Tue, Apr 23, 2013
Senate Bill 207 is a major topic of conversation in Jefferson City this year. Simply put, it allows AmerenUE to add a surcharge to bills to collect funds now to pay for upcoming infrastructure investment. Under current law, AmerenUE has to wait until a project is complete before it can charge for it. I support the […]
Fri, Apr 19, 2013
To The Editor: As a consumer, electric rate hikes are something that I’ve had to deal with several times over the years. They’re unanticipated and a frustration for rate payers all across our state. For the last few months, we have heard a lot about Infrastructure Strengthening and Regulatory Streamlining legislation, commonly known as ISRS. […]
Fri, Apr 12, 2013
In only his first few months of service in the Missouri Senate, Republican Kurt Schaefer of Columbia has demonstrated extraordinary leadership. Not because he is able to bulldoze his way through the murky tangle of legislative politics but because he seeks smart ways to reach worthwhile goals and is willing to work unusually hard to get them adopted.
Thu, Apr 11, 2013
MAPLEWOOD • Drivers had to squeeze through the intersection of Hanley and Manchester roads on Wednesday, where the failure of a 1930s-vintage stormwater pipe caused the pavement to fail. “It’s a 42-inch corrugated metal pipe,” said Allen Muehlher, a program manager in the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s construction group. “You don’t see it so much anymore, […]
Tue, Apr 9, 2013
Editor, the Tribune: When I flip the light switch in my home, I’d like to be assured that the lights will actually come on. I think we often take for granted our daily use of electricity and our dependence on it. Approximately 80 percent of our electrical power is generated from coal-fired power plants. Many […]
Tue, Apr 9, 2013
Electricity is something we take for granted — and we don’t realize how much we need it until it’s gone. Each of us has suffered through a power outage after a storm. As soon as the power goes out, we are taken back hundreds of years to a time without the Internet, without television, without […]
