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When it comes to successfully or unsuccessfully governing and managing communities, leadership decisions can make or break a city or region.

St. Louis has been cited as a city “that let greatness slip away over the 20th century.”  That’s the contention of Colin Gordon, Professor of History at the University of Iowa, in his book, Mapping Decline…St. Louis and the Fate of the American City.

With the arrival of spring, there's typically an uptick in accidents near railroad tracks.

This afternoon law enforcement teamed up with the rail industry in an effort to raise awareness of the issue.  

Police focused on monitoring traffic at two crossings in the metro east, stopping drivers who neglected to yield when a train was approaching.

Lindell Barton is Chief of the Alton Southern Railroad Police, and said even though railroad accidents involving motorists have declined across the country, it remains a serious problem.