The Joplin Globe published this editorial today about the potential for truck-only lanes and public-private partnerships for Missouri. (Thanks to […]
Two Must-Read National Articles: One Hysterical, One Insightful
In light of our recent study on transportation, this article in the Onion has some outstanding additional recommendations for addressing […]
I’ve intended for the past couple of weeks to respond to Justin Hauke’s last attack on the initiative process — […]
Good News From St. Charles
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Charles’ proposed smoking ban is going nowhere: Councilman Laurie Feldman, 3rd Ward, said […]
Last week, Missouri’s Supreme Court justices heard arguments on both sides of the dispute about whether a provision legalizing midwifery […]
I don’t know about you, but I’ve never visited a state because of its official state symbols. But that’s the […]
Mailing It In
The controversy over seating Democratic delegates awarded in the Florida and Michigan primaries has escalated to the point where it […]
Lee Stiff thinks so; he compared the two when he spoke about mathematics curricula in Columbia: He said letting local […]
Editorial in Springfield News-Leader About Our Transportation Paper
I highly recommend this editorial in the Springfield News-Leader about public-private partnerships and toll roads ideas we discussed with […]
KSDK NewsChannel 5 in St. Louis had a profile last night about educators making a difference in children’s lives. They […]
Some people think single-sex charter schools are un-American (thanks to Edspresso for the link): * The American Civil Liberties Union and […]
Just Desserts
Legislators are starting to lose their cool about ice cream cones official state ice cream cones, that is: Farmington […]
On Sunday, I will get to sleep for one hour less than I otherwise would have, through the wonders that […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that the organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dogtown (one of […]
What is the only tolled transportation facility in Missouri? You don’t have to Google it, I’ll give you the answer: […]
Schoolhouse Talk links to a New York Times article on single-sex public schools and notes that the Columbia Public Schools […]
After nine hours in a rented Pontiac G6 (that handled remarkably well in sleet, by the way) the second leg […]
Beer Bloggles
There is nothing I would rather do more than blog about beer except maybe drink beer while blogging about […]
I love finding market solutions to social needs. So I was happy to write about Grameen Bank’s expansion into New […]
MarketWatch tackles this question. The article mostly considers the dueling Clinton/Obama “mandate” requirements for a national health insurance plan for […]
