Media Watch, a St. Louis-based news tracking service, released its rankings of the top 10 most covered local news stories […]
“Cave-Man Rhetoric”
Introducing new education blogs is fun (except when they disappear). So I was thrilled to discover The Karl Frank Jr. […]
The Post-Dispatch has a humorous guest editorial this morning that discusses some hypothetical presidential candidate views on the Highway 40 […]
New Year’s Resolutions
The National Conference of State Legislatures announced yesterday that 31 states will be unveiling or enacting new laws this week […]
There is some interesting discussion on the Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) blog regarding rising health insurance premiums. The irony […]
Post-Dispatch Hails the Right Ideas on Taxis
I have found myself agreeing with a number of Post-Dispatch editorials recently, but none more so than today’s excellent piece […]
Via AndrewSullivan.com, here is a map of the world’s surveillance societies. As the article points out, it is clear to […]
My alarm went off at 4:30 this morning so that I could immediately turn on the local news to watch […]
Personal Property Party Cove
An article in the Lake Sun Leader (via Combest) discussed a new law requiring owners of storage facilities, such as […]
Monkey See, Monkey Add
This is a few days old now, but if you go the the Class Notes blog and scroll down to […]
Minimum Wage Update
Thanks are due to Combest for linking to this article about Missouri’s minimum wage, which slowly continues to go up. […]
Let’s Get in a Group
The Post-Dispatch reports that the St. Louis Public Schools are seeking input from parents and that we shouldn’t consider […]
Readers Are Leaders
I was surprised that Forbes gave St. Louis excellent grades for public schools, while the area’s libraries earned only a […]
The Post-Dispatch is featuring Lift for Life Academy in a deservedly glowing aricle. It’s fun to read the quotes from […]
A Successful Public School With a Diverse Student Body ? I’ve Found One! (It’s a Charter)
I’m happy to point out a public education success story. The New York Times profiles this school that teaches disadvantaged […]
Before I take off for the holidays, I wanted to link to this article in the Post-Dispatch about an assessment […]
Here’s another Internet harassment city ordinance, just as vague and hard to enforce as the others that have been in […]
Not Yours to Give
Governor Matt Blunt has requested federal disaster relief aid for 42 Missouri counties affected by December’s winter storms. On the […]
I just stumbled across this blog: The World Is Your Campus. The author, Maya Frost, is writing a book about […]
Are There Too Many Taxis In St. Louis? Let’s Ask the Taxi Companies …
There is an interesting article in the Post-Dispatch this morning about taxicab regulations in St. Louis, a subject we have […]
