Part II: An interview With Local Michael Costello, A Key Figure in Local Soccer Circles

After enjoying a local international legal career, Olivette resident turns to teaching at UMSL.

This is Part 2 of an interview with St. Louis native, former U. City resident now Olivette dweller who teaches in semi-retirement at UMSL. Yesterday, Costello talked about the particulars of his international business and legal career for several Fortune 500 countries. Today, he talks about how soccer fits neatly into his life. Patch: Lets switch subjects. How in the world did you get involved in soccer. Costello:  I started after I finished law school, I did post-graduate study in Europe. You can’t be there very long without being exposed to soccer.  (They call it football). The first time I got to London, all these people were wearing hideous scarves in the bars.Turns out, they were wearing the colors of their favorite soccer teams. When…

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Courtney's Corner

Royal wedding's significance shines through despite shifting focus of TV coverage

William and Kate's marriage reflects England's rich, history, going beyond what guests wore to the nuptials.

Given the fact that the news coverage about Prince William’s marriage to Kate Middleton has taken over every news source I rely on, I decided to give it a chance and watch it on Friday. When the coverage on the wedding hit its high point, I despised the never-ending headlines such as “Guess who got uninvited to the royal wedding?” or “Who do you think is designing Kate Middleton’s wedding dress?” I really didn’t understand the big hype about this wedding, considering that before these two became engaged, the media in the United States never paid much attention to their relationship. However, as I began watching the coverage about the wedding, I realized how historically rich this event is for the English society as a whole. The royal …

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James Baer

8:28 pm on Saturday, April 30, 2011

What thoughtful coverage of the Royal Wedding by our high school columnist Courtney Brooks. The analysis was superb.   more ›

Teen Talk With Kacie

The Royal Wedding From an American Teenager's Point of View

Just five days away from making history

We all know what historical event is happening this week. No, it’s not the fact that our ACT scores will be posted (although, they are going to be. Eek!). This Friday, pretty much every channel on TV will be covering the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. And it’s hard to ignore because not only will every channel be covering the wedding, but they’ve all begun their countdown with specials and TV movies. Let me tell you, folks, if you didn’t know their story before, all you would need to do is watch an hour of TV and you’ll know every detail of their life. But what does this mean for teenagers? And not just teenagers, but American teenagers? Some people have developed this negative attitude about the royal wedding, saying that …

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