11.03.2009 10:42 am

Merkel visit to be followed by Bundestag in St. Louis

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

Chancellor Angela Merkel

WASHINGTON — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s rare appearance this morning in front of a Joint Session of Congress might resonate more locally than in many cities because of St. Louis’s strong German heritage.

In a speech this morning, she vowed that Germany would be a…

Tags: Bill Lambrecht, Bundestag, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Congress-Bundestag seminar, Congressional Study Group on Germany, economic alliance between Missouri and Germany, German Study Group, Germany, Rep. Russ Carnahan, st. louis, trade with Germany

10.14.2009 4:17 pm

National Mall gets another house on the block — from Missouri

By Jacob Carpenter

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

About 50 Missouri college students built a self-sustaining house for the U.S. Solar Decathlon this month.

About 50 Missouri college students built a self-sustaining house from scratch for the U.S. Solar Decathlon this month in Washington DC.

WASHINGTON — If members of Congress needed a lesson this month in reducing waste, they’ve only needed to look in…

Tags: Andrew Adams, Germany, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Ohio State, Penn State, Puerto Rico, rice, Show-Me Solar Team, Solar Decathlon, U.S. Department of Energy, university of missouri, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Merkel visit to be followed by Bundestag in St. Louis

National Mall gets another house on the block — from Missouri

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