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Washington University hydrologist Robert Criss notes that the flood of 2008 should not have been a surprise. Experts have long warned that floods are becoming more frequent and
more severe, and that this succession of aggravated misfortune is
caused by Man. What should be done now?
Photo by Robert Criss
The history that shapes how blacks and whites view America is vividly displayed in "Never Been a Time," the story of the deadly 1917 race riots in East St. Louis. This part of the American past - well known to blacks, but not to whites - helps explain what Barack Obama meant when he tried to talked about the angry words of his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, in terms of "the realiy in which Rev. Wright and other African-Americans of his generation grew up."
By standing pat on the overnight loan rate, the Federal Open Market Committee signals that it is not sufficiently concerned about inflation. The economy would be well served by a gradual increase in rates over the next year or so.
Highways remain king in Missouri, even as other states find innovative ways to promote and develop rail and mass transit.
Facing Foreclosure: Granite City
From KETC, Living St. Louis Producer Patrick Murphy visits
Granite City, Illinois, a community hard hit by the mortgage
crisis—with as many as 120 foreclosure cases each month. Illinois has a
judicial foreclosure system that gives you more time before losing your
home. The foreclosure begins with a lawsuit and has to be approved by a
judge which can take as long as a year. If you're facing a mortgage
crisis, the most important thing to do is to ask your lender questions
and seek help.
See more coverage: Facing the Mortgage Crisis
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Civic Progress served the region well, but changes in the corporate and banking world created a need for a new leaders. The obvious place to look is to the higher education system, writes lawyer John Roach.
Columnists
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Columnist M.W. Guzy looks at an overview of the 2004 election and wonders how John Kerry lost. Exit polls, which are usually much more precise than pre-election polling, showed Kerry with a decent margin of victory in several states. But that margin evaporated when the vote totals were released.
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Law Scoop
The U.S. Senate is on the verge of passing a new foreign intelligence surveillance law that U.S. Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., has described as "a better deal than they even (the White House) had hoped to get." The ACLU calls it "Christmas" at the White House and Barack Obama's social networkers are up in arms.
The Lens
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Ellen Page's new film, "The Tracey Fragments," falls to pieces.
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.
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