You don’t volunteer for Grand Jury duty in St. Louis County for the money. Few can get off work for 18 consecutive
Category: Missouri region
Hidden costs of “free” photo voter IDs
Once again, the Missouri legislature is attempting to change election laws by restricting voting to people who can present approved, state-issued photo identification. And,
$15 pregnancy drug now costs $1,500 per dose.
One might suppose that women who are in danger of delivering premature babies would not be thought of as profit centers by companies who
Solidarity rally draws big St. Louis crowd
In an encouraging development for Missouri labor union members and progressive activists, a solidarity rally on March 11 drew more than 4,000 people to
“An Unlikely Candidate” reflects on an unusual campaign
During the 2010 election cycle, Arthur Lieber ran for Congress in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional district. By percentages, Lieber lost badly to the heavily favored
Struggling with mental illness as services disappear
People who work or volunteer in mental health services in the St. Louis area are plenty worried, with good reason. Because of Missouri’s budget
Mandatory drug testing is pointless and costly
Missouri Republicans are on a roll, bringing back old ideas in the form of shiny new legislation. Making the rounds this year is H.B.
Turning up the heat on Missouri politicians: Sean Soendker Nicholson
Sean Soendker Nicholson has run the widely read Fired Up! Missouri blog since March 2009. With a national following in the thousands, Fired Up!
Patch: Good news for neighborhoods, or local-news poacher?
When a school district repurposes a building, or a sandwich shop takes the political pulse of its neighborhood, is it news? Sure, especially
Can St. Louis get its groove back?
2011 is the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, an era in which St. Louis had grandiose ideas for itself. A