By Jeff Fister
The busy holiday travel season is almost upon us and millions of people are traveling “home,” including students. I have two kids in college and I’m just thankful they attend school near a major highway —and a Megabus or Amtrak route.
Megabus service started in St. Louis about the time my oldest daughter started [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Planes, Trains… and Megabus?
November 9, 2010 – 1:57 pm
Forest Park Path Work Inspires Recollections of Favorite Rides
November 2, 2010 – 10:44 am
By Jeff Fister
I’ve spent many enjoyable hours on the various paths in Forest Park — from screaming down the hills on my bike as a helmet-less 1970s teenager to a magical night in early June when I walked by a natural light display that was like a thousand flashbulbs going off.
This [...]
Merger Isn’t Big This Election, But It’s Worth Considering
November 2, 2010 – 10:40 am
By Jeff Fister – October 13, 2010
Sometime in August I received a phone message from a high school classmate I’ve talked to maybe twice in 30-some-odd years.
“Give me a call,” he said.
We all get a lot of phone messages. A call like this, you’d expect the person to leave a reason they’re calling. But he [...]

