In this week's Beacon Roundtable, Dick Weiss, Dale Singer, Nancy Fowler and Robert Joiner sit down to talk about state school report cards, a health insurance coop plan and the art of hoodies.
Raising the eligibility age, means testing the program or turning it into a voucher would all lessen the social contract that we are all in this need for good health care together. To fulfill that contract, we should expand Medicare.
In this week's Beacon Roundtable, Dick Weiss, Dale Singer, Robert Joiner and Robert Duffy sit down to talk about what's happening with the Zoo-Museum district, a survey that says Missourians are for health reform and a BBC video about the Delmar Divide.
The Republican plan would replace Medicare with an increasingly inadequate resource that is limited to those in the most desperate of straits. In addition, vouchers would decrease choice for seniors.
Which patients will be entitled to which treatments will be prescribed by the government cookbook, and the overriding concern will be cost, not necessarily quality.
It's difficult to find answers to questons about how America's intricate and fragmented health care system works. Two local medical students have written a handbook that helps simplify the complexity.
The Affordable Care Act has brought about a sea change in the way consumers receive medical care. With the Supreme Court preparing to rule on ACA, some analysts believe at least a few key measures will survive or be reinstated.
Missouri’s annual medical costs are projected to double in a decade. But the state can contain this expense and improve quality by changing the way health care is delivered, says a study commissioned by the Missouri Foundation for Health.
Thousands of poor residents in St. Louis and St. Louis County get discounted medical care through area public health clinics. But thousands of others cannot afford the clinic co-payments to see a doctor. Some needy residents will soon get clinic care for between 50 cents and $3.
Dr. Louis W. Sullivan feels some deja vu about health care these days. He recalls that President George H.W. Bush sent a health-reform proposal to Congress and got nowhere. What's different these days, he says, is political gridlock.
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Meeting in St. Louis next week, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious will have its first opportunity as an assembled group to consider what to do after the Vatican issued a mandate for change this spring. It calls on the conference to reorganize and more strictly observe church teachings.
When a family of four goes to the St. Louis Zoo, they can be forgiven for not knowing it will cost them $60, $72 if they park. If they can't pay, the alternative is to tell the kids they can't do what kids do at the zoo.
Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley gave reporters less than a half-hour’s notice today when he announced that conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh’s sculptured bust will be formally installed in the Capitol at 1 p.m.
Developers on the south side come in all shapes and sizes, with ambitions that vary from single buildings to entire city blocks. In the first of a two-part story, Jason Deem talks about building community.
Author M.M. Costantin, who has lived near the Loop for more than 40 years, compiled a photo book that shows Delmar when it was bustling, when it was dangerous and when it came back to life.
They arrived four years ago as fifth-graders, behind in their work and not used to rigorous classes, but they've advanced rapidly and have a strong academic grounding for high school.
The Beacon's Mary Delach Leonard and Rob Koenig extensively covered flooding in 2011 in Missouri. Now this coverage is compiled in an iBook. Read the stories.
Isley, a world-class guitarist as well as a gifted songwriter, communicates and connect swith an audience on an intimate level at "An Evening of Music and Discussion." He is hosting on in O'Fallon, Mo., Thursday.
Like many artists, dancer Antonio Douthit hears a different drummer. But the drumbeat that changed his life at 16 wasn’t in his head. It wafted from a window on Washington Avenue. Douthit comes home for a May 25 performance in "Spring to Dance."
Justin Leszcz started getting into the world of farming by foraging and tending a very small urban farm. He now sells miscellaneous product to various restaurants in town and can be seen at farmers' markets selling his popcorn and corn meal.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's arts and features editor. You can contact her at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.
Developers on the south side come in all shapes and sizes, with ambitions that vary from single buildings to entire city blocks. In the first of a two-part story, Jason Deem talks about building community.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Twenty winners will split a million dollars and a wide array of professional services after this year's Arch Grants competition. Victors will also see one-on-one business mentoring in their prize package. The diverse group includes everything from biotech concerns to fashion enterprises.
Innovation and entrepreneurial activity are on the rise in St. Louis, especially in bioscience, technology and alternative energy. The Beacon's InnovationSTL section focuses on the people who are part of this wave, what they're doing and how this is shaping our future. To many St. Louisans, this wave is not yet visible. InnovationSTL aims to change that. We welcome you to share your knowledge, learn more about this vibrant trend and discuss its impact.
The Academy of Science-St. Louis hosts tours of EarthDance, an organic farm, and the Monsanto Agronomics and Breeding Facility May 21-22. The workshop is meant to prompt discussion and answer questions about these two competing philosophies of food production.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Vernon Bowman's challenge to Monsanto Co.'s patent on its Roundup Ready soybean seeds was billed as a David vs. Goliath contest. Goliath won and won big. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an Indiana soybean farmer had violated Monsanto's patent on its genetically engineered soybean seeds.
Sally Altman is the Beacon's Health and Science editor. You can contact her at saltman@stlbeacon.org.
Last week, Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura sacrificed his crown as the King of America. He faced an individual decision to play against the best in the nation or the best on the planet. Find out what happened at that world-level tournament.
Our world sees rapid change in many ways -- how we view women, races, sexual minorities and other populations, for instance. While a daily delivery of new and different can be exhausting, it can force us to reflect and consider how to move forward, often incrementally, toward what is good and what bring value to our lives.
Paying professors less, increasing online courses and raising class size might make the bill cheaper, but the value of the degree will be less, as well. It's not that there are no solutions, but the easy ones create their own problems.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's Voices editor. You can contact her and submit opinion pieces for possible publication at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.