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GOTV for Claire McCaskill: Scenes from the [strangely numbered] streets of suburbia

October 30, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Campaigns, Missouri region, Politics, States Leave a comment

I’m knocking on doors for Claire McCaskill’s GOTV effort, in suburban St. Louis [an impressively well-organized and energetic effort, I must say], and here

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When a museum forgets that it’s a museum

October 23, 2012 Barbara Finch Cities, History, Literature/Arts/Film, Missouri region, States Leave a comment

It’s disappointing that those who are in charge at the Missouri History Museum seem to have forgotten an important rule when it comes to

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Legislative session shows how states are anachronisms

May 16, 2011 Arthur Lieber Government, Missouri region, Politics, Voting/Elections One comment

How generous and gracious it was of the powers that be in the Missouri legislature to designate the final day of the session as

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Can St. Louis get its groove back?

January 24, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik History, Language/Words, Literature/Arts/Film, Missouri region Leave a comment

2011 is the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, an era in which St. Louis had grandiose ideas for itself. A

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Interview: St. Louis activist Adam Shriver shares his philosophy

December 27, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Ideas, Media, Missouri region 2 comments

Adam Shriver is a next-generation leader among St. Louis-area progressive activists. His blog, St. Louis Activist Hub, plays a major role in alerting activists

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St. Louis progressives pull together to improve on-line and on-the-street presence

December 11, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media, Missouri region 2 comments

A diverse group of more than 65 progressive bloggers and activists gathered on Saturday, Dec. 11 to pool their ideas for more effective ways

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MO Prop A: If it passes, who wins, who loses?

September 28, 2010 Stacy Mergenthal Economy, Missouri region, Taxes 4 comments

In Missouri the battle over the November ballot initiative, Proposition A, is hot. There is a lot of confusion over what Prop A is

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Q & A with Jamala Rogers

July 29, 2010 Katharine Joiner Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Missouri region, Youth issues Leave a comment

Jamala Rogers is a community activist who has done extensive work for black causes and youth development in St. Louis. She is also a

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