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Another gem from USGenWeb's Penny Postcards of Missouri page (USGW has posted examples of these cheaply printed, but wonderfully colorful, postcards for the other 49 states, too). Just wanted to offer a wistful little good-bye wave to the summer of 2009, which really didn't give us lots of nice, sunny pool days. Even so, I'm happy to see that the muncipal pool is still alive and well - you'll still find one in Fairgrounds Park, and the rec centers in the exurbs inevitably offer 'em too - because it's one of the few manifestations of the commons that still manages to hang on even as phone booths and drinking fountains dissapear under the weight of a million plastic water bottles and discarded cell phones. --Stefene Russell
