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Troops Hailed as Heroes at Exodus 2009 in St Louis

December 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Thousands of soldiers from Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood will pass through St. Louis Lambert International Airport today on their way home for the holidays.
Unable to make it there this morning, I offer instead one of St. Louis blogger Doug Edelman’s best photos from the kickoff of “Exodus 2009″ which saw dozens of local patriots come [...]

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Red-Light Cameras ‘Gifts’ That Keep on Giving (Corrected)

December 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Seeing this holiday season as the perfect time to give their small community of 13,000 residents a “gift” that keeps on giving, city officials in St. Ann, Mo., had red-light cameras installed at two intersections adjacent St. Louis’ Lambert International Airport.
This morning, I happened to notice the cameras — which were not there five days [...]

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American Airlines Pilots Walk Picket Lines

April 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

As the spouse of a flight attendant employed by a profitable air carrier, I like to keep a watchful eye on the airline industry. Today, one of my twice-weekly trips to St. Louis’ Lambert International Airport afforded me the opportunity to get a firsthand look at some airline employees making news without leaving the [...]

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