The Commonspace > January 2001

Church and State:
By Thomas Crone
Civics Lesson
Former deputy mayor Mike Jones holds forth about the political culture of St. Louis >>

Games:
By Thomas Crone
Boards Master
Thunder Bill Hill's in the Hall of Fame >>

Expatriates:
By Julia Smillie and Stefene Russell
You Can Take the Girl Out of St. Louis ...
Reflections on life in the big city, from two who went away >>

Communities:
By Christopher Harris
Still Life
A local filmmaker's striking look at his former northside neighborhood >>

From the Source:
By Vince Schoemehl
The Case for Home Rule
Former Mayor wants to give power to the people >>

It's All Happening:
By Thomas Crone
January Events: Musts to See, Do and Hear
"War of the Worlds" and St. Louis Record Collector's Show >>

Young Minds:
By Thomas Crone
Pint-sized Poets Write What They Know
Students from Bryan Hill Elementary School know about love, money and more >>

The Ordinary Eye:
By Rev. Martha A. Brunell
Pillar of Strength
Friedens Church continues to anchor the Hyde Park neighborhood, even though much has changed >>

Elsewhere:
By Chris King
Art Dog #21
Of monsters, puppets, Japanese porn and gummy worms >>

Sights and Sounds:
By Thomas Crone
After the Fall: Srebrenica Survivors in St. Louis
A new book documents the Bosnian experience in St. Louis >>

Media Shoegaze:
By Thomas Crone
Random Notes on Local Media
Chuck Norman's party, JC's book and other media tidbits >>

A Day's Work:
By Carrie Lindsey
Bring the Noise
The pleasures and pitfalls of publishing the NoisyPaper >>

From the Editor:
By Thomas Crone
Schemes A-Plenty
Towards the civic good and a weekly paycheck >>