Charter schools are highly varied in their efficacy, but lottery studies show they are better for students on average than the schools they compete with and the gap is growing larger even as politicians have perversely turned anti-charter. trib.al/Zk3FR8l

I was a great admirer of Pope Francis. He lived, preached and led the Church consistent with the teachings of Jesus. I hope the Cardinals continue on the same path when they choose his successor. The hearts of Catholics are broken. I am sorry for your loss.

Seems like the division within the Church is whether its primary mission is pastoral or protecting its tradition and doctrine. Could it be both? Primarily to provide spiritual guidance as Jesus did while ensuring there will always be a Church to provide spiritual guidance?

stltoday.com/news/local/edu… Instead of spending money on lawyers, SLPS should focus on cleaning up its own house, which is a disaster, and stop trying to force City parents to move to the suburbs to educate their kids.

More of the same. Hope someone is thinking about what comes after. stltoday.com/news/local/edu…

bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2… firstalert4.com/2025/04/25/may… Tip of the iceberg, I fear.

americamagazine.org/content/all-th… Everything about Pope Francis in one picture.

There is a saving grace in being old. You forget things. But, you also forget what you forgot.

St. Louis tow lot audit given to Federal authorities after cash, cars go missing. firstalert4.com/2025/05/02/st-…

I disagree with Senator Hawley on a bunch of stuff. But, on the storm recovery? Good for him.

Only one month into the Spencer administration and City government is already way better. Residents don’t expect miracles. They expect their mayor and comptroller to show up, work hard and show a little humility— and we’re getting that from Cara Spencer and Donna Baringer .

Compare the City’s response to last week’s tornado to its response to last winter’s ice storm. It’s like comparing Patton to the Three Stooges.

DOGE has collapsed. Musk is gone. And the deficit/debt is getting worse. Who could have foreseen that? (A: Anyone who isn’t surprised that Putin was playing President Trump.)

Amazing news about School Choice in Missouri. "However, most importantly he (Gov. Kehoe) announced that in the ‘27 session he would be doing the full school choice agenda. They won another win this year, but the big win is coming." themissouritimes.com/sessions-winne… George Hruza, MD MBA

Most of us assume that electing local school boards assures proper oversight and accountability. But, an analysis at (the) Ohio State University found there are not enough good candidates, turnover is high, resulting in low accountability. edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1213

We (and I include myself) want our doctors and hospitals to heal what’s wrong with us no matter how sick we are. Reasonable. But, how do we expect that to happen if we haphazardly slash medical research and tell genius doctors from other countries they’re not welcome? Leeches?

nytimes.com/2025/06/05/opi… via @NYTOpinion

If we Democrats want to win back the American people, we have to prove we can deliver results for everyone. That’s why reform minded Democratic mayors like Cara Spencer will improve the national party by fixing their own City Halls.

If we Democrats want to win back the American people we have to deliver results in big institutions that have lost the public trust like education. We should stand up to the special interests inside our own party and push policies (like charter schools) that are for children.

Time for everyone to take it down a notch.