Copyright 2006 - 90.7 KWMU-FM KWMU Commentaries are provided by St. Louis leaders in our community. en http://www.kmwu.org/programs/commentaries/feed.xml 90.7 KWMU-FM KWMU Commentaries are provided by St. Louis leaders in our community. If all you knew about Missouri is what you observed in this year’s political spots for state and local candidates, you might think it is full of farms and little else. So what could be a strength for Missouri — its ability to have the best of both rural and urban settings — continues instead to be a handicap. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:00:00 CST http://www.kwmu.org/programs/commentaries/commentary.php?cid=995 KWMU-FM If all you knew about Missouri is what you observed in this year’s political spots for state and local candidates, you might think it is full of farms and little else. So what could be a strength for Missouri — its ability to have the best of both rural and urban settings — continues instead to be a handicap. 2:00 St. Louis needs someone who knows how to improve morale, work with people, restore confidence in teachers and staff, demand excellence and understand the troubled district, and one who has no ties to the status quo or obligations to the local political situation. We have a great opportunity and now is the time to be expansive. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:00:00 CST http://www.kwmu.org/programs/commentaries/commentary.php?cid=986 KWMU-FM St. Louis needs someone who knows how to improve morale, work with people, restore confidence in teachers and staff, demand excellence and understand the troubled district, and one who has no ties to the status quo or obligations to the local political situation. We have a great opportunity and now is the time to be expansive. 2:00 Think of all the stuff on restaurant menus and in supermarkets that wouldn't be there if they weren't flown in. And I am mostly right there, enjoying it. But there are still some things that I don't eat out of season – but the season is now. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:00:00 CST http://www.kwmu.org/programs/commentaries/commentary.php?cid=993 KWMU-FM Think of all the stuff on restaurant menus and in supermarkets that wouldn't be there if they weren't flown in. And I am mostly right there, enjoying it. But there are still some things that I don't eat out of season – but the season is now. 2:00 Both Mr. Russert and Mr. Carlin were masters of words. And their mastery of very different words on very different stages had essentially the same effect on all of us who heard them. Their words made us think. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:00 CST http://www.kwmu.org/programs/commentaries/commentary.php?cid=988 KWMU-FM Both Mr. Russert and Mr. Carlin were masters of words. And their mastery of very different words on very different stages had essentially the same effect on all of us who heard them. Their words made us think. 2:00 The bugs had romance in their minds – adult fireflies have a lifespan of about ten days, and need to find a mate in that brief time. My brothers and I saw gold in their romantic glow. We hoped fireflies would make us rich beyond our wildest dreams. We might even get five or six dollars. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:00:00 CST http://www.kwmu.org/programs/commentaries/commentary.php?cid=975 KWMU-FM The bugs had romance in their minds – adult fireflies have a lifespan of about ten days, and need to find a mate in that brief time. My brothers and I saw gold in their romantic glow. We hoped fireflies would make us rich beyond our wildest dreams. We might even get five or six dollars. 2:00