School Days

The following is a quote from an article in the Springfield News-Leader.

Under Wallace's legislation, local school boards also would have to hold a public hearing if they wanted to set school start dates more than 10 days before Labor Day.

"(This bill is) trying to remind school people that set dates that just maybe they're creeping a little too early into the month of August," said Wallace, a Thornfield Republican. "It's affecting the tourist industry and agriculture in some areas."

The early start of the school year in St. Louis County has had a bigger economic effect of Lesterville than the Taum Sauk event. Black River Lodge is now closed the week before Labor Day weekend and is considering closing for two weeks before.

Here is a link to the Ameren 2006 Earnings and 2007 Guidance.