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post-dispatch editorials

More health care isn't better, just more expensive

Our view • With health care "more" isn't always better, just more expensive.

Wal-Mart joins the call for health reform.

Citygarden realizes Gateway Mall's best possibilities

Americans willing to pay no more than $18.75 a month to fight global warming

Gov. Nixon should support St. Louis Public Schools' stability

Ready or not, Iraq stands up

Diverse fire departments depend on leadership, not lawsuits

We can't legislate away abandoned building problem

Governor should veto Legislature's helmet law

City health program for religious school kids just needs some paper work.

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punch line

Missouri's way behind the curve on political scandals

Jealousy • Missouri's way behind the curve on political scandals.

The world's most expensive newspaper column!

No business like sports business

I have seen the future, and it stinks

Conservatives mobilize against Francis of Assisi.

How much do you know about Missouri? Really.

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The reality of denial

‘The Declaration of Independence in American’

More health care isn’t always better, just more expensive.

Tip of the helmet to Gov. Nixon

Wal-Mart joins the chorus for health reform

Breaking political news

Pottery barn schools

The Indifference Point on global warming: $18.75 a month

We’d like to comment, but words fail us.

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letters to the editor

Supreme Court puts school districts on notice

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling put school districts on notice that if it failed to reasonably address the special needs of students, parents could opt to have those needs met at a� private institution all at the school district’s expense.�…

It’s better for everyone to treat rather than jail drug addicts

Using half-truths to bolster an argument

The poverty tax

Climate change deniers follow typical but strange pattern

Habilitation centers are not shameful

This holiday weekend, forget the celebrities and remember our heroes

Helath care reform? Start with the veterans

Missouri must invest in children and families

Published: Saturday

Test discrepancies are a symptom of a deeper problem

Published: Friday

Vacant buildings could be taken by eminent domain

Published: Thursday

Metro must focus on riders, and they must rally for Metro

Published: Wednesday

New regulations, costs for general aviation could hurt charity flights

Published: Tuesday

point of view

Dissolution of bioethics council is a loss for America

Point of View • Obama opts for political expediency and pragmatism over vigorous debate.

Exploitative reality shows degrade us, too

What happened to sisterhood?

A double standard for judicial nominees

Long-term planning is essential, whether for football or health care

Point of View • Long-term planning is essential, whether for football or health care.

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post-dispatch commentary

Buzzwords versus reality

Health care • Getting past sound bites will be the first step toward real reform.

Improving access to college for low-income students

Obama's public plan could compete unfairly and drive private insurers out of business.

Three steps towards energy independence

Equal pay is not only about fairness — it's about survival

Term limits have made government worse in Missouri

Missouri should adopt national education standards

Health care reform made simpler

David Brooks: New York Times columnist

Maureen Dowd: New York Times columnist

Jonah Goldberg: Tribune Media Services

Ellen Goodman: Washington Post Writers Group

Bob Herbert: New York Times columnist

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Charles Krauthammer: Washington Post

Paul Krugman: New York Times columnist

Kathleen Parker: Washington Post Writers Group

Leonard Pitts: Miami Herald columnist

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2. Sub-urban artifacts

3. Roland DeGregorio, letter carrier and singing waiter, has died

4. Holiday Inn gets a needed makeover

5. Keep that foul kitten away from me

6. Child porn ensares adopter of children

7. FIREWORKS DISPLAYS

8. Chris Wright Nicastro is state schools chief

9. Missouri's top educator is a "change agent"

10. Citygarden opens to an approving public

Lori Drew is acquitted in cyberbullying case

Motorcycle rider crashes while taking drivers license test

FIREWORKS DISPLAYS

Man, 60, accused of fatally shooting teen

Chris Wright Nicastro is state schools chief

Storms possible this July 4th weekend

Lowery Jr. may get about $176,000 in resignation deal with O'Fallon

Used car wholesaler sentenced for dodging taxes

All sex offenders registered in St. Louis County

Three face new sex charges

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HEALTH CARE REFORM: Defining the Debate
A series of editorials to help readers understand the ongoing national conversation about health care reform. [more]

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