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03.25.2009 5:08 pm

What should the Bird say about the zoo?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St. Louis Zoo is funded through St. Louis and St. Louis County taxes — last year more than $72 million funded the five institutions in the Zoo-Museum District. But to maintain the zoo, officials say the city and county…

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02.26.2009 5:50 pm

What’s the Bird’s take on the proposed budget?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

President Barack Obama revealed how he’s going to pay for his health care plan. It boils down to tax increases on America’s most affluent taxpayers.

What should the Weatherbird say about Obama’s budget?

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12.17.2008 12:01 am

No extreme makeover for property taxes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Home values have been on the decline for several months, but the assessed value — which is used to determine property taxes — has not seen that same decline. At most, officials say you can expect a slight drop. In setting…

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12.16.2008 4:57 pm

What should the Weatherbird say about higher property taxes?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Local housing prices have been dropping for months, but property taxes are not. The city’s method for determining a home’s value and the market’s value are different: The city’s computer doesn’t see that the neighbor’s home was foreclosed on or…

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