Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Rush Limbaugh was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians this week. An honor well deserved? Or a mistake on the part of Missouri lawmakers?
Rush Limbaugh, the controversial conservative commentator, was enshrined into the Hall of Famous Missourians this week, sparking controversy across the state and country on whether Limbaugh should be worth of such an honor. Limbaugh's name now sits amongst such famous Missourians as Mark Twain, Dred Scott, Jack Buck and Stan Musial. According to the St. Louis Beacon, Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley gave reporters less than a half-hour’s notice of the ceremony. From the Beacon: Tilley’s decision to honor Limbaugh, a Cape Girardeau native, has sparked opposition from Democrats and progressives because of Limbaugh’s often strong words when he talks about people with whom he disagrees. Limbaugh’s bust will be placed in the Capitol’s Hall …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Local farmers’ market vendors say that the fruits and veggies they grow are superior to grocery store produce for many reasons.
Do you buy the freshest produce possible? According to many area farmers, the fruits and vegetables you buy at the grocery store may not be as fresh as you think. With farmers' markets open now (or about to open) around the St. Louis area, including Wentzville, Lake Saint Louis, Webster Groves, Kirkwood, Clayton, Ellisville, Wildwood, Arnold and elsewhere, we wanted to talk a little about what "fresh" means to you. Tim Hess, owner of Silent Oaks farm and a vendor at several area farmers’ markets, told Patch that most of the produce sold in local grocery stores comes from Calfornia or Florida, areas where many farms are staffed by migrant workers. “It’s a long trail and at the end of the trail you’ll find that migrant Mexican workers do …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Should you take the kids to see the film "Bully?"
Last year, for Mother's Day, this mom's choice was to take advantage of "MY DAY" and force my husband and children to sit through one of my favorite movies of all time: Gone With the Wind. It went over like a lead balloon. This weekend, I am hopeful to see a film we truly all enjoy. As a mom and movie buff, I recently felt it my social and cinematic responsibility to see the documentary movie "Bully," currently in theaters. My original plan was to definitely take my kids with me to see it. The controversy regarding the rating from the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America), however, caused me to hesitate. The MPAA gave the movie a PG-13 rating, which many supporters of the film objected to. The filmmakers were hoping that parents…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Sendak has died at age 83. Tell us your memories of reading his books—especially "Where the Wild Things Are."
My two children are well above the age when they'd sit still for their mother and father reading a book to them. It won't be that many years before they have their own children. They'll be doing the reading. And I have no doubt that Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" will be among the books they crack open and recite. On Tuesday, we learned that the author of perhaps one of the most famous children's books of all time had died at the age of 83. The New York Times' report said the author had died from complications after a recent stroke. Writers have lauded Sendak's worth, but in particular his ability to craft children's stories out of what might have been considered "untraditional" — monsters "roaring their terrible roars" and "…
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
A story of high heels and sisterhood from a Kirkwood mother of two.
I had a great visit with my one and only sister last week, who came down over her Spring Break vacation from teaching. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed the usual sister silliness that is bound to occur. When she visits, we go on excursions. Sometimes we visit favorite places, sometimes we try something new. Last summer we went on the Anheuser-Busch brewery tour. This time we visited the City Museum. This visit, I had a small bone to pick with my sister. Last month, we went on a family vacation together. We met up in sunny Florida for a long weekend in the middle of February. At one point during our vacation, she told me something somewhat surprising but also complimentary and funny. She told me that should I die first; she wants my …
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Coffee: Addiction or passion?
I grew up loving the smell of fresh-brewed coffee every morning. One parent was a coffee-lover, one parent wouldn't touch the stuff. My household now is the same way. I love it, my husband will proudly say he has never let it touch his lips. (I have no idea why he is proud of this, but he is.) Occasionally he will burst into a song from his childhood piano lessons, "C - O - F - F - E - E; Coffee is NOT for me..." I remember when I started drinking coffee somewhat regularly. I was in college. (No, not for late-night studying...those nights were why Mountain Dew was invented; the soda with one of the highest caffeine contents available.) The very brisk walk to the cafeteria for breakfast before 8 a.m. class in the extreme northern Iowa …
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The St. Louis Cardinals look to begin their title-defense today when they kickoff the regular season against the Miami Marlins.
Today's Major League Baseball's official Opening Day, considered by thousands of St. Louisans as an unofficial holiday. And while the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener is really where it's at, that's not stopping us from getting into the baseball mood! There's no shortage of story lines for the 2012 Cardinals as they look to defend last season's World Series Championship when the season kicks off today against the Miami Marlins. Related: Update your Facebook Timeline cover photo with an image that captures your loyalty for the Redbirds. The team is missing perhaps three of its biggest names of the past decade in manager Tony La Russa, pitching coach Dave Duncan—both of whom retired—and, of course, Albert Pujols, who signed with the Los …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The following is a letter to the editor from resident Ron Glazer that encourages residents to vote Tuesday.
We The People, The struggle between preservation of our neighborhoods and historic buildings vs. allowing business ventures for city tax revenue is a persistent problem in Kirkwood. Many residents did not want a larger Mobil adjacent to their neighborhoods nor tax payer dollars to be used to level downtown buildings in favor of more parking. Mayor McDonnell has taken a strong position in favor of these pro-business decisions, while Candidate Godi questions these rush to judgements. Residents of Kirkwood are cognizant that these decisions are not easy ones to make. Yet compromise which favors business is not always the best answer. There comes a point in time where you have to decide which is the wisest path to follow for the betterment of …
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Prop "S" supporters want tax dollars for courthouses, opponents—not so much.
Proposition S is the one and only issue on the ballot countywide on April 3. It requires a super-majority to pass, 57 percent. It's about spending $90 million to replace what was called the Juvenile Courts building, when it was built 40 years ago. The politically-correct renamed it the Family Courts Building. Perspective The building is on the former grounds of the County Hospital on Brentwood Boulevard. The County Hospital is long gone, replaced by an impressive office park, but the old Juvenile Courts building remains. If the Prop "S" bond issue passed, the plan is to build a new Family Court facility in downtown Clayton near the current courts building and new jail. Back when it was first built, the progressive thinking county leaders …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
We've made slight tweaks to our homepage to help you interact with Kirkwood Patch.
Kirkwood Patchers likely noticed a few changes to our homepage this morning. Here are some tweaks we made in our ongoing effort to make Kirkwood Patch the most useful community resource possible. Weather: We moved the temperature icon next to the Kirkwood Patch graphic at the top of the homepage. Scroll over the icon to get today's whether and a six-day forecast with links to hourly and detailed weather reports. Commute: We combined our old "Traffic & Gas" to a "Commute" tab. Click it for real-time traffic and gas updates. Comments: We moved them closer to the top of the page. Scroll through "What People Are Saying..." and jump into the conversation. Right now, Patchers are weighing in on whether contraceptive services should be optional …
Jen Lovell
8:37 am on Saturday, May 19, 2012
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