Many of the writing assignments I teach are based on classroom discussions and each year some of the most interesting discussions concern the First Amendment rights of students. Naturally, I talk about the Tinker case, in which Justice Abe Fortas wrote... »
The Camdenton School District will have to pay $125,000 in attorneys fees to the American Civil Liberties Union. That was part of the order issued by U. S. District Court Judge Nanette K. Laughrey today as she signed off on the settlement between the s... »
Expect the number of students using computers in the Camdenton, Missouri, School District to dwindle over the next few weeks. Thanks to a ruling by a federal judge today, the school district has 30 days to eliminate an internet filtering system that a... »
The poll last week was interesting to watch, I’d wanted to do such a poll question for a long time but didn’t have a good reason. The new Hamburger Mary’s opening up in an area other than our gay village, The Grove, was a good excuse to do so. Here ... »
One debate often heard in cities is about gayborhoods, or gay village. Let’s start by defining this term which may be new to many of you, from Wikipedia: A gay village (also known as a gay neighborhood, gay district) is an urban geographic location wit... »
Anna Allen and her husband Adrian sit down for a drink at Coffee Cartel in the Central West End on Friday, December 2, 2011. In the last few years, more young adults have moved to the metro St. ... »
