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Supply and Demand … What a Novel Idea!

Supply and Demand … What a Novel Idea!

Dec 17, 2008

According to Sports Illustrated: Next season, San Francisco Giants fans buying single-game tickets for an April game against Milwaukee might pay half...

Does Metro Deserve a Second Chance?

Does Metro Deserve a Second Chance?

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I’m an impatient guy. I hate waiting around for small problems to get solved so I can move on with...

How Free Are We, Part Two

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Continuing a series of blog posts that began in April 2007, and which was on hiatus until now, let us...

Correction to Prior Entry As I Wallow in Shame

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Eminent Domain at the All-Star Game

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A front-page story in this morning’s Post-Dispatch details the delays that have plagued the Ballpark Village development in downtown St....

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Here’s a public-private partnership not everyone is happy about. A Florida school district is teaming up with McDonald’s to reward...

The Snow Cones of Summer

The Snow Cones of Summer

Aug 10, 2007

Sauce magazine is a great part of our area’s literary and journalism scene. In this month’s issue, it has a...

Ticket Scalping Legalization: Boom, Bust, Dud or Thud?

Ticket Scalping Legalization: Boom, Bust, Dud or Thud?

May 17, 2007

It appears that the citizens of Missouri are about to recapture the right to sell their own investments for whatever...

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RCGA Touts Cards in Study; Sun Rises in East

Apr 3, 2007

Just in time for opening day, the Saint Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association released a study that concluded that...

‘Jock Tax’ Is Poor Sportsmanship

‘Jock Tax’ Is Poor Sportsmanship

Nov 28, 2005

We were all heartbroken when the Cardinals lost the playoffs to the Astros. Losing hurts, especially when the stakes are...

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