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Not just another study of racial inequality—this one includes real community action

June 13, 2014 Mary Clemons Activism, Cities, Poverty 3 comments

[by Mary Clemons] St. Louis is known for the Gateway Arch and toasted ravioli. We are also known for being one of the most

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Voting news: No more microscopic type on New York City ballots

February 17, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Immigration, Voting/Elections, Widgets: Voting One comment

They may not have needed photo ID to cast their ballots, but in the 2013 city election, New York City voters would have done

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Chris Christie: A gift to political cartoonists

January 30, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Cities, Corruption, Ethics, Media, People, Politics, States Leave a comment

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s highly publicized political woes are creating an economic and artistic surge for political cartoonists. Here’s a gallery of cartoons satirizing

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Invisible and hurting

January 29, 2014 Susan Cunningham Activism, Charity & Justice, Cities, Economy, Homelessness, Missouri region, Poverty Leave a comment

Many of my friends have been incredibly generous with donations of food, money, toiletries and blankets to the St. Louis Homeless Winter Outreach volunteers. 

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Lying: the cash crop of politics

January 27, 2014 Arthur Lieber Cities, Corruption, Courts, Media, Politics, States Leave a comment

There are women who say you know when a man is lying when he moves his lips. If only it was that simple. If

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Gun craziness

January 20, 2014 Susan Cunningham Cities, Crime/Violence, Guns, Missouri region, Public safety, Violence One comment

What in the world are we doing to ourselves? Another school shooting – this time in New Mexico. Where will the next one be?  Webster Groves? 

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Old-school communications might have saved Chris Christie a lot of embarrassment

January 15, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Cities, Corruption, Ethics, Government, People, Politics, States, Transportation Leave a comment

It took exactly one, tersely worded email to blow the lid off Chris Christie’s “Bridge-gate” scandal. The now infamous “Time for some traffic problems

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Several nations, divided

November 14, 2013 Bill Kesler Cities, Demographics/Polls, Federalism, Ideas, Politics, States Leave a comment

    We are not just one nation. We are eleven, according to Colin Woodard in a recent Tufts magazine article. He focuses on

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New Delhi? Zaatari? No, this is Fresno, California

October 1, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Cities, Economy, Employment, Homelessness Leave a comment

Tragically, we have become accustomed to seeing pictures of deplorable living conditions in many parts of the world: We pity the people subjected to

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Homeless [and powerless] in St. Louis: A problem without borders

September 27, 2013 Susan Cunningham Activism, Charity & Justice, Cities, Government, Homelessness, Housing, Missouri region, Poverty, States 2 comments

I sat in a barely comfortable chair yesterday for three hours listening to men in suits debate whether a homeless shelter in St. Louis

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