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Salute shows ‘soul side’ of health care Calls for community commitment to youth By Chris King Of The St. Louis American “This feels more and more like a reunion every year,” Dr. Jacqueline Turner said of the 17th annual Salute to Excellence in Health Care Awards Luncheon, which the St. Louis American Foundation presented on Friday, April 28 at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac. “It’s our chance to reconnect and offer each other encouragement.” Even more than that was
n “She cares so deeply about us. Not just our bodies, but also the soul side of it.” – Carol Daniel, on Dr. Jacqueline Turner
offered at this Salute. Dr. Turner, who was recognized as a 2017 Stellar Performer in Health Care, is
Dr. Jacqueline Turner, a 2017 Stellar Performer in Health Care, with her patient Carol Daniel, the KMOX news anchor, newly elected president of the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists and emcee of the 17th annual Salute to Excellence in Health Care Awards Luncheon.
founder of West End Ob-Gyn, now part of BJC Medical Group, and also on staff at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She is the personal obstetrician and gynecologist of Carol Daniel, the KMOX news anchor, newly elected president of the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists, and Salute emcee. Daniel stunned the capacity crowd of 450 when she confessed that Dr. Turner had not only delivered her two sons, but also helped and counseled her through the loss of two babies. “She cares so deeply about us,” Daniel said of Dr. Turner, as she wept. “Not just our bodies, but also the soul side See SALUTE, A7 Photo by Wiley Price
‘It’s a ticking time bomb’ Photo by Wiley Price
Solar duo Chance Pinkston and Carter Lemen, students at Brittany Woods Middle School in the University City School District, worked recently on their model of the solar system for the 2017 St. Louis Science Fair, which concluded on Saturday, April 29.
From prison cell to PhD Ex-felon turned endocrinologist wants to ‘Ban the Box’ on college applications Ferguson native Stan Andrisse (left) and his friend, Jerry Moore III of St. Louis want to remove the stigma of persons who have been incarcerated. Upon release from prison Andrisse earned advanced degrees at Saint Louis University and is now a postdoctoral fellow and endocrinologist at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland.
By Sandra Jordan Of The St. Louis American Whether it is the Common Application, used by several hundred colleges and universities in the U.S., or one of their own, most applications for higher education ask about a history of incarceration. For many, it is an innocuous box to check: “No.” You probably don’t think about it if you have never served time behind bars. However, if you have, you think about that box a lot. Every time you apply for a job and, in this case, every time you apply for school. If you just ignore the See BANBOX, A7
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Sheriff Vernon Betts struggles with judges over budget and safety By Rebecca Rivas Of The St. Louis American After St. Louis police officers make their weekend arrests, sheriff deputies on Mondays take the new inmates into a room at the City Justice Center where they video conference with judges. One Monday, three deputies brought 35 men into the conference room. That ratio is asking for trouble, said St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts, who was elected in November. “You had two Bloods over here and three Crips over there, eyeing each other,” Betts said. In that situation especially, taking the inmates out of their handcuffs is n “It’s a dangerous, he said. But that’s what one ticking time judge requested the deputies do when the bomb. We inmates rose to talk to the video screen. are hurting, The minute the deputy released the cuffs and it’s just of one man, the inmate attacked the deputy, sending him to the hospital with a matter of injuries. That was the second time that time before had happened during his time in office, Betts said. something With that many inmates, he said, there happens.” should have been at least 15 deputies. But there’s no way he could currently – Sheriff Vernon Betts staff those numbers with his budget. And now having served more than 100 days in office, he said he is struggling to provide adequate security with his current resources and to come to an agreement with the judges on what appropriate safety measures require. See BETTS, A6