
Robert Joiner
Health ReporterRobert Joiner has carved a niche in providing informed reporting about a range of medical issues. He won a Dennis A. Hunt Journalism Award for the Beacon’s "Worlds Apart" series on health-care disparities. His journalism experience includes working at the St. Louis American and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where he was a beat reporter, wire editor, editorial writer, columnist, and member of the Washington bureau.
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 28, 2013 - To borrow a line from poet William Carlos Williams, so much of a social movement…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 27, 2013 - More than 1,000 lucky newborns in Oklahoma are part of an experiment, coordinated by…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: More than 1,000 lucky newborns in Oklahoma are part of an experiment, coordinated by Washington…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 23, 2013 - It looked like a useful federal announcement, the kind that state education officials…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: It looked like a useful federal announcement, the kind that state education officials routinely pass…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Dozens of demonstrations have taken place in the nation’s capital over the years, but none matched…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 21, 2013 - Dozens of demonstrations have taken place in the nation’s capital over the years, but…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 19, 2013: A few years ago, Missouri had a surplus of funds for assisting visually impaired…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 19, 2013: An enthusiastic crowd of school officials and alumni showed up Monday morning to greet…
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This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 16, 2013: There is still room for improvement, but financial penalties have turned out to…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 15, 2013: Josh Schindler is an attorney who has been advocating for parents who have fought to…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 12, 2013 - In an unusual display of political bipartisanship, some members of the Missouri…