Lori, that's a very interesting situation, one worth watching regardless of the outcome. If you can, please keep us posted on developments.  Thanks.
Peter Gale

Lori Allen wrote:

> Not exactly related, but interesting fodder for a Friday:  This has been an
> ongoing issue for the last month in St. Louis. The Board of Directors of
> City Museum are selling the organization back to Bob Cassilly, its creator
> and co-founder, who will change it to a for-profit. There is the latest of
> numerous articles in the Post Dispatch in the last few weeks.
> "Some doubt, stormy Cassilly can save, City Museum"
> http://home.post-dispatch.com/channel/pdweb.nsf/da37732b0078d6c285256ad5004
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> Lori Allen,
> Graduate Student, UMSL
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