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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Another Opportunity Knocks for East St. Louis!
The designs for the Gateway Arch grounds have been released and are now making a ‘round-the-region tour. I have mixed feelings about the final designs. Thankfully, none of them proposed a giant croquet mallet across from the Arch! A positive … Continue reading
Posted in East St. Louis Today
Tagged Andrew Theising, East St. Louis, East St. Louis Illinois, Gateway Arch, ICMA Range Riders, land use planning
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Rethinking Hancock
A judge has recently declared that the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s stormwater fee is illegal. What a shame. A lot of time and resources went into developing that new fee structure and those revenues were doing something very important—even … Continue reading
Posted in Public Policy
Tagged Andrew Theising, Hancock Amendment, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Missouri Constitution, St. Louis infrastructure, Stormwater fees
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The “B” Word: How Bankruptcy Could Benefit East St. Louis
It’s the word that politicians fear—bankruptcy. It’s linked to failure. It’s giving up. It’s letting the ship sink. I can just picture elected officials saying, “Not on my watch!” This view is wrong. East St. Louis could benefit greatly from … Continue reading
Posted in East St. Louis Today
Tagged Andrew Theising, East St. Louis, East St. Louis and bankruptcy, East St. Louis Illinois, Illinois politics, Institute for Urban Research
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Lessons Learned from Highway 40
The very first assignment I had in my very first policy wonk job was to fill out a survey for my boss. It was from the Missouri Department of Transportation and it was about completely rebuilding Highway 40. That was … Continue reading
Missing KFUO Radio: How the Market Works
It’s a little quieter in my household now that KFUO is gone. Yep—I like classical music and I listened to the station a lot. I listened to it on the last day and listened to my favorite hosts bid their … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and the Arts
Tagged Andrew Theising, Classical radio in central illinois, illinois culture and the arts, Institute for Urban Research, radio in Illinois, SIUE
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