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Category: Illinois/Midwest

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St. Louis public transportation needs to get on track

September 25, 2018 Claire Shackleford Cities, Consumer issues, Illinois/Midwest, St. Louis, Transportation Leave a comment

Gooey butter cake, the Gateway Arch, the Cardinals, and telling jokes on Halloween. There is no doubt that all of these things remind you

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Lesson learned: My Catholic hospital can limit my medical choices

February 12, 2014 Nicole Lopez Health, Health care, Illinois/Midwest, Religion in Politics, Reproductive rights, Women 3 comments

What’s in a choice? Options. In order to make a choice, you must have options. As descendants of those who fled religious persecution, many

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Voting news: Some 17-year-olds can vote in primaries and caucuses in 22 states

February 11, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2014 Election, 2016 Election, Civil Rights, Good government, Illinois/Midwest, States, Voting/Elections, Youth issues 3 comments

In a trend that adds a nice dose of fairness to election laws, 22 states now allow citizens who will be 18 years old

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Progressive Blog Digest: “The fix is in”

November 11, 2013 Nick Burbules ACA/Obamacare, Congress, Government, Health care, Illinois/Midwest, Politics, Republicans, Uncategorized Leave a comment

This daily blog is composed of clips and links from other progressive blog and news sites, accompanied by my own observations. It documents the

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Doing something good and green: St. Louis’ Garden Lease Program

June 10, 2013 Bobbi Clemons Cities, Environment, Good government, Illinois/Midwest, Missouri region Leave a comment

It’s not shocking news that there are a lot of empty lots in St. Louis. Some are from demolished homes, some are seized property

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Adlai Stevenson, the last real progressive candidate

March 5, 2013 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Democrats, History, Humor, Ideas, Illinois/Midwest, Politics, Religion in Politics, Voting/Elections 2 comments

In baseball, it’s often said that you have to be a good pitcher to be a twenty game loser. The reason is simple; if

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O’Donnell calls Des Moines Register’s Romney endorsement “magical thinking”

October 31, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Democrats, Economy, Employment, Financial reform, Government, History, Illinois/Midwest, Media, Obama, Politics, Romney, Voting/Elections One comment

In 2008, the Des Moines Register endorsed then Senator Barack Obama for president over Senator John McCain. For largely inexplicable reasons, this year the

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Romney to export Illinois jobs on Election Day

September 26, 2012 Mike Davis 2012 Election, Business, Charity & Justice, Corporations, Employment, Illinois/Midwest, Politics, Republicans One comment

Mitt Romney’s campaign has come under fire for a number of gaffes recently, but one action by the company he cofounded, Bain Capital, is

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Hyatt hurts

September 6, 2012 Mike Davis Business, Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Corporations, Employment, Illinois/Midwest, Labor and unions Leave a comment

Earlier this year, National Catholic Reporter called Hyatt Hotels “the worst hotel employer in the industry.” Allegations about working conditions at Hyatt sound as

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Freeways without futures

August 31, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Ideas, Illinois/Midwest, Infrastructure, Missouri region, States One comment

As plans move forward for renovations to St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch, a group of local urbanists known as City to River have a

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