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One Last “Happy New Year” Post
04 Jan

One Last “Happy New Year” Post

Posted by Justin Hauke Uncategorized

Media Watch, a St. Louis-based news tracking service, released its rankings of the top 10 most covered local news stories […]

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“Cave-Man Rhetoric”
03 Jan

“Cave-Man Rhetoric”

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Introducing new education blogs is fun (except when they disappear). So I was thrilled to discover The Karl Frank Jr. […]

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St. Louis, the Gateway to Congestion
03 Jan

St. Louis, the Gateway to Congestion

Posted by Justin Hauke Transportation

The Post-Dispatch has a humorous guest editorial this morning that discusses some hypothetical presidential candidate views on the Highway 40 […]

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New Year’s Resolutions
02 Jan

New Year’s Resolutions

Posted by Justin Hauke Transportation

The National Conference of State Legislatures announced yesterday that 31 states will be unveiling or enacting new laws this week […]

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Tragedy of the Sniffles
02 Jan

Tragedy of the Sniffles

Posted by Justin Hauke Free-Market Reform

There is some interesting discussion on the Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) blog regarding rising health insurance premiums. The irony […]

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Post-Dispatch Hails the Right Ideas on Taxis
02 Jan

Post-Dispatch Hails the Right Ideas on Taxis

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Transportation

I have found myself agreeing with a number of Post-Dispatch editorials recently, but none more so than today’s excellent piece […]

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Interesting Map of Freedom and Surveillance
02 Jan

Interesting Map of Freedom and Surveillance

Posted by David Stokes Uncategorized

Via AndrewSullivan.com, here is a map of the world’s surveillance societies. As the article points out, it is clear to […]

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Papal Visit 2, Traffic Nightmare Boogaloo
02 Jan

Papal Visit 2, Traffic Nightmare Boogaloo

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

My alarm went off at 4:30 this morning so that I could immediately turn on the local news to watch […]

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Personal Property Party Cove
02 Jan

Personal Property Party Cove

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

An article in the Lake Sun Leader (via Combest) discussed a new law requiring owners of storage facilities, such as […]

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Monkey See, Monkey Add
01 Jan

Monkey See, Monkey Add

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

This is a few days old now, but if you go the the Class Notes blog and scroll down to […]

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Minimum Wage Update
31 Dec

Minimum Wage Update

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Economy

Thanks are due to Combest for linking to this article about Missouri’s minimum wage, which slowly continues to go up. […]

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Let’s Get in a Group
31 Dec

Let’s Get in a Group

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The Post-Dispatch reports that the St. Louis Public Schools are seeking input from parents — and that we shouldn’t consider […]

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Readers Are Leaders
30 Dec

Readers Are Leaders

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Uncategorized

I was surprised that Forbes gave St. Louis excellent grades for public schools, while the area’s libraries earned only a […]

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More Great News About Charters
26 Dec

More Great News About Charters

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The Post-Dispatch is featuring Lift for Life Academy in a deservedly glowing aricle. It’s fun to read the quotes from […]

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A Successful Public School With a Diverse Student Body ? I’ve Found One! (It’s a Charter)
26 Dec

A Successful Public School With a Diverse Student Body ? I’ve Found One! (It’s a Charter)

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

I’m happy to point out a public education success story. The New York Times profiles this school that teaches disadvantaged […]

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Some Very Good Ideas on Assessments From Lindbergh Schools
21 Dec

Some Very Good Ideas on Assessments From Lindbergh Schools

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

Before I take off for the holidays, I wanted to link to this article in the Post-Dispatch about an assessment […]

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Another Internet Harassment Law
21 Dec

Another Internet Harassment Law

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Municipal Policy

Here’s another Internet harassment city ordinance, just as vague and hard to enforce as the others that have been in […]

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Not Yours to Give
21 Dec

Not Yours to Give

Posted by Justin Hauke Transparency

Governor Matt Blunt has requested federal disaster relief aid for 42 Missouri counties affected by December’s winter storms. On the […]

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Top 10 Reasons to Calm Down About Education Reform
20 Dec

Top 10 Reasons to Calm Down About Education Reform

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

I just stumbled across this blog: The World Is Your Campus. The author, Maya Frost, is writing a book about […]

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Are There Too Many Taxis In St. Louis? Let’s Ask the Taxi Companies …
20 Dec

Are There Too Many Taxis In St. Louis? Let’s Ask the Taxi Companies …

Posted by David Stokes Economy

There is an interesting article in the Post-Dispatch this morning about taxicab regulations in St. Louis, a subject we have […]

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