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St. Louis Leaders
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STL Leaders Speak Out is a brief video by Leadership St. Louis® graduates offering insights on leadership to inform and inspire. This week, hear from Melanie DiLeo, Missouri State Director, Community Development, Global Consumer Group, Citi. Read more
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Friday, January 09, 2009 5:05 PM |
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Welcome to the FOCUS St. Louis blog, a place to start talking about how to make the St. Louis region better. Opinions expressed on the FOCUS St. Louis blog are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent those of FOCUS St. Louis or any of its affiliated programs. |
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:07 AM
By Melanie Adams
Special to the FOCUS Blog
Friday’s Post Dispatch had a story about the best places to kiss in St. Louis. While this is not hard hitting journalism, I thought I would take a look. Instead of seeing comments about the actual story, I started reading racist comments about the picture of the couple dating.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:39 AM
By Jorie Lewis Schuckman
FOCUS St. Louis
President Obama’s appearance on the Tonight Show last week got me thinking about leaders. So often, we take them for granted. We know that they are there, but as long as they do what they’re supposed to do (be it running the country or keeping our co-workers in line), then we don’t really think about them all that much.
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Monday, March 23, 2009 9:12 AM
By Andy Gail
Special to the FOCUS Blog
A little over a year ago, the St. Louis region was bracing for the worst. When the Missouri Department of Transportation shut down the western half of Highway 40/Interstate 64, there was talk of major traffic jams, loss of revenue, and even social unrest.
By Andy Gail
Special to the FOCUS Blog
A little over a year ago, the St. Louis region was bracing for the worst. When the Missouri Department of Transportation shut down the western half of Highway 40/Interstate 64, there was talk of major traffic jams, loss of revenue, and even social unrest.
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 8:41 AM
By Andy Gail
Special to the FOCUS Blog
What happens when four college students are given the opportunity to become bloggers? Something interesting, to be sure; exactly what, I can’t tell you yet.
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Monday, March 16, 2009 9:03 AM
By Sonji Young
FOCUS Director of Bridges Across Racial Polarization
I once worked for a large cable network. On a daily basis, I would run into a handsome, charismatic man.
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Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:50 AM
By Melanie Adams
Special to the FOCUs Blog
My mother didn’t learn how to drive until after I was born. Before she did, we traveled around by bus or train. I’m assuming it was my early introduction to public transportation that made me such a believer.
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By Focus St. Louis Blog User on
Monday, March 09, 2009 8:57 AM
By Sonji Young
FOCUS Director of Bridges Across Racial Polarization
Each morning as I watch the news or listen to the radio, I am astounded by the number of jobs being downsized by what I thought were indestructible industries - Microsoft, Caterpillar, Bank of America and unfortunately, many more. Frankly, I've lost count.
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By Focus St. Louis Blog User on
Friday, March 06, 2009 9:50 AM
For those unfamiliar with it, the broken window theory posits that if small nuisances or crimes (i.e. broken windows) aren’t dealt with, crime will spiral in a neighborhood, getting more and more serious because not enforcing things like breaking windows will show the criminals that the authorities don’t care.
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:19 AM
By Elizabeth Hise
Special to the FOCUS Blog
I’m writing today about an issue that has frustrated me to no end over the last few months. It’s unpleasant, it’s wearisome, and it’s a product of the technology-driven society in which we live.
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Monday, March 02, 2009 10:14 AM
By Nikki Weinstein
FOCUS Director of Policy and Community Engagement
Is the time right now for people to understand the message of our Workforce Housing Public Awareness Campaign?
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