Tuesday, February 28, 2012

ForwardSTL News and Events for Wednesday, Feb. 29

Upcoming events from the ForwardSTL Calendar (go to the calendar for more details for each event):

Wednesday, February 29
8:30am
Conservation Lobby Day 2012
9:00am
PROMO Equality Day 2012
6:00pm
Shut Down the Corporations - Peabody Coal Edition
9:00pm
Pride St. Louis Presents 3rd Annual Pride Idol Karaoke Competition
Thursday, March 1
» 8:00pm
Pride St. Louis Presents 3rd Annual Pride Idol Karaoke Competition
8:30pm
Benefit Concert for Occupy The MidWest at the Jefferson Warehouse
Friday, March 2
10:30am
Storytelling: Elephant Mania
7:00pm
2nd Annual Phil Ochs Tribute
Saturday, March 3
11:30am
Streetcar Stops
12:30pm
Raced: Racial Identity from the Civil War to Now-4 part class
12:30pm
Family Film Day: Horton Hears a Who!
3:00pm
"Protecting your child from harmful influences"
6:00pm
FestivAle, Benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
7:00pm
BOOBAPALOOZA
7:00pm
3rd Annual Trivia Night
7:00pm
Charlie King and Karen Brandow Concert and Silent Auction for the Peace Economy Project
Sunday, March 4
» 1:30am
BOOBAPALOOZA
3:00pm
Live Green or Die: Water Food and Energy for Missouri's Future
7:00pm
Candlelight Vigil for Peace



News and Opinion (click through the link at ForwardSTL for the full stories):


Hundreds flock to capital for first-day filing, including crowd of Democrats for lieutenant governor | St. Louis Beacon


Lewis Reed to the Rescue | SLM Daily


Bailout Binging Bainster TV Ad | Show Me Progress


Filing started today | MO Progressive Candidate Recruitment Project


Carnahan will challenge Clay for Congress | St. Louis Public Radio


Clay Endorsed by Slay, Dooley


Q&A with Obama's accompanist on the Affordable Care Act


Roy Blunt should listen to George Will | Show Me Progress


The New Emerald Van Has Been Released | Punching Kitty


Firewall between Super PAC and campaign? Hah! | Occasional Planet


To understand American politics, understand the halo effect | Dangerous Intersection


William Lacy Clay Shares "Most Liberal" Ranking | Daily RFT


Mild Winter Spells Problems for Farmers | CBS Local


WikiLeaks publishes stolen emails from intelligence firm and think tank Stratfor | Examiner


Chaz Bono to speak at Northwest Missouri State | KSDK


Should we be providing needles for drug users? Controversy follows program at Bethany Place | BND


Republicans may lose the war on women’s bodies | Occasional Planet


Washington University plans $80 million Loop rehab project | St. Louis Business Journal


Editorial: Missouri needs to make education its top priority | St. Louis Post-Dispatch


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Monday, February 27, 2012

Sinquefield Is Bad For St. Louis, But Has Paid Off Enough People That It Doesn't Matter

As reported by Progress Missouri last week, Rex Sinquefield openly bragged about killing the potential game-changer for St. Louis known as the China Hub. Said Rex:
The institution most responsible for torpedoing that [China cargo hub bill] was the Show-Me Institute”
Today, KMOX reports that St. Louis is "watching in envy" as Illinois might get the deal:
Now organizers of the failed [Missouri China Hub] effort are watching with envy as Illinois considers a China hub of its own. St. Clair County officials are debating whether to issue a half-billion dollars worth of bonds to help attract international cargo flights to Mid-America Airport in Mascoutah
You might think this would have some negative repercussions for Rex, since he potentially just cost the region many jobs. You'd be wrong, though, because between his unlimited donations to politicians, his donations to local cultural institutions, and his putting political figures directly on his payroll, Rex is basically protected from even the possibility of criticism from the St. Louis media. He's a great case study in how money + a largely sycophantic local media make it incredibly easy for the wealthy to undermine the best interests of the community without even having to explain themselves.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

ForwardSTL News and Events for Monday, Feb. 27

Upcoming events from the ForwardSTL Calendar (go to the calendar for more details for each event):

Monday, February 27
6:15pm
St. Louis Capoeira Angola
7:00pm
Col. Ann Wright: Ethics and Effects of the Use of Military Drones
7:00pm
Rebuilding schools in post-war Liberia
7:00pm
Earthworms
8:00pm
Reality Now
8:30pm
Collateral Damage
Tuesday, February 28
12:00pm
The Murdock Report
6:30pm
Local Control of St. Louis Police and the Civil War
7:00pm
Amnesty International's Monthly Letter Writing Meeting
7:00pm
Stories of Resilience Community Forum: Homelessness
Wednesday, February 29
8:30am
Conservation Lobby Day 2012
9:00am
PROMO Equality Day 2012
6:00pm
Shut Down the Corporations - Peabody Coal Edition
9:00pm
Pride St. Louis Presents 3rd Annual Pride Idol Karaoke Competition
Thursday, March 1
» 8:00pm
Pride St. Louis Presents 3rd Annual Pride Idol Karaoke Competition
8:30pm
Benefit Concert for Occupy The MidWest at the Jefferson Warehouse
Friday, March 2
10:30am
Storytelling: Elephant Mania
7:00pm
2nd Annual Phil Ochs Tribute



News and Opinion (click through the link at ForwardSTL for the full stories):

John F. Kennedy discusses the importance of a vigorous press | Dangerous Intersection


Visualizing NorthSide and Seeking Semblance of a Land Banking Strategy in the City of St. Louis | Next STL


Agree or Disagree: Biondi has destroyed the formerly urban midtown area around the Saint Louis University campus | Urban Review STL


Durbin slants left, Blunt right with McCaskill closer to Senate's center | St. Louis Beacon


Matt Taibbi: GOP gets what it has coming | Dangerous Intersection


"The Sky is the Limit" | Fired Up! Missouri


National Museum of African American History and Culture Groundbreaking Ceremony | Mirror on America


Why the gas price story is overblown | Ryan Witt, Examiner


High Broderism | Show Me Progress


More riders take the Metro | St. Louis Public Radio


Democrats running for lieutenant governor to meet in private talks in Jefferson City | St. Louis Beacon


Missouri banks still owe $732 million in TARP funds | St. Louis Business Journal


Immigrants Have Human Rights! | The Impudent Observer


How much freedom do students have on social media? | Gateway Journalism Review


Alice H. Gregory: Department of Revenue Clerk Accused of Taking Bribes to Process False Paperwork | Daily RFT


Poverty, obesity and malnutrition: myth vs. reality | Occasional Planet


Study: prostate cancer rate unusually high in St. Louis County | St. Louis Public Radio


5 Problems with Being a Throwaway Society (Film) | Sustainablog


Downtown’s First Electric Vehicle Charging Station | Urban Review STL


Black & Green, the New Intergration – 5 Names in Urban Ecology you should know | Urban Scientist


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