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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Science Advocate To Run For City Council Spot

Cynthia Kramer is currently on Creve Coeur's Planning and Zoning Commission.

Voters in at least one Creve Coeur City Council ward will have a choice to make at the polls in April. Cynthia Kramer, a Planning and Zoning Commission member, confirmed Monday that she will file to run for the Ward 1 seat up for grabs in the spring. Beth Kistner is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. Kramer, founder of SCOPE, a non-profit organization devoted to spreading the word about how science and technology are factors in education and the workforce, sees a similar opportunity on city council to highlight the research and business assets in Creve Coeur. "I think its just an incredible opportunity to make sure that people get to know the assets we have and to be a part of helping the community continue to grow and maintain …

flyoverland

11:52 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012

I love the way liberals like to suggest allowing seniors the chance to cap their taxes and pay them after they die and the estate sells. Of course, this would remove the strongest voting block against runaway property taxes. The taxes are not "capped," they are simply delayed and the heirs will be the ones to pay them from the proceeds of their inheritance. I know this is not the province of the …   more ›

Monday, March 7, 2011

Event Brings Wide "SCOPE" of Activities To Creve Coeur

Creve Coeur-based non-profit organization works to spur interest in education, careers surrounding science and technology.

The multipurpose room at the Creve Coeur Government Center was bustling with activity on Saturday, as children from around the St. Louis area converged on an event hoping to foster and harness local interest in educational and career opportunities in the worlds of science and technology. The afternoon was sponsored by Science and Citizens Organized for Purpose and Exploration, or SCOPE, Missouri. Kids wandered from station to station, checking out displays and demonstrations from Boeing, St. Louis University, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, among others. Participants got answers to questions like why a bicycle could power a lightbulb, or if taco sauce could clean pennies. SCOPE has held similar events around the state but this …

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