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Posted 12:30 p.m. Wed., 02.03.10 - Architecture, neighborhoods, cultural diversity and preservation efforts put the city on the organization's list of its top 12 destinations for the year. St. Louis is the only large city to qualify.
Posted 6 p.m. Sun., 01.24.10 - It's been nearly two months since the highway reopened Dec. 7, but with
"sight-seers," the holidays and a run of bad weather, it's only now
that the traffic is adjusting to its new normal. Not surprisingly, area drivers say everything from "It's great" to "We spent a half-billion dollars for
this?" Still, love it or hate it, St. Louisans are glad the two-year
highway closure is behind them.
Posted 8:46 a.m. Fri., 01.22.10 - The Kirkwood City Council has adopted a mediation
agreement committing it to improve its human rights commission and to
expand police involvement with young people in the Meacham Park neighborhood. Still, some leaders in Meacham Park criticized the process for failing to
face up to Kirkwood's racial problem.
Posted 12:09 p.m. Tues., 01.19.10 - The Illinois Legislature moved an early primary (March) even earlier (February in even years) in 2007. The stated reason was to make Illinois a bigger player in the presidential primary system. But the earlier the primary, the more it helps incumbents as challengers have little time after the holidays to get their names and messages out. Who are the candidates? We take a look.
Editors' Picks
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House may vote on health-care reform as soon as next week: Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned members to clear their schedules for next weekend and promised to stay in session until the landmark vote. | Politico
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Government warns of dangers from baby slings: The Consumer Product Safety Commission said it has investigated at least 13 deaths associated with sling-style infant carriers over the last 20 years. | Associated Press
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Apple begins taking pre-orders for new iPad: The device will be delivered April 3. | San Jose Mercury News
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Obama delays overseas trip by three days to work on health care: He is now scheduled to leave for Indonesia on March 21. | Washington Post
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St. Louis takes steps to protect property of homeless: Officials were embarrassed last year when city workers confiscated and destroyed property belonging to homeless people camped in Interco Park downtown. | AP/KMOV
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Police chief and city administrator of Louisiana, Mo., hired as new East St. Louis chief: Robert Jenne, 60, was police chief in Berkeley from 2001 to 2007. | Belleville News-Democrat
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Illinois Democrats will choose lt. gov. candidate March 27: More than 220 people have submitted applications for the job in an online open casting call to replace Scott Lee Cohen, who resigned after winning the primary. | Chicago Tribune
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Robin Carnahan calls for ban on earmarks: The Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate becomes the latest in a string of high-profile candidates from both parties who are swearing off the pork barreling practice. | Politico
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- World
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Pope under fire for transfer, letter on sex abuse by priest in Germany: A priest in Munich who was suspected of having abused a child was allowed to return to pastoral work in the 1980s, while Benedict was archbishop. | Associated Press
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Internet agency delays decision on special domain for porn sites: The proposal to create the ".xxx" domain, first made in 2000, has been rejected three times so far. | Associated Press
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Twin suicide bombings kill dozens in Pakistan: The blasts targeting an army convoy ripped through a densely populated neighborhood bazaar in the eastern city of Lahore. | Washington Post
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Major aftershocks rock Chile as new president is inaugurated: Sebastian Pinera will take charge of a nation still reeling from the quake that struck ealrier this month. | New York Times
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- Govt.
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Defense Secretary Gates cites communication failures before Fort Hood shootings: Officers may face discipline after not sharing key information regarding Maj. Nidal Hasan, military psychiatrist accused of killing 13 at Army base.| New York Times
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White House, congressional Democrats reach deal with unions over health care coverage: Agreement exempts union contracts from tax on high-end health-insurance plans until 2018, adds pressure to find new money to pay for health bill. | Wall Street Journal
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New Jersey Cub Scout endures TSA scrutiny: Agency won't comment on case of Michael "Mickey" Hicks being on government watch-list of suspicious persons. | Sky News Online
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U.S. Supreme Court blocks Internet broadcast of federal court challenge of California's gay-marriage ban: U.S. District Court considers whether 2008 voter initiative -- Proposition 8 -- violates U.S. Constitution by establishing law that discriminates based on sexual orientation.| Wall Street Journal
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Retail sales post unexpected gain in February: The 0.3 percent increase, the biggest since November, was held back by a drop in auto sales. | Associated Press
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Household net worth rises for third straight quarter: A large chunk of the 5.4 percent increase for all of 2009 came from a drop in household debt. | Wall Street Journal
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Trade deficit shrinks as auto and oil imports drop: American exports also fell, a potential blow to hopes that the economic recovery will be aided this year by U.S. sales abroad. | Associated Press
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Foreclosure rates rise by smallest amount in four years: But fears remain about the hundreds of thousands of homeowners who are still being evaluated for help under loan modification programs. | Associated Press
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- Edu.
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Texas approves textbook revisions pushed by conservatives: The move has influence beyond Texas because the state is one of the largest purchasers of textbooks. | New York Times
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U. of Illinois looking at three-year degrees: Students would likely have to take plenty of college-level courses ahead of time and say goodbye to summer and winter breaks. | Chicago Sun-Times
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Illinois lawmakers vote to restrict scholarship abuses: The legislative perks sometimes went to to relatives, cronies and political donors. | Chicago Tribune
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Lindbergh schools lay off 20 teachers in budget move: Eleven support staff will also be cut, and 29 positions will be eliminated through attrition to help reduce a budget deficit. | STLtoday
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Baby Lift
Video by Kristen Hare
Vietnamese babies that were part of "Operation Baby Lift" now have lives and families in St. Louis but they still have questions about their pasts. Read the story and see a larger version of the video here.
Topics
Health Check | Race, Frankly | Facing the Mortgage Crisis | Uneasy Street: Granite City, O'Fallon MO, MaplewoodVoices
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Beacon Columnists
Posted 6 a.m. Fri., 03.12.10 - As international assessment of educational achievement shows that U.S. students scored below average. R.W. Hafer says one change that's needed is to demand excellence, stopping grade inflation.
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Beacon Columnists
Posted 9:42 a.m. Thurs., 03.11.10 - M.W. Guzy is confused by the Post-Dispatch. It wants the legislature to free the city police from the control of a state board whose members are appointed by the governor, then merge an assortment of locally controlled departments and place them under the supervision of a different state board whose members are also appointed by the governor.
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In the News
Posted 12:35 p.m. Wed., 03.10.10 - The success of Citygarden is one reason for the resurgence of the idea of setting aside a "percent for art" on public projects and private ones covered by TIFs or tax abatement. Lana Stein laments that, once again, developers (this time joined by the mayor's office) won the votes to kill the plan.
Beacon Roundtable
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Posted 5:00 p.m. Thu., 03.11.10 - In this week's Beacon Roundtable, Dick Weiss, Robert Joiner, Jo Mannies and Dale Singer sit down to talk about President Obama's trip to…
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The Lens
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Posted 10:35 a.m. Mon., 03.08.10 - Tim Burton's treatment of "Alice in Wonderland" is just the most recent in a long line - a line dating from 1903.
Lawscoop
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Posted 10:47 a.m. Mon., Feb. 15 - On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in an Illinois gun case that could end up pleasing liberals and conservatives…
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