Books or Wine?
An editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch today is right on the point in discussing the inherent failures of school...
The St. Louis School Board’s Downward Spiral
A letter in the Post-Dispatch criticizes the St. Louis School Board for awarding a no-bid contract to bash the charter...
A Forthright Editorial in the Post-Dispatch
An editorial in the Post-Dispatch today chastises the St. Louis School Board for wasting money on a PR campaign against...
Getting Drop-Outs Back in School
A new charter school will focus on teaching students who have dropped out or who are at risk of dropping...
Pop Quiz
The St. Louis School Board has decided to spend more money on: a) New textbooks and computers. b) Hiring better-qualified...
Broad Coalition Behind the Midwives
There’s a great column in the Post-Dispatch today about the midwife legislation: Every mother has a particular way in which...
School Choice Would Provide Incentives
An editorial in today’s Post-Dispatch says: Almost half of the 23 school districts in St. Louis County have slammed their...
All Eminent Domain at the Post Today…
Today’s Post-Dispatch gives extensive coverage to various eminent domain issues in St. Charles, Jefferson and St. Louis Counties. The St....
Eric Mink
I like Eric Mink’s columns in the Post-Dispatch. I have praised them in the past and I am sure I...
Critics Misrepresent Poll Methodology
On Wednesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an article that called into question the methodology of the poll we commissioned...
Slowly creeping forward…
After years of status quo, "throw money at it" solutions to difficulties in public education, Missouri is finally moving forward...
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on “Ready for Change”
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on the just-published study I coauthored with Verne Kennedy of Market Research Insight: The survey...
Ohh, The Audacity…
To the surprise of nobody who has been alive in St. Louis County for the past two years, Novus Development...
Disappointing Reporting in the Post
I didn’t care for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s article on eminent domain activist Jim Roos. I have to admit I...
Slap Happy Days Are Here Again…
It is every elected officials’ favorite question: What to do with a budget surplus? The Post-Dispatch has a good article...
The market, not gov’t meddling, should decide the fate of ethanol
There’s recently been a sort of backlash in the local media regarding the state and federal govt’s efforts to subsidize...
A Conversation Starter
State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin, sponsor of legislation restricting the sale of baking soda, writes in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that...
Assessor’s Office Is Very, Very Busy
Word on the street is that St. Louis County Government is currently getting deluged by phone calls regarding the on-average...
There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch, Part 1
Today’s Post-Dispatch has a valuable AP story on recent Kansas City-area participants in the ABC television show, "Extreme Makeover," and...
MetroLink Ridership High, Numerically Speaking Of Course
Metro, via the Post-Dispatch, is reporting that MetroLink ridership is exceeding expectations since opening six months ago. This is a...
