Copyright 2009 - St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU KWMU Commentaries are provided by St. Louis leaders in our community. en http://www.stlpublicradio.org/programs/commentaries/feed.xml St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU St. Louis Public Radio's Commentaries are provided by St. Louis leaders in our community. Anna Maria von Phul, like any young woman of breeding, knew such arts as sketching and drawing, a bit of music, embroidery and other fine needlework. Considered a spinster at age thirty-two, she had learned to occupy her time with these ladylike skills. But in addition to a talent for genteel watercolors, she had an artist’s eye for the everyday and gave us a rare vision of a vanished time. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST http://www.stlpublicradio.org/programs/commentaries/commentary.php?cid=1218 St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU Anna Maria von Phul, like any young woman of breeding, knew such arts as sketching and drawing, a bit of music, embroidery and other fine needlework. Considered a spinster at age thirty-two, she had learned to occupy her time with these ladylike skills. But in addition to a talent for genteel watercolors, she had an artist’s eye for the everyday and gave us a rare vision of a vanished time. 2:00 When the late Marguerite Ross Barnett became Chancellor of the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1986, she went to visit the CEO of a major corporation headquartered here. “What’s your vision for UMSL?” asked the CEO. “To be a world-class university,” said Chancellor Barnett. “What’s wrong with just being good?” was the executive’s reply. Risking adequacy to seek excellence is all too rare in our region. We find it difficult to pay the price to be on top. That’s why we have been so fortunate to have Dr. Peter Raven leading the Missouri Botanical Garden for the past forty years. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST http://www.stlpublicradio.org/programs/commentaries/commentary.php?cid=1217 St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU When the late Marguerite Ross Barnett became Chancellor of the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1986, she went to visit the CEO of a major corporation headquartered here. “What’s your vision for UMSL?” asked the CEO. “To be a world-class university,” said Chancellor Barnett. “What’s wrong with just being good?” was the executive’s reply. Risking adequacy to seek excellence is all too rare in our region. We find it difficult to pay the price to be on top. That’s why we have been so fortunate to have Dr. Peter Raven leading the Missouri Botanical Garden for the past forty years. 2:00 After surveying several Missouri newspapers and press services, it appears that the Missouri House and Senate will pass some form of required drug testing of welfare recipients and, possibly, lawmakers, judges, and other state officials. A bill requiring welfare recipients to be drug tested passed the House last year but died in the Senate. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST http://www.stlpublicradio.org/programs/commentaries/commentary.php?cid=1213 St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU After surveying several Missouri newspapers and press services, it appears that the Missouri House and Senate will pass some form of required drug testing of welfare recipients and, possibly, lawmakers, judges, and other state officials. A bill requiring welfare recipients to be drug tested passed the House last year but died in the Senate. 2:00 Compassion fatigue is the gravest danger to recovery in Haiti. The unrelenting sameness of the video images and news stories coming out of Port Au Prince is beginning to numb our ability to experience grief and loss and channel those emotions into positive actions. To keep donors and relief workers engaged, we need a rotation schedule for Haitian relief. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST http://www.stlpublicradio.org/programs/commentaries/commentary.php?cid=1212 St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU Compassion fatigue is the gravest danger to recovery in Haiti. The unrelenting sameness of the video images and news stories coming out of Port Au Prince is beginning to numb our ability to experience grief and loss and channel those emotions into positive actions. To keep donors and relief workers engaged, we need a rotation schedule for Haitian relief. 2:00 Sometimes the easiest of changes can make an enormous difference for children if educators are willing to switch and not give negative reasons for change such as the challenge of putting coats away, and finding bathroom time. We all want children to succeed but often as adults we are not willing to face the inconvenience of doing something differently, thus upsetting the status quo. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:00:00 CST http://www.stlpublicradio.org/programs/commentaries/commentary.php?cid=1216 St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU Sometimes the easiest of changes can make an enormous difference for children if educators are willing to switch and not give negative reasons for change such as the challenge of putting coats away, and finding bathroom time. We all want children to succeed but often as adults we are not willing to face the inconvenience of doing something differently, thus upsetting the status quo. 2:00