I’m always amused by fears that English is about to die out. I don’t see any need for an English-language […]
As I pointed out yesterday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch today at noon hosted an online discussion about eminent domain, featuring […]
I spotted Kevin Horrigan‘s fantastic article on Amtrak subsidies last week when it was published in the Post-Dispatch, but somehow […]
Later today, MoDOT is going to announce the team to rebuild/replace the historic Paseo Bridge in Kansas City. MoDOT will […]
I didn’t find out until after my last post about eminent domain abuse, but it turns out that Tim Lee, […]
The Show Me Progress blog had an excellent post yesterday about Arnold dentist Homer Tourkakis and his ongoing fight to […]
The Post-Dispatch regards charter schools cautiously: It would be a tragedy if, in offering opportunity to thousands of kids, a […]
I hope some of you were able to catch the dueling commentaries in the Post-Dispatch over the weekend debating Kirkwood’s […]
"KIPP" stands for "Knowledge Is Power Program." Read all about it here in the Post-Dispatch. The article mentions KIPP’s great […]
I was in a particularly bitter mood this morning after mailing off my personal property tax bill for my car. […]
It’s been a slow news weekend for Missouri, so I’ve decided to write about Somalia. That’s right; our public schools […]
Thank you, Dave, for responding to my telemarketing challenge. For those of you who want to read about something more […]
We are on the No Call list, and nonetheless somehow receive a large number of calls each evening. Lately, Discover […]
There’s a sad post today on the Missouri Parents for Public Schools blog: My children are the most important things […]
You can’t really give away something that doesn’t belong to you — especially if the "recipient" is its rightful owner! […]
I’ve been searching for more good blogs and other websites about public policy outside of St. Louis, and today I […]
Merit pay for teachers is on the horizon. With gratitude to Combest for the link, here’s an article in the […]
I feel really bad for telemarketers. Everybody is out to get them. Here’s an article in the Post-Dispatch about Missouri’s […]
Actually, this post is indeed about light rail, I just liked the connection to the prior post. Damn, this is […]
Today’s Post-Dispatch has a front-page article on Mayor Slay’s newly announced plan to seek a major expansion of the network […]
