Islam last week marked the end of the 1,333rd pilgrimage to Mecca. As 1,250,000 Moslems left for home, they carried with them from Mohammedanism's most devout observance the echoes of a noisy ...

Rebecca Rothman, known to St. Louisans as Becky, Queen of Carpet, poses with Daria, one of her beloved dogs. Rothman died May 28, 2023. Photo courtesy of the Rothman family.