The Saint Louis school board has descended into chaos. The previous superintendent, Creg Williams, was ousted in July after just 15 […]
This November, Missouri voters will vote on Proposition B, which would raise the state’s minimum wage to $6.50 per […]
Minority students are falling behind in the public school system. The graduation rate for Missouri’s white students is 87.4 percent; […]
Imagine you sign a two-year lease with your landlord. After the first year, you decide you’re tired of paying rent […]
Last November, Clayton business owner Dan Sheehan learned from the newspaper that his property suffered from “age, deteriorated condition, […]
One year ago today, in the case of Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled that local governments have […]
In January of 2004, the city of Arnold unveiled a plan to re-develop a large chunk of Arnold commonly […]
In many schools across the country, students hand in lab reports and math homework to teachers who have no […]
Is it right for the government to take your property for the benefit of another private party? Voters across […]
“The company that had a monopoly had lousy services until competition came, and then they improved their services.” That’s […]
The summer of 2005 was not a good one for Sharon Fitzgerald. On Memorial Day, she learned she […]
Should Kansas City’s taxpayers pay for the renovation of the Truman Sports Center? Advocates for the proposal offer two […]
Saint Louis faces a sad irony. It boasts cultural institutions that many larger cities envy — its symphony, opera theatre, […]
Governor Blunt has proposed that schools be required to devote 65 percent of their budgets to classroom instruction. He deserves […]
In the 1991 remake of the classic movie Father of the Bride, Steve Martin goes into a grocery store and begins […]
The passage of Referendum C last month in Colorado has editorial boards swooning. Colorado voters had “good reason” to suspend […]
The video marketplace is changing so fast that it’s gotten hard to keep track of it all. In October, Apple […]
We were all heartbroken when the Cardinals lost the playoffs to the Astros. Losing hurts, especially when the stakes are […]
Here we go again. In a bitter 6-4 vote, before a standing-room-only crowd, the Kansas Board of Education adopted […]
Did you know that in many states, if government officials suspect your home, business, car, or other property was used […]
