up the hill above the Grand Staircase in Fort Belle Fontaine County Park. 
Harry Jackson Jr./P-D
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Ajiaco, a soup or stew comprised of three kinds of potatoes, corn, chicken and the herb guascas, as prepared by Veronica Cruz of Bridgeton Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. She serves the soup with heavy cream, capers, white rice and avocados.

Photo by Sid Hastings
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Veronica Cruz, of Bridgeton, poses for a photograph in Bridgeton Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.

Photo by Sid Hastings
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Blues center Patrik Berglund takes a shot in third period action during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the New York Rangers Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
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Pittsburgh left wing Steve Sullivan (left) scores past Blues goaltender Brian Elliott in second-period action during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
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Pittsburgh center and St. Louis native Joe Vitale (center) tries to get the puck past Blues goaltender Brian Elliott while being defended by left wing Vladimir Sobotka (left) in second-period action during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
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Blues center Patrik Berglund (right) is hooked from behind by Pittsburgh defensemen Matt Niskanen (left) and Kris Letang (center), setting up a penalty shot which he converted to tie the game in third-period action during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
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Pittsburgh center Evgeni Malkin scores a shootout goal past Blues goaltender Brian Elliott during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
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Wrestling - Alton Taylor McGiffen - 182
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