The Jaco Report
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The Jaco Report: July 25, 2010 Video
On the Jaco Report, law and order, guns, race, and a violent street culture all collided this week because St. Louis wants to shut down three nightclubs because of alleged violence. One of the nightclubs calls it racist. But it's not race so much as class. We'll take a look. Plus, a conversation... more
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The Jaco Report: July 18, 2010 Video
On the Jaco Report, what financial reform means to you. From banks to mortgages to credit cards, the bill passed this week could change things for all of us. Also, we talk to St. Louis' Police Chief about how guns purchased legally end up on the streets. more
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The Jaco Report: July 11, 2010 Video
On the Jaco Report, a little girl is abducted and found safe. But while our attention was riveted to that story hundreds of other cases of sometimes vicious child abuse passed in St. Louis unnoticed. We pay very little attention to the hundreds, maybe thousands, of children around St. Louis who are... more
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The Jaco Report: July 4, 2010 Video
Happy Fourth of July from the Jaco Report. Charles Jaco talks conventional wisdom and St. Louis's bid to host the 2012 Democratic Convention. This week St. Louis became one of four finalists to host the 2012 Democratic Convention. Winning will be a tough job. The other cities are Cleveland,... more
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The Jaco Report: June 20, 2010 Video
On the Jaco Report, how do we get off oil and prevent disasters like the one now in the Gulf of Mexico? The oil geyser continues to gush under the water. Wildlife continues to die. The equivalent of the Exxon Valdez spill continues being dumped into the gulf of Mexico every seven days. None of... more
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The Jaco Report: June 13, 2010 Video
On the Jaco Report, we take a look at the gulf underwater oil volcano and what it tells us about our dependence on oil. All of us are stunned by the environmental and economic catastrophe unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico. But we have to ask isn't our anger sort of like a meth addict being angry when... more
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The Jaco Report: June 6, 2010 Video
Does losing a radio station mean a city loses part of its soul? Many St. Louisans think so. We look at the strange deal that's shutting down St. Louis' only classical music radio station. KFUO FM is widely regarded as one of the finest classical music stations in the country. But its owner, the... more
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The Jaco Report: May 30, 2010 Video
On the Jaco Report, the shooting of a St. Louis police officer focuses our attention once again on violence, specifically the growing trend of violence against police. Alderman Antonio French represents the city's 21st ward which includes some very troubled neighborhoods in the Fairgrounds Park... more
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The Jaco Report: May 23, 2010 Video
On the Jaco Report, as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to spew, we look at the amazing impact this disaster will have on all of us for years to come. Dr. Robert Criss from Washington University's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences joins us to examine what happens when both big oil and... more
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The Jaco Report: May 16, 2010 Video
On the Jaco Report, the conservative Republican majority in the Missouri legislature joined by a few Democrats has put a ballot proposal before voters this coming August. The referendum will ask voters whether Missouri should prevent the federal health care reform law from taking effect here.... more
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The Jaco Report: May 9, 2010 Video
On the Jaco Report, charter schools or charter scams? A special look at the St. Louis area's alternative schools that may have over-promised and under-performed. Plus, how are you warned during a severe weather? It depends on where you live. And that could end up getting someone killed unless we... more
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The Jaco Report: May 2, 2010 Video
On the Jaco Report, Arizona's tough anti-illegal immigration law brings strong reaction from the St. Louis Hispanic business community. It doesn't like the law. It doesn't like boycotts of Arizona either. Plus, financial reform legislation is finally crawling through the U.S. Senate. This week's... more
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The Jaco Report: April 25, 2010 Video
On the Jaco Report, we look at how regulating the titans of finance and their Wall Street companies will affect all of us and might help avoid another financial meltdown. Plus, the battle over homeless people living under a downtown bridge that's set to be demolished. They're poor. They're also... more
