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“The High School Question” survey data coming soon
Coming later this spring will be an analysis of the survey data of Dr. Sarah VanSlette’s research into the effects of the age-old St. Louis question “Where did you go to high school?” Dr. VanSlette’s findings will report on the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and the Arts, social issues, ST. Louis
Tagged High School Question, Sarah VanSlette, St. Louis
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Urban Research Scholar Sarah VanSlette’s Research Mentioned in the RFT 2012 News Challenge
IUR Urban Research Scholar Sarah VanSlette’s research on growing up in or moving to St. Louis, particularly as it applies to the oft-asked question about which high school a person attended, has made it into the Riverfront Times’ 2012 News … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and the Arts, social issues, ST. Louis
Tagged high school, RFT, Sarah Van Slette, St. Louis, Urban Research Scholar
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Urban Wasteland: Nuclear Legacy of St. Louis and the Metro-East by Dr. Denise DeGarmo
Dating back to the beginning of the Atomic Age, 2.5 million cubic yards of radioactive wastes have been dispersed through out the St. Louis and Metro-East areas. Local concerns regarding potential health and environmental risks have led several federal and … Continue reading
Posted in social issues, ST. Louis
Tagged environment, Metro-East, nuclear waste, radiation, St. Louis, uranium
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Remembering Bob Cassilly by Andrew Theising
St. Louis lost a piece of its soul recently with the unexpected passing of artist Bob Cassilly. Cassilly was a powerhouse of creativity. He didn’t seem to have much use for rules, and always seemed to push forward despite them. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and the Arts, ST. Louis
Tagged art, Bob Cassilly, City Museum, Remembering Bob Cassilly, St. Louis
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There Was Also Some Good News by Dr. Mark Abbott
Ever since the 2010 census came out, it seems that Metropolitan St. Louisans have been wringing their hands. From the Post-Dispatch to virtually every area pundit, the story is the same. There is nothing but “doom and gloom” in the … Continue reading
Public Safety-Doing More With Less by Dr. Morris Taylor
Policing urban communities in the United States has always been fraught with challenges. Yet, many of these problems have become exacerbated due to the current economic climate in the United States. Thus, many urban police departments are forced to do … Continue reading
Posted in Public Policy
Tagged Andrew Theising, Institute for Urban Research, Missouri, Morris Taylor, Public Safety, St. Louis, St. Louis city, St. Louis Police Department, urban communities
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Flood Plain Development by Andrew Theising
The Missouri River is on the rise and those of us who remember the Great Flood of ’93 can recall the Chesterfield Valley being underwater. Since the Great Flood, the Chesterfield Valley has become a center of economic development. The … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Plains
Tagged Andrew Theising, cairo, Chesterfield Valley, Corps of Engineers, East St. Louis, East St. Louis Illinois, Flood of 1993, flood plains, flooding, Illinois, Institute for Urban Research, levee, mississippi river, Missouri, missouri river, Monarch Levee, St. Louis, St. Louis city, taxpayers
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Who Does Our Government Serve? by Hugh Pavitt
There has been a lot of chatter in the blogosphere of late about secession, usually about southern states and the Union. In a recent guest posting on http://urbanreviewstl.com, Chris Andoe made the case for St Louisans to consider secession from … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development, Government
Tagged Alderman, Andrew Theising, big government, City Hall, clayton, Democrat, election, government, Institute for Urban Research, Missouri, politicians, Republican, St. Louis, St. Louis city, St. Louis County, taxes, Who does our government serve
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Time to call in the cops! / Andrew Theising
St. Louis deserves to control its own police department. As many people know, the State of Missouri took over control of the St. Louis Police Department during the Civil War and never has seen fit to give control back. Now … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development
Tagged Andrew Theising, City Hall, corruption, high crime, Institute for Urban Research, law enforcement, Lincoln Steffens, Republican, St. Louis, St. Louis city, St. Louis crime, St. Louis Police Department
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Yes More Taxes?
the State of Missouri and requires those few places where they do exist to place their continuance on the ballot every five years. Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development
Tagged ballot, City Hall, earnings tax, election, Institute for Urban Research, Missouri, Saint Louis, St. Louis, vote
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