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Get off that cell phone: Illinois ban on texting becomes law Jan. 1 Print E-mail
By Elia Powers, Beacon staff   

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Posted 10:49 a.m. Tues., 12.29.09 - Starting Jan. 1, it will be illegal in lllinois for all drivers to text and drive. In Missouri, a similar law bans texting while driving only for teens -- although some legislators would like to see a ban on all drivers. While there's no debate that distracted drivers can cause accidents, there is debate on just how many accidents and fatalities a texting ban will prevent. Traffic safety officials predict a decline.

 
The believer: Reena Hajat came from an interfaith family, works toward a more diverse St. Louis Print E-mail
By Kristen Hare, Beacon staff   

hajat100reena.jpgPosted 2:42 p.m. Mon., 12.28.09 - Reena Hajat (right), the executive director of the Diversity Awareness Partnership, has won a number of local awards for her work in fostering mutual understanding across different races, cultures and religions. An appreciation of diversity seems to come naturally to Hajat, the daughter of a Muslim and Hindu, who grew up in Chicago.

 
A look back -- and ahead -- with Police Chief Dan Isom Print E-mail
By Robert Joiner, Beacon staff   

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Posted 4:34 p.m. Sun., 12.27.09 - Since being appointed St. Louis' chief of police little more than a year ago, Daniel Isom has had his hands full -- and not just with fighting crime. Perhaps just as important, Isom has been working to boost police morale and instill public confidence in a police department rocked by a towing scandal, police thefts and other unseemly developments. Isom discussed these and other issues in a recent Beacon interview.

 
Beacon update: Sylvester Brown is moving forward, working with Tavis Smiley Print E-mail
By Dale Singer, Beacon staff   

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Updated 11:22 a.m. Thurs., 12.24.09 - When columnist Sylvester Brown and the Post-Dispatch parted company in April, the two questions that immediately came to mind were: What will you do next? And do you plan to sue?  To take the second one first, Brown says that after conferring with attorneys, he decided not to take his departure to court.

 
ACLU sues to protect free speech rights of McKee opponent leafleting cars Print E-mail
By Dale Singer, Beacon staff   

elect100flyers112.jpgPosted 2:29 p.m. Wed., 12.23.09 - In the wake of the arrest of a man distributing handbills against tax-increment financing for a north St. Louis development project, the ACLU has filed suit in federal court challenging a St. Louis law that bans such leafleting. The suit says that using handbills to spread a political message "is an efficient and cost-effective method" to reach people in a short amount of time. (Photo by Rachel Heidenry taken during the 2008 election)

 

 
Beacon update: Town and Country's 'deerly departed' Print E-mail
By Dale Singer, Beacon staff   

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Updated 12:06 p.m. Wed., 12.23.09 - Town and Country's pre-Christmas effort to reduce the number of deer was "extremely successfully completed," with 112 deer killed by sharpshooters and 100 more sterilized, Alderman Fred Meyland-Smith said. But with only $10,000 budgeted for next year for deer control, compared with $150,000 this year, he's not certain how well the program will be able to continue.

 

 
St. Louis County Council takes final action to place Metro sales tax on April ballot Print E-mail
By Jo Mannies, Beacon political reporter   

metro100h.gifPosted 5:10 p.m. Mon., 12.21.09 - The St. Louis County Council took final action Monday to place a proposed one-half cent sales tax on the April ballot to provide more money for Metro, the region's financially strapped public transit system. The vote was 4-3, the same as last week's preliminary tally. If approved by the voters, the tax could raise up to $80 million a year, depending on the economy. Metro says some of the money would go to restoring cuts made last spring.

 
Illinois state budget's still in crisis; outlook for solution is still cloudy Print E-mail
By Adriana Colindres, Special to the Beacon   

quinn100pat.jpgPosted 6:30 p.m. Sun., 12.20.09 - Nine months ago, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn called on lawmakers to hike the state income tax to ease severe budget problems. But they declined, and today the state's finances remain in turmoil, with no easy solution in sight. Now, with the Illinois legislature scheduled to resume in mid-January, what lawmakers might do to brighten the budget picture remains uncertain.

 
Last blast for Duggan and Donnybrook combined Print E-mail
By Kristen Hare, Beacon staff   

duggan100martin.jpgPosted 2:06 p.m. Wed., 12.16.09 -  On Thursday night, Dec. 17, Martin Duggan will sit in the provocateur's chair for his last "Donnybrook." The so-called DonnyBlast show will be aired from the Sheldon Concert Hall at 7 p.m. on KETC/Channel 9.

Earlier this year, the Beacon's Kristen Hare talked with Duggan and wrote a three-part profile.

 
A bridge to everywhere: Cecilia Nadal sees many sides and works to help them see each other Print E-mail
By Kristen Hare, Beacon staff   

nadal100cecilla.jpgPosted 10 p.m. Sun., 12.13.09 - Cecilia Nadal thinks of herself as a bit of a gypsy, gathering strands of this culture and that. That's probaby why the nonprofit organization she founded is called Gitana (Spanish for gypsy). Gitana uses music, dance and drama to promote diversity and global awareness. But Gitana is just the latest way that Nadal has worked to build bridges between people.

 
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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.
 

Voices

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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The Lens

  • alice100timburton.jpgPosted 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.

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