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Playing freedom cheap If eternal vigilance is the price of freedom, incessant distractions are the way that politicians take away our freedoms, in order to enhance their own power and longevity in office. Dire alarms and heady crusades are among the many distractions of our attention from the ever increasing ways that government finds to take away more of our money and more of our freedom.

Magicians have long known that distracting an audience is the key to creating the illusion of magic. It also is the key to political magic.

Alarms ranging from “overpopulation” to “global warming” and crusades ranging from “affordable housing” to “universal health care” have been among the distractions of political magicians. But few distractions have had such a long and impressive political track record as getting people to resent and, if necessary, hate other people.

The most politically effective totalitarian systems have gotten people to give up their own freedom in order to vent their resentment or hatred at other people - under Communism, the capitalists; under Nazis, the Jews. Under extremist Islamic regimes today, hatred is directed at the infidels in general and the “great Satan,” the United States, in particular. There some people have been induced to give up not only their freedom but even their lives, in order to strike a blow against those they have been taught to hate.

We have not yet reached these levels of hostility, but those who are taking away our freedoms, bit by bit, on the installment plan, have been incessantly supplying us with people to resent.

One of the most audacious attempts to take away our freedom to live our lives as we see fit has been the so-called “health care reform” bills that were being rushed through Congress before either the public or the members of Congress themselves had a chance to discover all that was in it.

For this, we were taught to resent doctors, insurance companies and even people with “Cadillac health insurance plans,” who were to be singled out for special taxes. Meanwhile, our freedom to make our own medical decisions - on which life and death can depend - was to be quietly taken from us and transferred to our betters in Washington. Only the recent Massachu-

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Another dangerous power toward which we are moving, bit by bit, on the installment plan, is the power of politicians to tell people what their incomes can and cannot be. Here the resentment is being directed against “the rich.”

The distracting phrases here include “obscene” wealth and “unconscionable” profits. But, if we stop and think about it which politicians do not expect us to - what is obscene about wealth? Wouldn’t we consider it great if every human being on earth had a billion dollars and lived in a place that could rival the Taj Mahal?

Poverty is obscene. It is poverty that needs to be reduced - and increasing a country’s productivity has done that far more widely than redistributing income by targeting “the rich.”

You can see the agenda behind the rhetoric when profits are called “unconscionable” but taxes never are, even when taxes take more than half of what someone has earned, or add much more to the prices we have to pay than profits do.

The assumption that what A pays B is any business of C is an assumption that means a dangerous power being transferred to politicians to tell us all what incomes we can and cannot receive. It will not apply to everyone all at once. Like the income tax, which at first applied only to the truly rich, and then slowly but steadily moved down the income scale to hit the rest of us, the power to say what incomes people can be allowed to make inevitably will move down the income scale to make us all dependents and supplicants of politicians.

The phrase “public servants” is increasingly misleading. They are well on their way to becoming public masters - like aptly named White House “czars.” The more they can get us all to resent those they designate, the more they can distract us from their increasing control of our own lives but only if we sell our freedom cheap.

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l ette r s t o t h e e d i t o r Robbing from the rich

eral bureaucracy for collection. Not so. It would be collected by the states, which are To the Editor: already set up to collect sales taxes. They Your recent article calling for Tax would simply retain a portion for their Reform (“Robbing from the rich,” Mid trouble of passing it on to the U.S Treasury.

Rivers Newsmagazine, Feb. 10, 2010) was Opponents also object that under the Fair spot on, and I could not agree more. How- Tax the prices for goods and services ever, reform of our current tax code is a would rise the full amount of the national waste of time. retail sales tax, but competition would preThe Fair Tax plan, H.R. 25 introduced vent that. Under our current tax scheme,

by Congressman John Linder, is a federal hidden taxes make up to 20 percent of the tax plan that would eliminate all federal cost of all retail prices. Income and corpoincome, payroll, personal, gift, estate, rate taxes are passed on to the consumer in capital gains, alternative minimum, Social everything we buy.

Security, Medicare, self-employment, and By repealing the hidden taxes that are corporate taxes. All of these taxes would built into the retail price of an item and be replaced with a simple progressive replacing them with a transparent national national retail sales tax. The plan includes sales tax, merchants would have a greater tax rebates to ensure that no American margin to work with in setting prices. Compays federal taxes while living at or below petition would then drive prices down, offthe poverty level. setting considerably the increase caused by By taxing only what we choose to spend a national retail sales tax. and not what we earn, the Fair Tax creates a You can learn more at fairtax.org. system that is totally transparent and simple Except for Representative John Linder of to comply with. Additionally, it restores Georgia who introduced H.R. 25 and the 60 to the economy those who have managed patriotic co-sponsors who have actively supto avoid paying their share like the rest ported it, there is actually only one reason of us for so long, either through cleverly Congress refuses to consider the Fair Tax. designed loopholes or by outright cheat- It can’t stand the thought of giving up the ing the system to keep from paying taxes. free money and perks they get from lobbyThe instant effects on the economy simply ists who would suddenly become unnecesstagger the imagination. Imagine adding as sary on Capitol Hill if it were to pass. They income, at every level, all the taxes now love them, more than they love a healthy, being confiscated from wage earners, busi- thriving economy. And that’s the truth. ness owners, and corporations, those inheriting estates, winning lotteries, receiving Bruce Robertson gifts and all other forms of income. More Lake Saint Louis “discretionary” income to use for whatever they might choose, with no claims on it Paying the piper from the government would create more To the Editor: investing, and more saving.

I found the recent edition of the MRN Increased plant expansions and new con- entertaining as usual. struction would require more hiring. More I believe that Thomas Sowell’s column home building would see a boom in home should be required reading for students buying, generating a need for new furniture, today. Of course that would require teachnew carpet and other home furnishings. ing logic instead of feelings. Like Milton New car sales would once again begin to Friedman, the award winning economist, take off and it’s easy to see the economy logic in economics should be mandatory. would explode, as prosperity returned to Unfortunately, today’s politicians prefer America!

Keynesian drivel. For those interested, So, why doesn’t it happen? look up the role that Mr. Keynes had in the Opponents of this plan claim it is regres- treaty with Germany at the end of WWI. sive, hitting the poorest Americans the Then think about what gave Hitler a boost hardest. However, this problem is avoided and led to WWII. Have we not learned our by providing a prepaid monthly rebate for lesson in 90 years? every household to pay for the taxes on all The editorial “Robbing from the rich” necessities up to the poverty level. This just emphasizes the insanity known as important feature ensures that low income Congress. This wonderful nation, just like Americans are not taxed and keeps the any wonderful family, cannot continue to system progressive. So, this argument is live by spending more than is taken in. The piper must eventually be paid. not valid.

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A dismal and expensive failure The first anniversary of the passage of the so-called “Obama Stimulus Bill” recently occurred. The bill, to date, has been an overwhelming and very, very expensive failure.

According to factcheck.org, a non-partisan organization, the stimulus bill originally cost about $787 billion. Recently, however, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office revised the cost upward to $862 billion – more than $10,000 per American family. So, what did President Barack Obama promise us and what were we supposed to get for our $862 billion?

President Obama promised unemployment would not rise above 8 percent. One year later, unemployment is close to 10 percent.

President Obama promised his stimulus would create 3.5 million jobs by the end of 2010. Since he signed the stimulus bill, we have lost 2.8 million jobs.

President Obama promised the stimulus would create construction, manufacturing and teaching jobs. Since it was signed, we have lost 712,000 construction jobs, lost 847,000 manufacturing jobs and lost 55,000 education jobs.

President Obama promised that the stimulus bill would shepherd in the new, green economy. This actually is true, but it spurred the growth in China, not here at home.

According to the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University, the stimulus bill provided some $2 billion for wind turbine technology, and nearly 80 percent of that has been given to foreign producers.

President Obama promised the stimulus would have accountability, yet billions of dollars were allocated to non-existent congressional districts. In fact, the Government Accounting Office reported that keeping track of stimulus money and the effectiveness of that money has been very difficult and questions remain about how to count jobs (what does “jobs saved” mean, anyway?) and measure performance.

Quite a track record after just one year.

Yet week after week, President Obama and his many mouthpieces continue to tout the number of jobs saved or created by the stimulus. He even claimed this boondoggle prevented the next depression.

To think that the government can solve the unemployment problem by spending this kind of money is ignoring the fundamental principles of a free market at best, and is ridiculously naive at worst.

One year later, we are left with a huge deficit to pass on to our children and grandchildren. We are left with millions of Americans seeking jobs that are not there.

One year later, we are left with a stimulus plan that was a dismal and expensive failure.

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News Br iefs St. Charles Robbers arrested Two suspects have been arrested by St Charles police for a robbery that took place on Jan. 30 at the Red Roof Inn Hotel.

Jeremy K. Pickard, 25, and Jerad E. Michael Drew, 18, have been charged with first degree robbery and armed criminal action.

Police said Pickard, of O’Fallon, allegedly entered the hotel at about 10:05 p.m. on Jan. 30, displayed his gun and demanded cash. The clerk handed the suspect the cash drawer with an undetermined amount of cash and the suspect fled the hotel on foot.

Drew, of St. Charles, allegedly drove the getaway car, police said.

Tagger suspect interviewed Police are not releasing the name of an Illinois man suspected of tagging several local businesses in historic St. Charles in November.

A 28-year-old man was interviewed and released last week in connection with tagging “SUR5L” on more than 40 buildings and the windows of several businesses.

“We are in the process of obtaining an arrest warrant for felony property damage,” said Lt. Mike Akers.

The graffiti damage is estimated to be about $10,000.

O’Fallon Disaster ready O’Fallon citizens will get the chance to learn basic disaster response skills through the O’Fallon Police Department’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training next month.

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“The course is taught by professionals, and all participants will have a chance to practice their new skills during the training,” said Police Officer Andy Stowers, director of O’Fallon CERT. “If a disaster happens, CERT members can use this training to help take care of their families, save lives in their own neighborhood, and stretch emergency resources until professional help arrives.”

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“Turtle Creek is notorious for speeding with the high school (Fort Zumwalt West) right across the street and it’s a cut through street,” said police Sgt. Michael Plum. “We tried to focus on areas receiving persistent complaints supported by enforcement data.”

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St. Charles County Underage drinking rising Underage drinking is on the rise as the age of the students’ drinking is decreasing.

Students at Fort Zumwalt South High School had a lesson from a St. Charles County Municipal Judge on Feb.12 about the trend of young people appearing before the bench on alcohol-related offenses.

“They are getting younger every year,” said Judge Tim Lohmar. “A shocking 20 percent of eighth graders report having been drunk at least once in their life. That percentage climbs to 58 percent for 12th graders. Even more alarming is that 28 percent of 15- to 20-year-old drivers killed in motor vehicle crashes had been drinking.”

Lohmar’s presentation offered a straightforward perspective through the eyes of the judge as to the legal process and the legal consequences of underage alcohol-related driving offenses.

“I am in a unique position to see the devastating consequences associated with underage drinking and driving,” Lohmar said. “The message starts with educating our county’s young drivers. When judges step down from their benches and into their communities, our goal is to reach out to young people and tell them the truth, and to increase their trust and confidence in our local courts and in the entire judicial system.”

Lohmar is scheduled to speak to students at Fort Zumwalt West and Francis Howell Central this spring, as prom season approaches.

Lake Saint Louis Man stabbed A 26-year-old Lake Saint Louis man was stabbed in the back on Jan. 30 after a confrontation with a group of teenagers in the parking lot of the Prairie View Elementary School in Dardenne Prairie.

The victim was driving west on Fiese Road at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30. He noticed a group of four or five teenage boys looking into vehicles on the elementary school parking lot. The victim’s wife works at the school, and her car was broken into while parked at the school earlier last month.

The man pulled into the parking lot and confronted two of the boys closest to him, asking if they broke into his wife’s car.

The teenagers took off on foot and the victim was able to corner one of the boys into the gated storage center.

“A scuffle ensued and one of the other boys came behind the victim, produced a knife and stabbed him in his lower back,” said Lt. Craig McGuire, with the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department.

The suspects then fled on foot.

McGuire said an extensive search, with the help of O’Fallon police, failed to turn up any of the suspects. A black-handled, 6-inch knife was found at the scene near the location of the assault, he said.

The victim was transported to an area hospital in serious condition from the stab wound. He has since been released from the hospital.

One of the suspects has been described as a white male with green eyes and short, shaven blonde hair. He is estimated to be about 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 8 inches with a thin build and a thin face, and between the ages of 15-18.

Another suspect is also a white male about the same age, a little taller with a thin build and dark to black hair.

“This type of crime, in this type of location and in this time frame, a Saturday morning, is very, very unusual, if not unheard of in St. Charles County,” McGuire said.

McGuire is asking anyone with information or who can identify the suspects to call 949-3020.

Man killed on Hwy. DD A 61-year-old St. Charles County man was killed on Feb. 14 after being struck by a vehicle on Hwy. DD. Daniel Windler was walking back to his car that had slid off the road to wait for a tow truck when a Chevrolet Trailblazer slid down a hill and killed him.

The 17-year-old St. Peters girl driving the Trailblazer was not injured and she will not be charged.

Windler was pronounced dead at 8:35 p.m.

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By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Inside the restaurants along Charlestowne Square’s pizza row, where Imo’s, Domino’s and Pizza Hut employees bake crust and cheese and succulent selections like sausage and pepperoni, there’s a buffet that lures Jim and Kathy Luley’s pooch.

And “Puppy” just can’t resist.

Almost every day the personable beagle makes her way up a 30-foot hillside so steep it would stagger most humans. She slithers through the rotted boards of an old wooden fence and waits patiently at the back door of whatever restaurant strikes her fancy. She doesn’t bark; she whimpers; and looks so pathetic, Jim Luley said.

Everybody feels sorry for her, but she’s about 15 pounds overweight—not a good thing for what’s supposed to be a small brown and white bundle of fur.

Puppy, the Luleys’ 5-year-old beagle, is a willful creature with a superb sense of smell. By comparison, humans have an estimated five-million scent receptors, while Puppy, as with other purebred beagles, has about 220 million. Not only do beagles have an uncanny ability to detect scents, but according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, they also are able to distinguish one smell from another—and remember it.

“Everybody knows her,” said Jim Luley, who by no means condones his dog’s craving for culinary creations.

The Luley family, with their two sons, John and Joe, live behind the restaurants, separated by the steep hillside and a worn wooden fence.

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times the bunnies eat through the wire, so she tests it every day. There are times when she goes, ‘Oh, I’m not getting zapped,’ so she’ll hike up a huge hill, a Cutline beagle photos: Jim Luley and his son, John, 14, with Puppy at Vettes 30-foot climb, Bar and Restaurant in Charlestowne Square at Hwy. 94 and Harvest Road. and heads for a restaurant.” and heads home. Everybody knows her, The bad weather has slowed her down, because sometimes she comes every day.” but in the summer time, she’s known to be While this time of year is slow, when it’s up there more than once a day. nice outside, the staff at Vettes is sure to “My dog is a huge fan of the whole pizza expect her, said Vettes owner Cindy Podrow,” Jim Luley said. “Vettes Bar and Grill wojski. (just a few doors down from Puppy’s pizza “She stands at the back door waiting pickings), calls her Skeezer. A couple of for treats. We’ve named her as our little times Vettes put notes on her collar and mascot,” Podwojski said. “We kind of like sent her home.” her. She’s a good little dog and never tries There was one that said, “I’ve got a tab to come inside.” open at Vettes.” Another said, “I had the Podwojski admits her staff places notes nicest lunch at Vettes.” on Puppy’s collar. She said they put notes “I haven’t seen any other notes, but she’ll like “I like to eat at Vettes, I have an open come running down the hill with a big hunk tab at Vettes and others.” of cheese or a big French roll sticking out At Domino’s, manager Chris Hopkins from ear to ear,” Luley said. said Puppy prances behind the stores at Kassandra Stagg has worked at Imo’s for Charlestowne Square several times a week, three years, and she says Puppy has been but no less than twice. poking around at Imo’s longer than that.

“From time to time we give her a handout, “She’ll come to the back door and sit. but she’ll come back anyway,” Hopkins She doesn’t bark; she just waits patiently,” said. “If we have a pizza ready, we give Stagg said. “Sometimes we’ll give her a her a piece if it’s not real, real hot. But a bit of pepperoni, maybe some bread and lot of times even the customers give her sometimes cheese. She takes the handout something.”

GRHA files suit against St. Charles development

By Jeannie Seibert A $41 million commercial development approved for property tax abatement by the city of St. Charles last summer has drawn legal fire from Great Rivers Habitat Alliance (GRHA).

GRHA founder Adolphus Busch is a crusader against floodplain development, having previously instigated lawsuits against the city of St. Peters over another commercial development located near the Truman Business Center along the I-370 corridor in the Mississippi River floodway.

As in the previous suit, the most recent complaint questions whether or not the conditions of blight existed when a special district was created for the purpose of developing the land. Blight must exist to

justify tax incentives offered to developers as an enticement for locating a development to a jurisdiction.

Incentives can include lower or temporary deferment of property taxes; and diversions of sales tax revenue for infrastructure upgrades within the boundaries of a set district. In this instance, the project, Truman Business Center, LLC, is a planned 99-acre warehouse and light industrial business park similar to the Premier 370 Business Park in St. Peters. While that lawsuit awaits trial in Cole County Circuit Court late this summer that is the same court in which the Truman Business Center suit was filed.

The Truman project was approved by St. Charles City Council to receive a 50 per-

cent property tax abatement for 10 years.

Additionally, a Community Improvement District (CID) was established to provide the legal framework from which a one cent sales tax could be levied.

Along with the city of St. Charles, Attorney General Chris Koster is named as a defendant in the most recent lawsuit as the definition of blight is determined by the state of Missouri.Despite attempts to petition the state’s Supreme Court and the General Assembly for a clearer definition of blight, both branches of state government have declined to take up the issue.

The Great Rivers Environmental Law Center is legal counsel to Busch’s entities – GRHA and the Adolphus Busch Living Trust.

Noise ordinance fails to advance – for now

By Jeannie Seibert Despite his determination to make some noise, St. Peters Alderman Gus Elliott (Ward 3) failed to garner a single vote in favor of action on Noise Task Force recommendations during Thursday’s board meeting.

Elliott and the task force wanted to stiffen the existing noise ordinance.

Voting seven to one the Board of Aldermen declined to advance the measure any further. Elliott said, for the moment, he was willing to drop the issue.

“Seven people supported this on Jan. 14 and seven people then (on Feb. 11) took turns assailing it,” Elliot said.

“What’s changed?”

The political landscape.

On Feb. 1, Elliott filed a complaint with the Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC). Prior to that, he had received a caution that if he did that it would probably cost him support for the noise bill.

Elliott said the no votes were political pay-back. As to his next move, he said task force members “decided unanimously to go for an up or down vote – let the board decide and be judged on their decision.”

Now, he said the next round on this matter will come from the voting booth.

The issue came to the aldermen’s attention when Elliott was enlisted by Ward 3 constituents complaining of excessive vehicular noise in residential neighborhoods. A task force was formed of resident-volunteers who developed a “white paper” as an advisory document for the aldermen.

The white paper blamed inadequate enforcement which allowed excess vehicle noise. The primary source pinpointed in the paper, Elliott said, is modified vehicles emitting loud muffler sounds, souped up stereos, etc.

Unaddressed by law enforcement, this excess vehicle noise causes his constituents’ property to lose value and risks mental and physical health issues because of noise-induced stress.

The white paper report also contained sample ordinances containing language defining the “plainly audible” standard for finding violations.

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Smoking ban debate breaks out again in Lake Saint Louis tence of which is clearly marked at

By Jeannie Seibert What a difference a few weeks make. both entrances per city ordinance.

When it was introduced in January, the His spokesman read from a prepared second attempt to pass a smoking ban statement urging the board to instead in Lake Saint Louis drew majority support a county or statewide ban. To support in a straw poll of the Board of single out just Lake Saint Louis busiAldermen. nesses would send his clientele who do Then residents came out for a Feb. smoke “to O’Fallon two miles away, or 16 public hearing.

Dardenne Prairie one and a half miles, The smoking ban proposition discus- or the three miles to Wentzville.” sion drew a sharply divided response The recession has already taken its from residents and one business owner. toll on Donatelli’s. Before closing Of the dozen-plus speakers, a little aldermen were asked not to inflict anyover half argued against the measure. more damage on an already depressed “I don’t smoke,” said Larry Hunter. business.

“I don’t like smoke. …I’m growing The pro smoking ban residents cited weary of government intrusion into our the health issues associated with smoklives. …I don’t like government intru- ing, reminding the aldermen they had sworn an oath to protect the health and sion more than I don’t like smoke.”

The same theme followed in remarks welfare of their constituents. Passing

by Betty Asher, R.J. Runyun, Mike the ban would be upholding that comBishop, Doug Stanley, Judie Shoe- mitment, they said. maker, John Plum and others, who all Speed limits, seat belt use, food addressed government intrusion and preparation standards and other public the rights of property owners as reason health laws exist to protect the popufor opposition. lace, said Judith Westerman, Paul The only business owner who iden- Brauner, Peggy Collins and others.

The aldermen were split in their tified himself, Don Baker, operates Donatelli’s Italian restaurant, on Hwy. reaction.

Bill sponsor Alderman John PelN. The restaurant and jazz bar has a restricted smoking section, the exis- lerito (Ward 3) said, “The (county)

Municipal League passed a resolution asking the Missouri Legislature to pass a smoking ban and nothing happened.

Unfortunately, Missouri needs more local laws to make statewide action happen.”

Statistics prove there is no negative impact to businesses forced to adopt the no smoking standard, Pellerito said.

Summarizing the anti-ban stance, Alderman Charlotte Norton (Ward 2) was the only speaker during the hearing who drew applause in response to her remarks. Norton said she would support a statewide or county-wide ban – both of which are in process.

More significantly, after the city passed a signage ordinance in 2008 mandating establishments that allow smoking to post notification of that fact at all entrances “not one business (that allows smoking) has come into Lake Saint Louis,” Norton said. “The market is taking care of this.”

The bill is set for a first reading on March 1. Normally, a second reading would be expected on March 15.

Mayor Michael Potter asked residents to watch the city’s Web site for finalized agendas.

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By Amy Armour The Weldon Spring Board of Aldermen approved a resolution on Feb. 9 with a 5-1 vote in support of a statewide ban on smoking in enclosed public facilities. Aldermen Ron Griesenauer voted against the resolution.

“I don’t care for this approach,” Griesenauer said.

Mayor Don Licklider said the purpose of passing the resolution would be to support two bills currently in the general assembly that would ban or prohibit smoking in enclosed public facilities.

Licklider said several communities have already passed similar resolutions.

“And I thought we should do it,” Licklider said.

According to the resolution, “the city of Weldon Spring hereby supports legislation that would ban or prohibit smoking in all enclosed public facilities within the State of Missouri.”

Grisenauer said he was concerned that a smoking ban would cause some businesses to lose income as a result.

But Licklider said businesses would not be affected because the law was statewide.

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By Jeannie Seibert If the Tea Parties are a fledgling, elementary movement only now getting its sea legs, the Constitutional Coalition is its older grad school sibling that has been in full sail for more than 20 years.

For the 21st year, the Constitutional Coalition gathered Feb. 4-6 in Frontenac for its annual conference. Coincidentally or not, it also was the 99th celebration of former President Ronald Reagan’s birthday.

And these folks are Ronald Reagan conservatives but not all Republicans. Reagan conservatives are those who responded to return to the principles that Reagan inspired.

This produced a new kind of voter in 1984, when the Reagan Democrats were credited with his landslide re-election victory.

Nearly every speaker referenced a Reagan act or quote to illustrate a point usually smaller government, lower taxes and Judeo-Christian themes. The most notable Reagan acolyte, Glenn Beck, headlined the three-day event on Feb. 5.

Grabbing the bulk of the headlines, the Coalition contracted with Chaifetz Arena to accommodate the larger audience that Beck drew.

Beck even doffed a hat to the organization itself. On his morning radio show before the Friday night appearance, he said that while he has been studying the U.S. Constitution and the Founding Fathers for the last few years, the Constitutional Coalition has been doing it for more than two decades. His performance reflected his respect for the organization.

This was not the manic Glenn Beck his fans have come to know. Gone were the tennis shoes, jeans and sweatshirt. This Glenn Beck took to the stage in a sharp Armani-esque business suit, perfectly coiffed and seriously toned down. He told the story of his decline. How he hit bottom and his ongoing recovery after years of alcohol and drug addiction.

Beck’s rise to become a central figure in the modern-day conservative ascendancy has been the stuff of media reviews for the past five years. He credits his hitting rock bottom for the place he now occupies at the pinnacle of a fast-growing movement.

“Don’t take that away,” Beck cautioned rhetorically to those who would “fundamentally transform America” into an over-arching nanny state with cradle-tograve entitlements and crushing taxation to fund wealth redistribution governmental schemes.

While Beck attracted the most attention, there were other notables among a lengthy speakers’ list, including some who are notable for having once been liberal radically so in some instances - and having

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Michael Medved, also a radio talk show host, author and movie critic, gave the opening address on Feb. 4. Admitting he had considered himself a liberal in his earlier years, Medved explained how reality settled over him when he realized he, like many others, had fallen for a deliberate assault on business and entrepreneurship on capitalism.

Touting a recently-published book, he condensed the theme into his speech, giving five reasons why business is good for America, creating the most prosperous nation the world has ever known and while doing so creating the largest middle class in history.

On the other hand, David Horowitz told the room of approximately 400 members that he once was a “card-carrying Marxist.”

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Local leaders focus on commercial real estate downturn

By Jeannie Seibert First the housing bubble burst. Now, the nation is braced for another round of bad news on the real estate front – this one from the commercial real estate sector.

The good news is that St. Charles County isn’t exhibiting the alarming vacancy rates as other metropolitan areas. Nor are commercial landlords left to fend for themselves. Here, a network of community leaders and industry specialists are assessing the increasing numbers of vacancies and formulating strategies to avert an escalation.

“Yes, we were jealous of all the activity on the east and west coasts four, five years ago,” said Merle Schneider, with the St. Charles County Association of Realtors.

“But we feel better today when we see we aren’t hurting as bad as they are now. We just don’t have those wild swings up or down.”

Economic Development Center (EDC) President Greg Prestemon said business growth began to slow in 2008 extending through 2009. “Those were really tough years,” he said.

Aggressive advance planning has stunted some commercial property loses. Commercial real estate is broken into three categories: retail, office and industrial/warehouse.

In office and industrial/warehouse properties, vacancies are much less here than in St. Louis County. Retail vacancies are trending higher than most of St. Louis County.

Two office/industrial hot spots – I-64 (Hwy. 40/61) and I-370 – are stages for the quality jobs retailers look for when considering a new location.

Prestemon said the county is holding its own on the jobs front. In the depths of 2009, he said St. Charles County saw its first international corporate headquarters facility open when Novus International located to the Missouri Research Park, joining Enterprise-Rent-A-Car campus expansion in Weldon Spring.

BJC Data Center opened in O’Fallon, where Firemen’s Fund announced it would be moving its new corporate data center

this year, Prestemon said.

Colliers, Turley, Martin and Tucker (CTMT) Vice President Keith Schneider said, “St. Charles County is a very diversified market.”

The quality work force coupled with a low tax base and business friendly regulatory environment make the area a desirable location, Schneider said.

The I-370 commercial corridor features excellent manufacturers like Patriot Machine, Mitek, Newco Enterprises and Air Products, Schneider said. St. Charles County offers business owners a top notch “available work force with infrastructure in place.”

Vacancy rates in business and industrial/ warehousing zones are well below those for St. Louis County. That’s good news for the jobs picture which, in turn, has a bearing on new retail stores entering the market – the third rung of the commercial real estate ladder.

The problem for property owners and retailers is new rules for commercial loans.

FDIC reduced the loan-to-value (LTV) caps from 80 percent down to 65 percent.

Less cash is available for expansion or refurbishing aging properties.

Retail real estate is St. Charles County’s canary in the coal mine. The county is experiencing a 12 percent retail vacancy rate, according to a Cassidy Turley market report for January 2010.

Trends along the I-64 corridor indicate that area is reflective of what happens in West St. Louis County. When retail vacancies began popping up across the river in third quarter 2008, it wasn’t long before more empty storefronts began to appear here.

To aid in filling those vacancies economic development professionals and local governments have some opportunities and tools available.

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LOCAL LEADERS, from page 14 relocating tenants” from older, declining trade centers to the newer, more desirable locations within the region.

While St. Charles County benefits from some St. Louis area retailers opening locations here, municipalities are focusing efforts on aging commercial centers that are losing tenants and new shopping centers failing to fill brand new storefronts.

Cassidy Turner reports: “…leasing activity this year has been a ‘flight to quality’ in which tenants are relocating from inferior locations and taking advantage of the opportunity to penetrate more desirable markets.”

For municipalities committed to maintaining and growing the retail sectors, keeping commercial districts in top form is vital. Prestemon said municipalities can use economic development incentives as a tool in this vein.

Special taxing districts are one such incentive. Three commonly used taxing districts are tax increment financing (TIF), community improvement district (CID) or transportation development district (TDD).

For each the goal is to divert a portion of sales tax revenue from that district back into infrastructure improvements to update public use aspects of the property such as streets, curbs, sidewalks, lighting, parking and streetscape elements.

Some of these incentives have drawn judicial and legislative scrutiny in recent years. While the city of St. Charles has implemented two TIFs in the past year – one for the Streets of St. Charles (formerly Noah’s Ark) and the St. Charles Riverfront redevelopment district, a CID to aid the Truman Business Center on the other side of town has drawn a court challenge from Great Rivers Habitat Alliance (GRHA).

GRHA is also suing St. Peters in regard to its Lakeside 370 TIF. But TIFs aren’t the only incentive. Lake Saint Louis adjusted the parameters of a TDD for The Meadows retail center to defray the costs of a parking garage for Von Maur department store.

Dardenne Prairie is authorized to issue $2 million in economic development bonds to developers who have a buyer for the bonds.

This program is applicable to the Uptown development district at Post Road and Hwy. N, zoned for retail and office development.

St. Peters has begun work on the Old Town redevelopment district established about the same time a CID was approved to redevelop Mid Rivers Mall.

But sometimes a TIF is the most efficient incentive available – which is the case with the Cave Springs redevelopment district TIF currently being formed. This is a classic case of a highly serviceable but an aging commercial sector that has become rife with vacant retail, dining and office

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High quality thoroughfares are a prime cog in the economic development engine, according to Don Boehmer, St. Charles County intergovernmental affairs director. The planning and effort that went into infrastructure expansion and improvement two decades ago culminated perfectly with the recent residential and commercial building boom.

“The fundamentals that helped us grow the way we have” will continue to drive the county’s future development, said Boe-

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We’re ready to go.”

The county has initiated one program to jump-start continued road and bridge construction and provide construction jobs to forward-fund those municipalities with shovel-ready projects, Boehmer said. By moving up those projects, construction jobs were created and commercial districts benefitted from improved streets.

However, MoDOT matching funds are dwindling.

An alternative to pursuing this method of promoting commercial development has not yet been determined.

County government is placing its confidence in participating in the development of the China Hub project at Lambert Field, a proposed collection and distribution center between the Midwest and China trade goods.

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COALITION, from page 12 spent her entire life in education and calls the transformation of public schools “child abuse” as social engineering disguised as education has taken over the classroom.

Ted Baehr and Ann McElhinny picked up different angles to that theme as well.

Missouri Sen. Jane Cunningham (R-Dist.

7), the champion of the proposed state sovereignty bill in Jefferson City, tackled school bullying.

Cunningham introduced college student Emily Landis, who described her battle to stand with her Christian convictions without suffering the bad grades assigned to students who do not conform to liberal morays taught in class. Educator Robert Littlejohn and Debi Demien, a member of the Missouri Board of Education, addressed the methodical inroads the left has made into making the public schools ground zero for teaching the liberal agenda to the exclusion of all else.

Probably no one was more dynamic than Brigitte Gabriel. Describing her life as a child born in the democracy of Lebanon, Gabriel said she became a teenager as Islamic radicals were taking over her country.

Her dramatic story was one of survival (at one point she lived on grass and dandelion leaves) and revival as she launched a career as a television broadcaster in Israel and her eventual migration to the United States, where she is launching the conservative answer to Moveon.org.

Gabriel alerted her rapt audience to the signs that a similar fate awaits the United States as that which occurred in Lebanon in the 1970s.

“I see what is coming here because that is what happened in my country,” Gabriel said. “An incremental takeover of the only functioning democracy in the Middle East in which Muslims and Christians shared equally in the houses of government became a nation ruled by Shariah Law.” After the Muslims took over Lebanon, she said women were no longer allowed out of the home without head-to-toe coverings and in the company of a male family member, to own property or seek an education. Christians who would not convert were summarily slaughtered.

“We didn’t see it coming,” Gabriel said.

“It couldn’t happen to us (they believed).

But it did and it is happening here. I know because your future is my past.”

Gabriel is a vibrant speaker who challenges conventional thinking. Repeating the oft-stated fact that Al Qaeda is at war with the West because of a U.S. presence in the Middle East, she said, “Nonsense.”

Holding up a sheaf of papers, Gabriel described a covenant of Islamic leaders, laid out in 1928, providing step-by-step instructions on how Islam would infiltrate

the world and convert the population to that religion and way of life.

“The U.S. was not present in the Middle East in 1928,” Gabriel said, going on to list the many steps that now are being carried out by the 1928 document.

One is indoctrination of school children.

Gabriel discussed state boards of education caving to Islamic leaders’ demands that aspects of Islam be taught in public schools while those same schools outlaw “the 10 Commandments and Christmas trees.”

In the name of diversity, radical Islam is

using Americans’ good will against them deliberately and with the purpose of eradicating Jewish and Christian teachings from society, Gabriel said.

Missouri Sen. Jim Lembke (R-Dist. 1) shared his discomfort with having to follow the energetic, effusive Gabriel but soldiered on with a recitation of the Founding Fathers’ Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Placing special emphasis on those rights not listed in the founding documents as belonging to the individual states, other-

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Bu llet i n Boa rd Wentzville Moral high ground Almost 100 high school students from Wentzville tackled a variety of moral dilemmas with the help of local business leaders and elected officials earlier this month.

Sophomore students from Holt and Timberland High Schools were asked to consider a number of questions in the “Ethical Decision Making in the Workplace Workshop.” Students discussed and debated with one another, and sought the advice of the experienced business people at their tables.

“It’s a great opportunity to interact with the young people in the community and hopefully share some values with students who will soon be in our workforce,” said bank president Frank Klaas.

The program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to understand how values and ethics are acquired, examine the role of ethics in the decisionmaking process, and help them explore the application of their ethical values to career fields and jobs.

“It’s really fun, and it makes you think about your priorities and values,” said Lauren Pinkston of Timberland.

Wentzville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Erin Williams said businesses benefit as well. “It’s great for both the students and our business people, because having ethical employees is an important part of a strong workforce.”

This is the seventh year that the Wentzville School District, The city of Wentzville, and the Wentzville Chamber of Commerce have worked together to organize the event.

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Ashley Porter have committed to play soccer for Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. “We’re very excited to have Alyssa and Ashley come on board,” said CulverStockton Head Coach Dave Morris. “We are looking for triple threat student athletes: Players who are outstanding students, outstanding soccer players and who will be a terrific addition to our college community.

Alyssa and Ashley certainly fit that bill.”

Houska has played varsity soccer for the Wolves since her freshman year and Porter earned her varsity spot her sophomore year.

Houska has a 3.9 GPA and has been named to the All-GAC Academic Team since her freshman year.

Both girls are also teammates in the off season as well, as they both play club ball for NORCO.

Teacher of the Year The O’Fallon VFW Post 5077 has named Crossroads Elementary Teacher Janet Studstill their Teacher of the Year.

The VFW recognized Studstill during its 30th annual Community Appreciation Awards Dinner held in January.

“It is a privilege to teach the students at Crossroads to love America and honor and respect our veterans,” Studstill said. “My heart beats a little faster when I see our students singing the service songs or hear them singing ‘God Bless the USA.’ I hope that I can instill in them a profound feeling of love for our country.”

Studstill was presented with a gift card and plaque for her “outstanding and dedicated service in fostering true patriotism in honoring American Veterans.” Studstill has taught for the Wentzville School District for 11 years and was instrumental in planning one of the first Veteran’s Day celebrations in 1999.

Timberland seniors Alyssa Houska and

Ft. Zumwalt North High School Technology Student Association will host the ninth annual Donkey Basketball Game at 6:30 p.m. on Wed., March 10, in the North High Gym. The FZN Seniors will take on the FZN faculty; and the West Middle faculty will tackle the Twin Chimneys faculty. After a brief intermission, the two winners will play for the championship. Advanced admission is $6 and tickets can be purchased at the main office of any of the three participating schools, or for $8 at the door the night of the game. Children under six are free. For more information, call 272-4447.

Nursing or not?

Thinking caps Fort Zumwalt West Middle School entered seventh- and eighth-grade teams in the 2009 Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl’s state contest. The eighth-grade team at West Middle took first place which will allow them to participate in the nationwide competition in April.

The statewide contest is held in January each year and is conducted through self-scoring computer tests of 100 multiple choice questions.

Test areas covered include math, geography, government, sports, spelling, science, literature, English, history, general information and fun trivia.

Team members worked together around one computer and points were awarded based on how quickly and accurately the team answers the questions.

The West Middle seventh-grade team took home fourth place.

Students can get some hands-on experience in the nursing field before deciding on a career. An “Experience Nursing Day” event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on March 24, at Chamberlain campus. Any junior or senior with a 2.75 and above GPA or a 21 ACT score should see Mrs. Breuer in the guidance office at Francis Howell Central for an application.

Zoo workers needed The St. Louis Zoo is hosting a job fair this winter from 9 a.m. to noon on Sat., March 13, in the Living World center at the zoo for students interested in seasonal work during the spring, summer and fall.

Positions include catering and food service, gift shop attendants, parking lot attendants, engineers and conductors for the railroad and more.

Military ready?

Golf fundraiser The third annual golf tournament and fundraiser for the Fort Zumwalt Education Foundation will be held on April 5.

The event will help raise money for the Grow Your Own Teachers Program, cre-

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This program allows Fort Zumwalt seniors to apply and if selected, receive $3,000 per semester to attend college. Once the student completes the requirements and becomes certified, he/she returns to Fort Zumwalt to teach. Currently six students are in the program.

The four-person scramble golf tournament costs $120 per person or $450 per foursome. Corporate and tournament sponsors are still available. For more information, call Jason Sefrit at 379-4911 or Patty Corum at 240-2072.

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Francis Howell School District names new superintendent

By Amy Armour The Francis Howell School Board announced on Feb. 12 that Dr. Pam Sloan will be the new superintendent for the school district starting July 1. Sloan, who was approved unanimously by the board, will replace Dr. Renee Schuster who will retire June 30.

Before making the official announcement at a press conference, Board President Mike Sommer said the candidate chosen to fill the position must have two important characteristics as determined by the board. “(The candidate) would focus on student success and have integrity and high moral standards,” Sommer said.

Sloan, the current academic officer for the Francis Howell School District, fit the bill. The room, filled with Francis Howell teachers and administrators, gave Sloan a standing ovation.

“I want our schools to be more than test scores and budgets. My hope is that we will maintain a focus on the whole student, and that we will continue to do so in a caring and compassionate learning environments,” Sloan said.

The district spent the last five months in search of a replacement for Schuster, utilizing help from the Missouri School Board Association.

With 17 applications received from around the state, the Board of Education

narrowed the field to just five qualified candidates. Sommer said one of the candidates withdrew prior to the interview, and the board conducted interviews with the remaining four.

Sloan was the only candidate within Sloan the Francis Howell School District to interview for the position.

Sloan has worked in the Francis Howell School District for the last 17 years, first as a communications art teacher at Francis Howell North High School. In 1999 she became the associate principal at FHHS, and in 2001 she became the principal. While at FHHS, she led the academic charge of increasing student performance through the Professional Learning Communities’ school improvement model. Sloan is currently the chief academic officer for the Francis Howell School District.

Sloan has a doctorate of education degree and educational specialist degree in educational leadership from Lindenwood University.

“My intent is to continue on the current path,” said Sloan, who will work on a transition plan with Schuster.

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Technology camps Students looking for some hands-on technology projects this summer should check out the University of Science and Technology, which offers a number of different science and technology camps during the summer.

Subjects include introduction to engineering, materials, explosives, computer science, nuclear engineering and several programs specifically for girls and minority students. For more information, visit summer.mst.edu or precollege.mst.edu/

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More information is also available in guidance office at Francis Howell Central High School.

Learn and earn Students interested in a career in pharmaceutical field can learn - and earn - some spending money this summer. Walgreens and St. Louis College of Pharmacy are teaming up to offer a Careers Explorer Program June 14 through July 10.

Students will spend 10 days at St. Louis College of Pharmacy and 10 days as a student intern in a Walgreen’s Pharmacy.

Students accepted into the program will earn a $1,200 stipend. Students must be at least 16 years old by June 14, have a 3.0 GPA or higher, and strong math and science scores on the ACT or PLAN. The deadline to apply is March 5.

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By Amy Armour Construction is underway for a Transition Center to help high needs students in special education in the Fort Zumwalt School District.

“We’re really breaking new ground with this center that will work with high needs students with autism,” said Dr. Bernard DuBray, FZSD superintendent. “It’s an opportunity for kids to have their issues addressed and (transition) into a regular (school) program.”

Construction is anticipated to be complete by early March, with students utilizing the new facility after spring break.

Paul Myers, assistant superintendent of special services, said the facility was created to help students with special needs.

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ticular needs of a child that is more difficult to achieve in a typical (classroom) environment,” Myers said.

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“The facility was constructed with more opportunities for gross motor skills, for more flexible schedules and we can control more of the external activity,” Myers said.

Students, from elementary through high school, will be chosen to utilize the facility based on their individualized education program.

FZ parents ask for equal sports playing time

By Amy Armour Parents of a 16-year-old junior varsity basketball player were hoping that the Fort Zumwalt Board of Education could remind coaches to play all of its players—not just the stars.

“You need to help those coaches understand and reinforce that (sports programs) are for the kids,” said Leroy McElroy.

Leroy and Valerie McElroy spoke at the Board of Education meeting on Feb. 16 to voice concern of the athletic programs in the district—specifically the basketball program. The couple’s daughter Brittni has played basketball since third-grade and is currently on the junior varsity girls’ basketball team at Fort Zumwalt West High School.

“There are five kids playing 98 percent of the game…and that’s totally contradicting the rules of (Missouri State High School Activities Association)…it isn’t meant to promote five players on the team, but to

promote all players that make the team. It seems to me, and to other parents, that concept is getting lost,” Leroy McElroy said.

“We just want to create an awareness and bring it to your attention because it’s hurting our kids,” said Valerie McElroy.

The McElroy’s said their daughter talked to her coach about more playing time and asked for ways to improve her game. The parents also met with the athletic director and the principal.

“What is the point of having a process if the end result is the same,” said Valerie McElroy.

“Is it there for the kids or is it for the coaches and their own glory,” said Leroy McElroy. “This is not a major circuit. It’s high school basketball.”

Bernie DuBray, superintendent of FZSD, said the athletic programs are definitely for the kids. “But the coaches determine the play time,” DuBray said. The board cannot order the coaches on who to play and for how long, he said.

FZ summer school schedule changed

By Amy Armour High school students will get the chance to hit the pools earlier this summer—even if summer school is required.

The Fort Zumwalt Board of Education unanimously approved a new summer school schedule for high school students that will allow students to earn recovery credits in just 20 days this summer.

Jackie Floyd said the summer school schedule at the high school level typically took most of June and July, with students attending Monday through Thursday. This

year students will attend school Monday through Friday from June 7 to July 2.

“This gives students and parents some time off for the summer to take a vacation,” Floyd said.

The first and second semester this summer will run simultaneously, with classes held from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with a break in between.

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Hitting that message hard saved the local housing industry from a disastrous 2009.

But now it’s 2010.

To roll out phase two of the housing industry’s updated message at a Feb. 16 news conference, spokesmen from the St. Charles County Assn. of Realtors (SCCAR), Home Builders Assn. (HBA), Economic Development Center (EDC) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) made up a forum at St. Peters City Hall.

Real estate is still a good investment, said SCCAR spokesman Merle Schneider.

“Over time real estate appreciates an average of 6.4 percent.”

Going forward, Schneider said all indications predict future average sales prices for homes in this region are likely to drop from just over $200,000 to just under that amount. While interest rates remain low now every expectation is they will soon increase.

“They could shoot up rapidly,” Schneider said. “We’ll need a smoother transition” as big changes in the market tend to create uncertainty – the key to the downturn that began in 2008.

The new reality for homebuilders is a bit more complicated. Developers have to be better at anticipating the desires of future homebuyers.

HBA Vice President Pat Sullivan affirmed Schneider’s ascertain that there is “a lot of pent-up demand out there.”

While real estate sales organizations deal in homes on the market now, homebuilders have to constantly watch the horizon and build the type home most likely to sell in the lease amount of time.

But the new reality is pointing to smaller homes situated on smaller lots with lower price points, Sullivan said. “Homes (priced) between $150,000 and $200,000 are going to be in much greater demand. This is our new norm.”

EDC President Greg Prestemon pointed out new construction standards meet a higher threshold of energy efficiency and use of recycled building products.

The home of the future young family won’t necessarily be the same three-bedroom, two-bath ranch that typified suburbs.

Housing industry leaders are placing a great deal of confidence in the expanded and updated package of incentives.

Incentives, combined with the desirability of living here have shielded the local housing industry from the worst of the housing bust of 2008-09. Sullivan said, “St. Charles County remains the strongest part of the metropolitan St. Louis market.”

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Alexander Syrigos (23 goals, 9 assists) and Adam Otten (22 goals, 20 assists) are currently the main offensive threats for the Spartans this season.

Over in the Wickenheiser Cup, Wentzville Holt (15-5-1) is also in the semifinal round of the playoffs as it takes on Oakville.

The Indians posted a 2-2 tie with Oakville in the first game of the two-game series as Holt received goals from Austin Flynn and

Cody Kettler. Flynn currently has 10 goals and 20 assists this season while Kettler has amassed 16 goals and 20 assists during the 2009-10 campaign. Cory Kettler currently leads the Indians with 28 goals and 15 assists.

The Founders Cup will be very interesting this season with Timberland (5-13-1) taking on Westminster in the semifinal round. The Wolves received two goals from Adam Stotts along with goals from Nate Koerner and Adam Leonard in a 4-3 win over Westminster.

Ft. Zumwalt South (2-19) will take on Ft. Zumwalt East (6-14-1) in the other semifinal series of the Founders Cup. Zumwalt South’s Justin Lincoln (20 goals, 11 assists) and Tyler Tillotson (17 goals, 14 assists) are the top two offensive threats for the Bulldogs. Zumwalt East’s Jordan Stradtman currently leads the Lions with 20 goals and 3 assists this season.

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MEETINGS, NETWORKING & WORKSHOPS Partners for Progress of Greater St. Charles, in cooperation with the St. Charles County League of Chambers, hosts a METS Week Celebration Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Fri., March 5 at Old Hickory Golf Club in St. Peters. METS is a statewide effort to encourage students to pursue studies, careers and activities involving math, engineering, technology and science. Deb Hollingsworth, vice president of external affairs for AT&T Missouri and president of the Missouri METS Coalition, is the keynote speaker. A presentation by St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehl-

The grand opening of Travel Leaders/ Jan’s Travel and Cruise new location at 7326 Village Center Drive in O’Fallon recently was celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The full-service travel agency services vacation and corporate travelers. Pictured cutting the ribbon is Jan Stanczak, owner, joined by family, staff and friends. Also in attendance for the celebration were representatives of the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce, the city of O’Fallon, and O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy. mann to recognize local students also is featured. Admission is free and registration is required. Call 441-6880, ext. 221.

• • • The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce Business Education Committee will present “Starting 2010 A Step Ahead” from 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. on Wed., March 10 at the Webster University WingHaven Campus in O’Fallon. Local business owners will present sessions on marketing, finance, technology and human resources, providing attendees with the latest practices and ideas on how to improve their business performance and infrastructure. Attendees may attend any or all of the sessions.

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• • • St. Charles Community College will present “Write it Right: Business Writing Techniques” from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thurs., March 11 at Old Hickory Golf Club. Attendees will learn the three steps to professional business writing, how to overcome writer’s block, the correct format for memos and letters, e-mail etiquette and grammar rules. For registration information, visit edcalliance.com.

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By Julie Brown Patton Approximately 28 million Americans suffer from migraines, according to National Headache Foundation statistics.

Dr. Frasat Chaudhry, a board-certified neurologist with the Brain and Spine Center at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, said The Migraine Relief Institute in Des Peres uses special headaches are classified into technology to diagnose headache patterns. two types: primary, which include tension-type aches all factors related to when her migraines and migraines; and secondary headaches, occurred, especially what foods she was which are caused by something spe- eating. Roberts encourages migraine sufcific, such as fasting, nose or sinus disease, ferers to go through a similar study, if head trauma or an intracranial disease like possible, because it can determine an india tumor. vidual’s best time for taking medications.

One local medical facility specializes in Chaudhry said that factors causing migraines may include stress, worry, men- diagnosing hard-to-treat migraines. The struation, oral contraceptives, exertion, Migraine Relief Institute opened about a fatigue, lack of sleep, hunger, head trauma year ago in Des Peres.

Dr. William Collins heads the Institute. or certain foods and beverages containing nitrites, glutamate, aspartame, tyramine Collins said that his drug-free therapy and possibly other unidentified chemi- helps brains start to function better, and in cals. Lunch meats, sodas, MSG, choco- turn, gets rid of migraines.

The Migraine Relief Institute is the only late and alcohol – particularly red wine St. Louis facility using quantitative EEG – are common instigators, he said.

Area resident Terri Roberts started get- (electroencephalography) technology to ting migraines when she was pregnant with diagnose complex migraine or headache her first child, now 24 years old. Roberts patterns. Also unique is its use of a Neubelieves hormonal changes prompt her roSensory Reintegration system for finding the root causes of migraines. bouts.

“For the first 10 years of dealing with “Our current outcome studies indicate migraines, I didn’t know what they that 90 percent of the individuals who have were from,” Roberts said. “Everybody’s received treatment at the Institute have had migraines are different. Mine tended to last a cessation of migraines and headaches,” three days. It took a while to realize a pat- said Melissa Gragg, the Institute’s vice tern, and I’ve gotten help with them in the president of operations. “The remaining 10 percent have had a significant reduction in last 12 years.”

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Forty-two percent of all adults surveyed said that they or someone they know has been helped by following medical advice or health information found online.

Turning to the Internet for medical information can be beneficial, but not all information found online is reliable or current.

According to the National Institute on Aging, good places to start when researching health issues on the Internet are: • Nih.gov, the National Institutes of Health Web site, which features information on almost every health topic.

• Medlineplus.gov, the National Library of Medicine’s Medline Plus, with information on more than 700 topics.

• Nihseniorhealth.gov, which provides health information for older adults.

There are Web sites on nearly every conceivable health topic but no rules overseeing the validity of the information they provide. When consulting a site, the National Institute on Aging recommends seeking out the following information, which often can be found under the “About Us” or the “Contact Us” heading: • Who sponsors the site? Is the funding source readily apparent? The Web site

address may help: .gov identfies a government agency; .edu identifies an educational institution; .org identifies a professional organization, such as a scientific or research society or an advocacy group; and .com identifies a commercial entity, such as a business, pharmaceutical company or perhaps a hospital.

• Can you reach the sponsor? Most trustworthy sites provide contact information.

• Who wrote the information? Contributors should be identified, and any financial interest in the content should be made clear.

Be wary of testimonials; there is a big difference between a Web site developed by someone with a financial interest in a topic versus a site offering scientific evidence.

• Who reviews the information? Click on “About Us” to see if an editorial board of experts on the health topic validates the information provided.

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Dr. Amy Grawey

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Amy Grawey, M.D., of Integrated Family Health is Board-certified and a member of the Academy of American Family Physicians.

She sees patients Monday-Friday in her office at Progress West HealthCare Center.

A mother herself, Dr. Grawey’s special interests include providing support for breastfeeding mothers, in-depth nutrition counseling and helping patients achieve weight loss goals.

“My favorite part of my job is talking with patients about staying healthy,” Dr. Grawey said. “Whether counseling about getting healthy before becoming pregnant, fostering healthy eating habits in children or lowering blood pressure and cholesterol in adults, a large part of my role is as a health coach.”

While her practice emphasizes young families, she sees patients of all ages.

“I want to help people incorporate staying healthy into their daily lives, and if a person has a chronic illness I want to help lessen the effects that disease has on their daily living,” Dr. Grawey said.

Early morning and late evening appointments are available, and Dr. Grawey is currently accepting new patients.

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The group consists of five board certified, highly-skilled surgeons: Daniel J. Bergmann, M.D.; Kenneth A. Hacker, M.D.; Laurel A. Yeager, M.D.; Jennifer L. Etling, M.D.; and Jerad P. Miller, M.D. Dr. Miller is the only board-certified colo-rectal surgeon in St. Charles County. Dr. Bergmann is Chief Medical Officer at Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital and Dr. Hacker is Chief of Staff at Progress West HealthCare Center.

Benrus surgeons specialize in general surgery, including hernia repair; gallbladder disease, offering a one-incision gallbladder procedure; laparoscopic surgery (including minimally-invasive colon surgery); and anorectal pathology, including hemorrhoids and fissures. Dr. Yeager specializes in the treatment of breast disease and breast cancer. Benrus is the community leader in minimally-invasive surgery, hernia repairs, colo-rectal and breast procedures.

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“I decided right then that this was my calling,” said Dr. Cooper, doctor of chiropractic and certified acupuncturist.

In practice for ten years, Dr. Cooper prides herself on listening to patients and providing treatment that best suits their individual needs. She utilizes many chiropractic techniques for treating back pain, disc bulges, headaches, whiplash, carpal tunnel syndrome and other problems. She uses acupuncture to help patients with chronic pain, fatigue, digestive disorders, anxiety, infertility and more. For arthritis, bursitis and tendonitis, she offers cold laser therapy.

“I can treat many different conditions during a short period of time so you can get back to your life without pain quickly,” Dr. Cooper said.

As an added service, Dr. Cooper’s office files all patient insurance claims and is a provider for most insurance companies.

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Fatiha K. McCaine, D.C.

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Dr. Fatiha McCaine is a graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic. She is certified in acupuncture, chiropractic pediatrics, Usui Reiki, and Kinesio taping.

“My practice provides services for the entire community,” Dr. McCaine said. “Children, adolescents, adults and geriatric problems all can be treated with their own unique approach.”

Dr. McCaine treats each patient in accordance with a plan that is designed to fit their age, occupation, fitness level and health goals. The most common issues she addresses are chronic pain, stress/ anxiety, and smoking cessation, but she welcomes all conditions and symptoms.

“Because I use acupuncture and Reiki, this allows for a wider treatment scope,” Dr. McCaine said. “I get people well, and I accomplish this by remaining ethical and affordable.”

Techniques utilized by Dr. McCaine reduce the need for drugs and surgery. Nutritional supplements can be integrated into treatment; supports, pillows and orthotics are available through her office. Eden Chiropractic and Wellness also provides affordable care for the uninsured.

Linda K. Therkildsen, D.O.

Belleau Creek Family Care 8089 Mexico Road • St. Peters 636.379.3434 Dr. Linda K. Therkildsen, a physician who is board certified in Family Medicine, practices at Belleau Creek Family Care in St. Peters and is on staff at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. Since the time she was a very young girl, Dr. Therkildsen had a strong desire to pursue a career in medicine.

“I am sincerely concerned for others and have always been fascinated by the science involved in the medical field,” she said.

A true family doctor with more than 20 years of experience in the field of Family Medicine, Dr. Therkildsen provides compassionate care for people of all ages, so she can treat every member of the family. She provides routine exams and well-woman visits, administers immunizations, treats most non-emergent and seriously acute illnesses, and monitors patients’ chronic medical conditions.

A doctor of osteopathy, Dr. Therkildsen has received specialized training in the body’s musculo-skeletal system – the interconnected system of nerves, muscles and bones – and has a keen understanding of the ways that an illness or injury in one part of the body can affect another. That expertise enables her to provide hands-on, manipulative treatments for a variety of musculo-skeletal issues, thereby offering her patients more comprehensive medical care.

At Belleau Creek Family Care, the primary focus is on making every patient feel at home.

“I have always had a good ability to make patients feel comfortable and at ease,” Dr. Therkildsen said. “We strive to provide a very comfortable and caring environment for all of our patients.”

Belleau Creek Family Care is open every Monday-Thursday as well as on some Saturdays each month. For the convenience of patients, Dr. Therkildsen offers extended hours on Wednesday evenings. New patients of all ages currently are being accepted.

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Damon Hays, D.P.M.

Hays Foot & ankle Center 8067 Mexico Road • St. Peters 636.379.2272 www.haysfootandankle.com Hays Foot & Ankle Center is the medical practice of Dr. Damon Hays, a podiatrist who is board qualified in foot surgery and reconstructive foot and ankle surgery.

“We are a podiatric medical practice serving patients from children through the elderly,” said Dr. Hays, a native of St. Louis. “We provide comprehensive foot care to our patients. This can include everything from diabetic footcare to the crafting of custom orthotics to surgery, if necessary.”

Dr. Hays and his staff pride themselves on making Hays Foot & Ankle Center a center for excellence in the diagnosis and treatment of foot and ankle conditions.

Using cutting-edge technologies and innovative approaches, they are able to provide their patients with the highest possible quality of care.

As a premier provider of podiatric services in the St. Louis area, Hays Foot & Ankle Center is a patient-centered practice that is deeply committed to delivering a level of care that surpasses patient expectations. They realize that at the end of the day, it is not just a foot they are treating – it is a person.

“We take a ‘patients first’ approach,” Dr. Hays explained.

With that in mind, Dr. Hays takes whatever time is required to answer all patient questions and concerns. Flexible office hours – including evening hours – are standard so that patients can secure prompt appointments and get their problems resolved in a timely fashion.

Dr. Hays usually advises his patients to catch foot and ankle pain early, so that it is not given the opportunity to worsen. “Over time, problems that were once only mild annoyances can potentially develop into more painful and serious conditions.

Some of the most common early warning signs include ankle pain, the curling of the toes, or painful bunions,” said Dr. Hays.

Richard A. Bligh, M.D., M.B.A.

St. LouiS Center of Preventive & Longevity MediCine 777 S. New Ballas Rd., Ste. 200E • Town & Country • 314.994.1536 • www.drblighmd.com Dr. Richard A. Bligh is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Anti-Aging Medicine. One aspect of his practice focuses on bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

“My interests run in preventive medicine, and that is where I got an interest in bioidentical hormones,” Dr. Bligh said.

Women experiencing night sweats, hot flashes, decreased libido, lower energy levels, a change in skin and hair, fuzzy thinking and a decreased ability to multi-task can benefit from bioidentical HRT. Those conditions result from the decline in hormone levels that occurs with age, and bioidentical hormones replenish those hormones. In most case, hormone pellets are implanted in the hip and are effective for three to four months. “‘Bioidentical’ means it is the exact same chemical composition that’s normally found in your body – it’s not a synthetic,” Dr. Bligh said. “It really works, and it makes a big difference.”

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Thomas M. Siler, M.D., Frank S. Calandrino, Jr., M.D., Sergio G. Garcia, M.D.

Midwest Chest Consultants, P.C. 330 First Capitol Drive, Suite 470 • St. Charles 636.946.1650 • www.midwestchest.com The physicians at Midwest Chest Consultants are recognized leaders in pulmonary and sleep medicine.

Drs. Siler, Calandrino and Garcia are Board certified pulmonologists with decades of experience. They are the medical directors of the Center for Sleep Disorders at SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, the area’s only American Academy of Sleep Medicineaccredited sleep center.

Midwest Chest Consultants physicians specialize in diagnosing and treating lung disorders and breathing-related symptoms. When someone presents with a chronic cough, breathing difficulty, persistent lung infection, chest tightness, snoring, sleep disorder or other respiratory problem, they provide the skill and knowhow to resolve the problem. The only area source for the full array of interventional bronchoscopy, Midwest Chest Consultants can provide more thorough lung evaluations, diagnose problems sooner and offer better outcomes to those who previously had few options for improved health.

The physicians at Midwest Chest Consultants help patients breathe easy and sleep well.

Paul Burns, D.D.S.

Family and CosmetiC dentistry 2315 Technology Drive, Suite 101 • O’Fallon 636.561.9255 www.myfamilysdentist.com “Some of my fondest memories include spending time in the dental office of a good friend,” said Paul Burns, D.D.S. “He provided great dental health care in a small southern town, and I was captivated by what he could do. I had natural aptitude for and interest in the science field, which made me even more determined to have a dental career.”

That determination led Dr. Burns – with limited financial resources and sheer will – to earn a spot at the University of Missouri’s Kansas City Dental School and graduate with a Doctoral of Dental Surgery degree.

For more than 20 years, he has cared for patients in the St. Charles community with that same small town attitude, providing treatment in general, cosmetic and family dentistry in a highly modern and technical atmosphere.

With long-term patient relationships as his primary goal, Dr. Burns and his staff are dedicated to maintaining healthy teeth and beautiful smiles in a comfortable, friendly environment. Patients are guaranteed prompt attention, 24-hour service answered by a staff member and a dentist who stands behind his work.

Dr. Burns’ staff includes two registered dental hygienists with 30 years of combined experience and a receptionist/office manager who is a certified dentist assistant with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and technology.

Most importantly, Dr. Burns understands that during these uncertain economic times, families are making hard choices between healthy living and basic necessities, so he is constantly developing avenues to make dental health affordable. His office consultations are always complimentary.

Dr. Burns’ and his staff care about their patient’s health and smiles. He offers all new adult patients who come in for an exam, cleaning and 4 bitewing xrays, a “Complimentary Custom Home Whiting Kit.” The kit is a $300 value consisting of custom trays and 12 day supply of whitening. Please call the office today at (636) 561-9255 or visit their website at www.myfamilysdentist.com for further information or to make an appointment.

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The event, sponsored by CrossHaven Church, is free. For more information, call 639-6775. **** The 4th annual Baby Kid Expo will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., April 10, at the St. Charles Convention Center.

The expo is currently seeking applications from family focused businesses to be a part of the event. Exhibitors range from daycares, tutors, photographers, dance groups, sports groups, camp information, clothing, private schools, activities, nutrition, health and home based businesses. The event is free. For more information, call Heather Deatz at 1-866-654-EXPO or visit babykidexpo.com.

CLASSES & SEMINARS BJC Home Care Services is offering a free caregiver class from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Thurs., March 4, at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. Find out about home care choices and how to qualify for assistance at home. For more information, call Barbara Level at 314-575-3983.

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The St. Charles County Youth Orchestra HELP WANTED Spring Concert will be held at 2 p.m. on The 4th annual Shower of Love, the Sat., March 13 at the Lindenwood Univer- St. Charles Countywide collection drive sity Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles. for baby-care items, will be held in April.

Tickets are $3 for adults, $1 per child and Sponsored by The Community and Chilare available by e-mail at sccyo@sccyo. dren’s Resource Board (CCRB), proorg, by calling 916-0515 or at the door. Newsmagazine ceeds from the shower will benefit the Salesperson: Crisis Nursery, Mary Queen of Angels, Proof: Client: CIRCUS Our Lady’s Inn and Youth In Need. BusiThe Moolah Shrine Circus will be held nesses are needed to be a community from Thurs., March 18 to Sun., March 21 collection site, to host a baby shower, to at the Family Arena. There will be seven volunteer at participating grocery stores shows, and tickets range from $15 to $38. on May 6 or to donate items. For more For more information, call 896-4200. information, contact Michelle McElfresh 939-6200 or mamcelfresh@sbcglobal.net.

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By SUZANNE CORBETT Innovation is the force driving the success of The using thinly sliced cucumber and/or daikon Drunken Fish Sushi Restaurant & Lounge. Since opening radish as the sushi wrapper instead of nori, the in 2003, its chefs have presented Japanese sushi classics traditional seaweed sheets.

“Nori can be salty, so this interpretation alongside new, creative combinations that even the sushiallows for a totally different flavor,” Schilshy embrace.

“There’s an endless assortment of sushi combinations, ler said. “I really like the cucumber wrapper and our chefs work hard to create new and different things because it’s so refreshing. We’re the only place all the time,” said Allison Schiller, Drunken Fish market- in St. Louis making sushi like this.”

Drunken Fish serves makimono, too. ing director. “We’re about ready to roll out about 30 new “Makimono has fish and other ingredients menu items. One of the newer items is the BLT roll that’s and rice while sushi is just one item over or rolled in nori and rice.”

Thinking outside the bento box – and a great take on wrapped with rice,” Schiller said.

Among the signature makimono items is the the mini “sammy” craze – is Drunken Fish’s take on the slider, an excellent example of Asian fusion. The Japanese Drunken Fish Roll, a tightly wrapped roll with slider is built on a fluffy, steamed bun that is stuffed with shrimp tempura, asparagus and Japanese mayo The Starburst Roll – crab, Japanese mayo, shrimp tempura, avocado, crowned with tuna, sprouts, masago, tempura tarnago and masago wrapped in soy paper and topped with honey-wasabi a seasoned tuna or pork mixture.

“You’ll want to try the sticky fries with those,” Schiller crumbs, and eel sauce. The Philly Roll, perfect mayo and spicy sauce – is a Drunken Fish signature makimono selection. said. “It’s our version of home fries. These are made with for sushi neophytes, is filled with salmon, avolike the Sake Waterfall, the Saketini, and the Sake Peach Japanese sweet potatoes and are caramelized and sprinkled cado, and cream cheese.

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Mechanical skills a must, able to use basic tools, heavy lifting required.

We check references and credit. Must pass a drug test, criminal record check and driving record check. Submit resume to: chuck@tileandbathservice.com PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS OR WALK-INS.

Help Wanted Computer Services

Computer Service & Support

for Small Business & Individuals

Computer Problems?

Computer Support Needs?

Computer Training Needs?

Website Needs or Questions?

Moving to a MAC? For Economical On Demand Service and Support Since 1995

Call 636-532-0859

Ask about our special offers for new customers!

Flooring Services Mill Direct Pricing on Name Brand Carpet, Laminate and Hard Woods. Free financing, free estimates. We employ our own installers. Call Beautiful Carpet 314-994-1012

Lumber and Millwork Driver/ Loader for Metro St. Louis area deliveries. Must have current CDL with airbrakes. A minimum of 5 years experience to include Forklift and Moffitt use.

Apply in person at Kelly Building Products, 425 Old State Road, Ellisville, MO

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Insurance Services

Home Inprovement

St. Louis Remodeling Pros

314-220-8282

FREE DESIGN & ESTIMATES Specializing in finished basements!

Plumbing Services ANYTHING IN PLUMBING. Good Prices!

Basement bathrooms, small repairs & code violations repaired.

Fast Service. Call anytime: 314-409-5051

Pet Services

Love 'N' Care Pet Care

Quality Puppies For Sale FREE Vet Visit & Health Package

Over 20 breeds to choose from Just in time for Valentines Day Full Service Grooming & Boarding Facilities

Newly Remodeled Showroom 104 Laura Hill Rd. (off Hwy K) St. Peters/O'Fallon 63376

636-240-3647

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