Speaking of the role of the state in 1927, Smith said: "The State is a living force. It must have the ability to clothe itself with human understanding of the daily, living needs of those whom it is created to serve."
A “New Era Progressive”, Smith advocated local government funded facilities and services such as hospitals, parks and schools in poor and working-class areas.
St. Lou was the original slacker town back then. So conservative, but cheap rents with lots of affordable housing. The place was filled with perpetual grad students and artists, you just had to look for them.
I remember driving from St Louis to Kansas City a bunch of years ago and stopped and off at a museum dedicated to the proposition that Elvis is, in fact, alive. It was pretty much a bunch of blurry photos.
Streetside was like the movie High Fidelity with John Cusack. You had to be a regular (with credibility) before they would take out the good stuff, the REM EP or the new Prince demo.
Need some puck luck. Watch, will score six goals next game. This article is very positive about how they played last night, and what it portends. www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
