My love of trains has been discussed before. However, in a recently released study recommending against adding an Amtrak line […]
A Contract to Reconsider
The St. Louis School Board may reconsider its contract to bash the charter schools: School Board member David Jackson said […]
George Orwell famously warned about the use of political terminology to obscure meaning, rather than to reveal or enlighten. It’s […]
Pop Quiz
The St. Louis School Board has decided to spend more money on: a) New textbooks and computers. b) Hiring better-qualified […]
In New York City, the value of a taxi medallion, simply a license to operate a taxi cab, is $477,000. […]
Bad Use of Incentives
An editorial in the Joplin Globe titled "Good Use of Incentives" praises the proposed Missouri Quality Jobs Act: Without the […]
There’s a great column in the Post-Dispatch today about the midwife legislation: Every mother has a particular way in which […]
An editorial in today’s Post-Dispatch says: Almost half of the 23 school districts in St. Louis County have slammed their […]
I highly recommend Bryan Burwell’s column in today’s Post regarding the ludicrous lawsuit filed by the Hancock family over the […]
The Post has a great article today in the business section on recent successes in luring businesses to locate in […]
What kind of student enrolls in a course online? It could be someone who needs to do remedial work, or […]
I have weighed in on my absolute hatred of red light cameras before. Now my own hometown, University City, in […]
You Don’t Count the Cost
David Stokes has been doing a fine job covering the potential legalization of ticket scalping. There’s no question legalization is […]
Have you ever tried to get through downtown Saint Louis during rush hour? How about before or after a Cards […]
Today’s Post-Dispatch gives extensive coverage to various eminent domain issues in St. Charles, Jefferson and St. Louis Counties. The St. […]
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson says she wants her plan for government-run health care to be "driven by the private sector": […]
The Southeast Missourian has an article today on broadband access in rural areas. The piece reports, "Since 2002, USDA Rural […]
Metro needs a lot of things, and one thing it is getting is a tax cut. Legislation has been sent […]
It appears that the citizens of Missouri are about to recapture the right to sell their own investments for whatever […]
Eric Mink
I like Eric Mink’s columns in the Post-Dispatch. I have praised them in the past and I am sure I […]
