Why the Zoo just proved the case for charging admission
County voters will be asked November 6 to approve Proposition Z. If it passes, admission to the zoo’s new “campus” would be free to county residents—but others would have to pay to get in.
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The poisoned children of Coldwater Creek finally get a break
In a June report, the federal government publicly conceded that exposure to radiological contaminants polluting the creek “could increase the risk of developing bone or lung cancer, leukemia or (to a lesser extent) skin or breast cancer.”
A national think tank gives some unexpected love to the STL
Brookings listed St. Louis alongside such cities as Brooklyn and Queens, New York; Philadelphia, Pittsburgh; and Baltimore as demonstrating strong economic performance compared with other older cities.
Eric Greitens solidifies his legacy as a hypocrite
Columnist Ray Hartmann describes Missouri’s governor as “an outsider when it comes to honor.”
St. Louis doesn’t have to give up its airport to tap its potential
The challenge is for local officials, business leaders, citizens, and media to come together in—gasp!—a regional approach.
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens admits to cheating on his wife after pretending to be a loyal family man
Should voters believe the rest of his story?
Taking part in the sharing economy shouldn’t place you above the law
What a wondrous thing this is—actually, “historic”—that a company that says it facilitated 289,000 guest arrivals in the state last year would finally be “allowed” to collect and remit sales taxes on $28.9 million in 2017 income earned by its hosts.
Six steps—once again—to improve police and race relations in St. Louis
“History might someday regard the boiling point of August 2014 as a turning point,” I wrote three years ago, adding, “To be brutally honest, it’s unlikely to happen.”
Jack Danforth swings for decency against Trump—and, in Missouri, he misses
Despite Trump’s narcissistic personality disorder, moral unfitness, and totalitarian impulses (my words, not Danforth’s), the president remains quite popular in this increasingly red state.
The Confederate Memorial shouldn’t be a burning issue
Discussing racial justice in the context of policing, education, transit, housing or civic power is important. But that doesn’t mean the controversial Confederate Memorial in Forest Park needs to be destroyed.