Read more Todd Smith stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/39809/todd-smith.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 01:38:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56912/mo-paper-axes-journalist-shot-on-the-beat.htmlHarry Kimball<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=202203&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331225123' border='0' />A St. Louis-area reporter shot last year while covering a city council meeting has been laid off from his paper, the Riverfront Times reports. Todd Smith spent days in the hospital last February after taking a bullet in the hand in an attack that left seven dead. “This is the...Todd Smith.http://www.newser.com/story/56912/mo-paper-axes-journalist-shot-on-the-beat.htmlWed, 22 Apr 2009 14:40:14 CDT