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Even in Missouri, arranged marriages should be outlawed

January 6, 2019 Arthur Lieber Federalism, Politics, States Leave a comment

If you were divorced in 1876 and were considering re-marriage next year, do you really think that voters in the state in which you live would be the proper authority to determine whether or not it is a good idea? Well, if you add the interests of a billionaire to the equation, this is precisely what you get, at least in Missouri.

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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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peace economy

Guns or butter? Butter, says Peace Economy Project

August 15, 2018 Maggie Hannick Economy, War Leave a comment

What’s better: a military-based economy or a peace-based economy?  Jason Sibert of the Peace Economy Project, says that cutting military spending and funding human

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Death by TIF: Another African-American neighborhood faces extinction

May 24, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Corporations, Government, History, Missouri region Leave a comment

Local history may be about to repeat itself in suburban St. Louis, as another well-established African-American neighborhood faces extinction by buyout, demolition and commercial

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police behavior

Bad police behavior in STL draws protest letters from ACLU, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

September 21, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Missouri region, Police One comment

In St. Louis, bad behavior by police responding to protests about…previous bad police behavior—has sparked another form of protest: the publicly published protest letter.

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The View From The Tower

September 19, 2017 Adam Levin Activism, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Democracy, Protest/Resistance, Public safety, Violence One comment

If you were looking for a hackneyed and inelegant metaphor for privilege and inequality, the building I work in would be an excellent choice.

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Shower Truck

Charity: It feels so good it hurts

August 6, 2017 Arthur Lieber Activism, Charity & Justice, Civil liberties, Democracy, Homelessness, Human Rights, Poverty Leave a comment

This week we have another heart-warming story from our St. Louis Community. A man named Jake Austin runs a special service, a Shower the

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St. Louis is the Number 1 city for liberals? Probably not.

October 3, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, History, Missouri region One comment

A new report by Livability.com calls St. Louis the Number 1 city for liberals. And while as a St. Louis resident and a liberal

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Do we really need babysitters for Barettas?

July 15, 2016 Barbara Finch Crime/Violence, Guns One comment

Does the image of an armored truck, outfitted with 360-degree surveillance cameras and secured by body-camera-toting security guards, parked on the lot of a

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Landfill fire

STL landfill fire nears collision with radioactive waste: What’s next?

April 18, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Cities, Energy, Environment, History, Missouri region, Nuclear weapons 4 comments

What happens when a landfill fire meets a radioactive waste dump?  St. Louis, Missouri, may be the first metropolitan area to find out. In

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