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Festival to Protest Eminent Domain Abuse in Missouri Nov. 7

Festival to Protest Eminent Domain Abuse in Missouri Nov. 7 North Side Harvest Festival Saturday, November 7, 2009 Noon - 4pm Shining Light Pentecostal Church 3054 Sheridan Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63106 Residents, business owners and churches across Missouri are fighting to keep what they've worked so hard to own from being seized for wealthy... more »

By Eric S. Harris - Oct 31 - 1 new of 1 message

	Strangely on-topic: The Kevin Kline Awards for St. Louis area theater [Fwd: Slightly OT: The Kevin Kline Awards]
	Something related to St. Louis. -Eric -------- Original Message -------- ...Organization: [link] Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies.current-films, rec.arts.movies.past-films For those of you interested in applying to be a judge for the Kevin Kline Awards... [link]... more » By Eric S. Harris - Sep 29 - 1 new of 1 message

	Press Conference at St. Louis NAACP HQ for SEIU Victim Kenneth Gladney
	Found at FaceBook. -Eric [link] [link] Press Conference at St. Louis NAACP HQ for SEIU Victim Kenneth Gladney Come Out & Support Kenneth Gladney! Host: Missouri Political News Service (MOPNS) Type: Causes - Rally... more » By Eric S. Harris - Aug 16 - 1 new of 1 message

	"Begging for Billionaires" - Eminent doman abuse film
	Video: [link] Text (PDF) (one of several documents): [link] LIMELIGHT CINEMA GROUP PRESENTS For Immediate Release Contact: Todd Messelt Jan. 30, 2009 Media Line Communications (612) 605-7266 Trailer at [link] tmess...@medialinecom.com... more » By Eric S. Harris - Jul 4 - 1 new of 1 message

	"Population numbers bounce back in cities" reports "USA Today" article
	City of St. Louis population rises since 2000. -Eric <[link]> The housing crisis and economic downturn that have forced many Americans to stay put are boosting older cities where population had been shrinking or was stagnant, according to Census estimates out Wednesday.... more » By Eric S. Harris - Jul 2 - 2 new of 2 messages

	"Freedom in the 50 States" - Missouri ranks' 6th
	Missouri ranks pretty well here. I've quoted the paragraph about Missouri below, as it is relevant to St. Louis. -Eric [link] One might be forgiven for expressing surprise at Missouri’s ranking in this dataset, given the way the... more » By Eric S. Harris - May 30 - 2 new of 2 messages

	What could be more boring, more dry than monetary theory and monetary policy? We could ask the Army Reserves.
	You never know what's going to set some people to worrying. Apparently the Army Reserves were alerted to the possibility of Very Bad Things happening at these "End The Fed" rallies, back in November. [link] Normally, any mention of monetary theory or monetary policy in casual... more » By Eric S. Harris - Mar 21 - 1 new of 1 message

	Magazine distributor in St. Louis is supposedly back at work
	You may know what this is all about. The word I'm getting from a couple of stores -- Walgreens, and Shop and Save -- is that there's a problem with magazine distribution. Apparently a firm that distributes magazines in the St. Louis area (and perhaps elsewhere) hadn't been delivering them for the last month or so.... more » By Eric S. Harris - Mar 21 - 2 new of 2 messages

	"Look Out! He's Got a Bob Barr Button!"
	You may live near a terrorist! Or even be one and not know it! Sheesh. This makes ordinary government waste -- the pointless (e.g. "bridge to nowhere") or inefficient (e.g. MetroLink) or corrupt (e.g. bailouts and subsidies) -- look good in comparison. -Eric Look Out! He's Got a Bob Barr Button!... more » By Eric S. Harris - Mar 21 - 5 new of 5 messages

	Because the busses and trains worked out so well, we'd like to exapand the field of mass transit success in St. Louis
	Another study in the use of passive voice ("is charged with the task") and throwing good money after bad ("This time we'll invest well and operate better, Geppetto!"). <[link]> If Bi-State runs the proposed trolley (and I assume it would), any bets... more » By Eric S. Harris - Feb 13 - 6 new of 6 messages