It seems nearly impossible to fathom that someone as brilliant and funny as Robin Williams could be so tortured emotionally that he takes himself out of the human race. Yet, last week, one by one, each of us across the whole globe, fixed our attention on the sad news of this beloved actor’s suicide. Sometimes, a blip of news in the vast sea of information we are bombarded with daily, seems to slap us so hard in the face that we can almost hear the collective groan rippling through space and time. Then we all try our best to reckon with reality. And what a devastating reality Robin Williams’ death reveals - that someone who, by his very nature, brought
- Aug 26,
Yes, I'll disclaim that I'm biased right off the bat. But I've also been around music my entire life: signed to a national record company in the early 90s and toured as an artist for 12 years. My oldest son's songwriting ability is remarkable for the age of 14. Coming off his July-released song on iTunes "Can't Handle It", this week Ben wrote a song for one of his best friends whose father was recently deployed to Afghanistan. The song is called "Baby Just Fall" and a video of the song is available for you to view.
Aug 17,It was clear from the beginning as I was bombarded by countless questions that it wasn't going my way. Here's an example: Becker: Both Wally Duncan and Bill Bach have repeatedly said they never received any notification and never received a letter from me regarding the date of the Dispute Hearing even though we contacted the city four different times: two by phone to the City's lawyer in St Louis, once by email (Feb 21) to the City's lawyer in St Louis and once by letter (Mar 14) to Mr. Bach.
Aug 11,We received word today of the time of our next dispute hearing. I would love the support of our community at this meeting if you should be so inclined. Monday, August 6th @ 5pm City Council Chambers
Aug 01,