It's frustrating that the Kirkwood administration continues to ignore Safer Streets for Kirkwood's request to seek out better funding options through a TAP application for all sidewalks under the Manchester Road phase two project.
We know there are many benefits to expanding Medicaid in Missouri like keeping rural our hospitals open, protecting frontline healthcare jobs, and bringing our tax dollars home from Washington. There are also implications for women’s health in our state. A new study has shown that women in s…
NOTE: The letter to which this letter responds can be viewed here.
NOTE: The letter to which this letter responds can be viewed here.
An invitation: Since the July 4th parade through the streets of Webster Groves has been cancelled, I'd like to invite everyone to a Walk-Through-Webster along the parade route.
The deadline for small businesses to apply for a Paycheck Protection Loan is fast approaching. By Tuesday, June 30, the U.S. Small Business Administration must have received an application from a lender for any small business hoping to apply. To help small businesses find a lender and enable…
Late Tuesday evening (June 23), I set out for a night run and had an experience that I, as a white woman, have only seen in the news or read about. As I turned onto Adams, I saw police lights. As I approached the vehicle, I noticed the passenger was a younger Black man. Instantly I felt comp…
I'm disgusted observing the recent march in Kirkwood for BLM, consisting of mostly young people, predominantly white, and of course, led by teachers. From what I viewed, they appeared to be having a good time, making sure they were on Facebook, while protesting the death of George Floyd.
Civil unrest is making a difference in the way that I look at things. It is probably not the result that those who foment the disorder seek.
A television station recently noted that newly-elected Nikole Shurn is only the fifth African American to serve on the Kirkwood School District Board of Education. I would like to congratulate Ms. Shurn on her election. I am sure her experience with school wrap-around services will be an asset.
Spread the word, NO GO Dirty MO! Amendment 3 will be on the Aug. 4 ballot and it is designed to reverse CLEAN MO, the amendment we passed two years ago that gave us equal representation in the Missouri state legislature. Why is Senator Koenig supporting Amendment 3 when 61% of his residents …
If we can't pass Prop S now, then when? If interest rates nearing 1% aren't attractive, than what? If having all buildings at or exceeding capacity when 85% is recommended, then how over-full do we need to be? If we don't use the property already owned by the district for the explicit purpos…
The public execution of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers ripped away America’s veneer of equality and justice for all. In cities throughout America, citizens are peacefully protesting these injustices, while others are setting America ablaze with incendiaries and hate.
Fred Rogers has a well known reflection from his childhood: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'"