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Ida Stack: Keeper and teacher of the Jewish way of life Print E-mail
By Gloria S. Ross, Special to the Beacon   
stack100ida.jpgPosted 10:17 a.m. Tues., 02.23.10 - For more than five decades, Ida Stack happily performed one of the world's hardest jobs: teaching young children Hebrew after they had already spent a full day in a classroom. It was part of her lifelong mission to keep Jewish culture, Yiddish and Hebrew alive. A longtime resident of University City, Mrs. Stack died of infirmities on Saturday. She was 88. (Photo courtesy of the Jewish Light)
 
New book explores how St. Louis' black working class forged civil rights movement Print E-mail
By Jo Mannies, Beacon political reporter   

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Posted 9:30 p.m. Sun., 02.21.10 - Much is made of the civil-rights movement in northern cities like New York, Chicago and Detroit, or southern cities like Atlanta and Memphis. But professor Clarence Lang argues that the civil-rights histories in border-state cities like St. Louis offer a clearer window into the nation's struggle over race. Lang's new book, "Grassroots at the Gateway," seeks to detail the birth and growth of the civil rights and black political movements in St. Louis during a key 40-year period, from 1936-75.

 
Despite occasional dissonance in school district, music teacher brings racial harmony to classroom Print E-mail
By William H. Freivogel, Special to the Beacon   
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Posted 10:20 a.m. Fri., 02.19.10 - Patrick Jackson of Kirkwood High is one of the region's top-notch school orchestra teachers. For many students, Jackson is the only African-American teacher they have had in the Kirkwood schools. At times Jackson has felt that that Kirkwood administrators have treated him disrespectfully. But, in his class, race is invisible. This is a glimpse into the promised land of racial harmony where Jackson succeeds daily despite the school district's past failings on racial equality.

 
Forever free -- for some? Bill would let Zoo, museums charge admission to certain visitors Print E-mail
By Dale Singer, Beacon staff   
zooline_railroad_sm.jpgUpdated 5:18 p.m. Wed., 02.17.10 - State Sen. Joan Bray, D-University City, has introduced a bill to let institutions in the Zoo-Museum District, such as the St. Louis Zoo, the Missouri History Museum and the Art Museum, charge admission to visitors who live outside the district. But even if the bill passes, don't worry about having to fork over money to see the monkeys or the Monets any time soon. The institutions say they're not interested in charging admission.
 
At Kirkwood High, racial progress is marked by both success and frustration Print E-mail
By Jaclyn Brenning and William H. Freivogel, Special to the Beacon   

kirkhighschool100.jpgPosted 11:15 a.m. Wed., 02.17.10 -  The relationship between Kirkwood and Meacham Park plays out daily in the public schools, where decades of attention to race-related issues have yielded both success and frustration. At Kirkwood High, black students have improved their graduation rate and now take more AP courses. But the number of black teachers has shrunk to two, and some faculty complain about disrespectful treatment.

 
Economics professor casts doubt on McKee's development plan Print E-mail
By Dale Singer, Beacon staff   
mckee100.jpgUpdated 7:16 p.m. Tues., 02.15.10 - In the first day of testimony on a lawsuit brought by residents of the project area, the head of the economics department at Washington University said the large scale of the proposed redevelopment project, the financial projections and the proposed use of a TIF to help finance it don't make sense, particularly in the current economic climate.
 
Kirkwood's Journey: Police, Meacham Park try to rebuild frayed relationship Print E-mail
By Jaclyn Brenning and William H. Freivogel, Special to the Beacon   
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Posted 10:40 a.m. Mon., 02.15.10 - The main focus of Kirkwood's new racial mediation agreement is improving the difficult, sometimes deadly relationship between the mostly African-American Meacham Park neighborhood and the mostly white Kirkwood Police Department. But Meacham Park leaders doubt the proposed steps will resolve their complaints that police bully neighborhood residents. And police officers remain wary in the aftermath of three officers' killings by Meacham Park residents.

 
Kirkwood's Journey: A city united or divided? Print E-mail
By William H. Freivogel and Jaclyn Brenning, Special to the Beacon   
Posted 4:02 p.m. Thurs., 02.11.10 - During the months after the Feb. 7, 2008, Kirkwood City Hall killings, several hundred residents gathered every couple of months to discuss how to achieve greater community understanding and healing. Now, two years later, the Beacon asked residents about race relations in Kirkwood, the soul-searching that followed the City Hall shootings and what the discussions achieved.
 
Missouri Botanical Garden names new president Print E-mail
By Dale Singer, Beacon staff   
mobot100logo.jpgPosted 2:39 p.m. Wed., 02.10.10 - Peter Wyse Jackson, director of the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, will succeed Peter Raven, who is retiring after playing a key role at the south St. Louis landmark for 40 years.
 
Kirkwood's Journey: City attorney looks at his remarkable survival Print E-mail
By Jaclyn Brenning and William H. Freivogel, Special to the Beacon   
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Posted 10:25 a.m. Wed., 02.10.10 - Two years later, Kirkwood City Attorney John Hessel still dreams about the night two years ago when Charles "Cookie" Thornton burst in Kirkwood's City Hall and went on a shooting rampage. Hessel is still not sure why he was able to escape. To say that Hessel feels lucky to be alive is an understatement.

 
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    Posted 9:30 a.m. Thurs., 03.18.10 - The University of Chicago is a prestigious institution and the intellectual home of both the atomic bomb and the bombastic economic and political theories that caused the great financial meltdown in 2008, writes columnist M.W. Guzy, who wonders which "bomb" caused the most damage.

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    Posted 2:45 p.m. Mon., 03.15.10 - The congressional ethics committee can't be trusted to demand high standards. The Supreme Court says wide-open corporate spending cannot be curtailed in elections. And President Barack Obama raised more than anyone else. D.C. can't say no to money, so Matt Vianello says the people should say no to the big spenders

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    Posted 6 a.m. Sun., 03.14.10 - Mike Lawrence calls for support for amending the Illinois constitution to do away with the draw-from-the-hat mechanism that for three consecutive decades has permitted the lottery winner to dictate the new boundaries required after every census.

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