Church and State:
By Larry Handlin
Race and the St. Louis Public School Board A Prequel
For those who think the current school politics are the most sensational times ever, a primer on the board's past dalliances with white supremacy >>
Games:
By Kristen Naiman
The Sting of the Jump Rope, the Roar of the Crowd
Our intrepid investigator checks out a Double Dutch class to, quite literally, learn the ropes >>
Expatriates:
By Matt Shea
Christmas in Pottersville
What if St. Louis holidays had never happened and Tokyo's version of Christmas were all I knew? >>
Communities:
By Marijean Jaggers
Improving St. Louis Schools, One Box of Crayons at a Time
You've heard it time and again: the schools have to be better before the community will thrive. So what if kids lack even the most fundamental tools? Meet KidSmart. >>
From the Source:
By Jan O'Leary
Work Gloves, Not White Gloves
Are you among the many who need to rethink their assumptions about The Junior League of St. Louis? >>
It's All Happening:
By Thomas Crone, Amanda E. Doyle, Brian H. Marston and Lynn Josse
Going Out With a Bang
More than 20 suggestions to get you out and about before the end of 2003 >>
Young Minds:
By Dave Drebes
Growing Up Absurd
Catching bright kids at the tipping point between brilliance and dangerous isolation >>
The Ordinary Eye:
Text by Amanda E. Doyle Photos by Maddie Earnest
Urban Art-ventures on the Edge
Artica sounds like a foreign land, and in some ways it was ... all along a forgotten piece of our riverfront >>
Elsewhere:
By Julia Smillie
Scotch Treat
Julia's trip home to Glasgow reveals much has changed about town since her wee lass-hood >>
Sights and Sounds:
By Thomas Crone
Scenes from a Short Month
Around town, on screen and in our minds in November >>
Media Shoegaze:
By Amanda E. Doyle
Workin' It
A new book lets the people of St. Louis tell their own stories of being on the job in the big city >>
A Day's Work:
By Amanda E. Doyle
Eleven Questions with ... David Halen
As the concertmaster for the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, he gets the musicians whipped into shape for every concert but also gets a sweet parking spot >>
From the Editor:
By Brian H. Marston
Year in Review
2003 was a big year for The Commonspace >>
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