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Author: Gloria Shur Bilchik
Gloria Shur Bilchik is a freelance writer and community volunteer in St. Louis, Missouri. She is the editor of Occasional Planet. She views the preservation of democratic values and progressive programs as vital to making the US a humane, livable place for her children and grandchildren.
Justice Ginsburg dissents on Hobby Lobby, big time
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued what has been described as a “scathing,” 35-page dissent to the Court’s ultra-conservative, June 30, 2014 ruling in
St. Louis mayor goes all in for marriage equality, bucking MO state constitution
File it under things you never thought you’d see happen: Despite a long-standing amendment to the Missouri Constitution that defines marriage as “between one
Spanish Lake: Another lesson in failed urban planning
“Spanish Lake” is a new documentary film that looks at the physical, economic and social decline of a suburban neighborhood just north of St.
Armed MO teachers will be “90% accurate.” Feel better now?
When the next school year starts, if Missouri teachers become legally sanctioned, gun-toting secret agents, they’ll be able to shoot bad guys with 90%
St. Louis Post-Dispatch drops George Will: Congratulations
As a longtime subscriber to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, I’m happy to see that the newspaper has removed George Will from its op-ed page.
Congress should pass the Real Time Transparency Act
[by Gloria Bilchik] “What if you could get a text or email alert every time a wealthy donor cut a fresh check to your
Missouri wants to “protect” your kids by secretly arming their teachers
Another NRA-backed, bonehead idea has passed the Missouri legislature. On the last day of the 2014 session, the Missouri legislature passed a bill that
Ballpark Village’s technical oxymoron
Just a quick chuckle at the expense of St.Louis’ new Ballpark Village, the taxpayer-subsidized bar-and-restaurant venue that adds very little to downtown St. Louis,
Vermont calls for Constitutional convention to overturn Citizens United: Is it a good idea?
Hating Citizens United is easy. Overturning it is much more difficult, but that’s not stopping some intrepid legislators from trying. The hurdle is high: