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"Sense of Place" presents people from the St. Louis region talking about their wishes and hopes for the area. Videographer Eric von Schrader will conduct and edit the interviews, posting new ones from time to time on The St. Louis Beacon.

Meet Carolyn Hewes Toft

By Eric von Schrader, St. Louis Beacon staff

Last Updated ( Friday, 23 May 2008 )

Carolyn Hewes Toft is the Executive Director of the Landmarks Association of St. Louis. She recently announced she will leave the Association in September (read our previous story ).

Go to the Landmarks Association web site to learn more about historic preservation in St. Louis and to see places on their Most Endangered and Most Enhanced lists from recent years.

Meet Lewis Reed

By Eric von Schrader, St. Louis Beacon staff

Last Updated ( Friday, 23 May 2008 )

Lewis Reed was elected president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen in April 2007. Before that, he served as alderman representing the 6th Ward for eight years.

In his Sense of Place interview, he talks about unusual indicators of progress and the spirit of community in St. Louis neighborhoods.

Meet Sarah Linquist

By Eric von Schrader, St. Louis Beacon staff

Last Updated ( Friday, 23 May 2008 )

Sarah Linquist has been making art in St. Louis for more than 30 years. With her husband, Robert Fishbone, she founded On the Wall Productions, which created large scale murals throughout St. Louis. She is also the director of the Scenic Arts department at the Muny.

To see images of her work, click here .

The Beacon and KETC/Channel 9 are covering mortgage forclosures – how they're affecting St. Louis area residents and where you can find help.

Visit our special section to read coverage of this issue, watch Channel 9's stories and access resources to find help.

The Beacon, through Helium.com, invites writers to respond to questions we pose on timely topics. Winning articles appear in the Beacon.

To see the latest winner, read "Does it matter if your brew is American-made?".

Our next topic: How should flood plain development be handled? For details, visit Helium.

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The Beacon features links to the latest work by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.This Washington-based non-profit organization promotes in-depth international coverage of topics that have been under-reported, mis-reported - or not reported at all.

To see a list on our World news page, click here . The Pulitzer Center's founder is Jon Sawyer, former Washington Bureau chief of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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