(Deadbeat) Deer Hunter
I’d like to apologize for the title, first off, as I really don’t like the word "deadbeat" — but the...
Red-Light Camera Reviews Are In!
There is such a thing as too much milk, even if it does a blog good, so I’ll move on...
Bills About Internet Bullying
An article in the Post-Dispatch summarizes the various proposals on cyber-bullying that the Missouri and Illinois legislatures are considering. Like...
A Hit Against Your Property Rights
The Missouri Supreme Court handed down a 6-1 decision yesterday in favor of "development" trumping property rights in the matter...
Two New Cities Considered in Franklin County
We have a new leader in the "most boring headline ever" competition here at SMI. The only way anyone is...
Driving the Snakes Out of Politics (St. Patrick’s Day-Themed)
There is a dangerously misleading letter to the editor in this morning’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch regarding Missouri’s Special Needs Tax...
Gouging for the Green
It’s raining in St. Louis on this St. Patrick’s day, so I wouldn’t be surprised if today’s Ancient Order of...
Quick Hits After a Journey
After nine hours in a rented Pontiac G6 (that handled remarkably well in sleet, by the way) the second leg...
Put on the Red Light (Camera)
The city of Arnold (which has graced this forum before for alternate reasons) is now the first municipality in Missouri...
Who Should Decide on Tax Increment Financing?
Anytime you can put "Municipal League" and "TIF Commissions" in the same headline, you know you have an exciting story!...
Competitive Begging
Every major city that has any problem with homelessness (which, I think, is all of them) realizes that steps must...
A Tale of Two Subways
Sunday’s Post-Dispatch featured an article reporting that Metro, with the aid of its newly contracted security firm The Wackenhut Corp.,...
Should St. Charles Councilmembers Get a Pay Raise?
The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Saint Charles County Council is considering giving itself a pay raise. Now, those...
Slow Down There, Turbo
In one of the more bizarre (and ridiculous) examples of local government unnecessarily exerting its will over citizens, a St....
Spotlighting Special Needs
Yesterday, committees in both the House and Senate of Missouri’s General Assembly heard testimony on several bills designed to help...
Ready, Fire, Aim!
Hits and misses from around Missouri newspapers, blogs, and elsewhere today: Education Week has a story on how the increased...
A Car for Me? No, a Car for We
In an effort to help lower emissions and reduce the congestion associated with the Highway 40 shutdown, both downtown St....
“Other People’s Money” – StL-Style
On Wednesday, Macy’s Department Stores announced that it will cut 850 jobs and close its Midwest regional headquarters in St....
School Districts Promote Recycling
As I recently noted, Kansas City’s new interim superintendent is Dr. John Martin, who served as the deputy superintendent for...
Election Week: Rise of the Youth
In honor of Tuesday’s presidential primaries here in Missouri, I’ll be running a bit of a series this week related...
