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[ letter from the editor ]
I recently had my first American Girl experience—not with the doll, with the empire. When my granddaughter was in town, I booked lunch at the American Girl Bistro in Chesterfield. We were ushered into a very pink cafe, with maybe four tables and a soda fountain bar where we perched on pink-patterned stools, in great anticipation of lunch with a guest doll, Lanie. She even had her own tea cup and saucer—doll-size, of course. Lunch was very lovely, with the usual assortment of kid-friendly foods that covered the most important food groups: macaroni and cheese, pink lemonade and fruit salad. And the lemonade was all-you-can-drink, providing plenty of fuel for racing around the store afterward to gawk at hundreds of the lovely 18-inch dolls. In a very foreward-thinking gesture, a box of ‘conversation-starters’ sat on every table, encouraging diners to have thought-provoking chats while waiting for their food. I pulled out a few of the cards and proceeded to discuss things like, What will you be doing in 10 years? and What is the hardest thing you’ve ever done? with my 5-year-old. Perhaps these were meant as good preparation for future beauty pageant contestants, but based on her answers, my little one showed no inclination in that direction. As anyone who hasn’t lived under a rock the past decade knows, American Girl dolls start at $115. In their defense, they have amazing hair that can be styled in any number of ways (just check out the on-site beauty salon) and limbs that move remarkably well. In addition, they are lots of fun for little girls to walk around with and take care of. And dress and accessorize. In fact, there is virtually nothing your American Girl doll will ever have to do without. Kind of like Paris Hilton or Imelda Marcos.
—Dorothy F. Weiner Editor in Chief
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7 Cover story – Pediatric Orthopedic Project 8 The Insider 10 Talk of the Towns 12 On the Page Education 101 13 Where Our Grads Are Going 24 Heard in the Halls
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26 SNAPPED! Mercy Kids 27 Union Avenue Opera 28 Queen of Peace Center Ranken Jordan 29 Happenings 30 I Do - Lisa Broersma & Jack Hannum
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The Pediatric Orthopedic Project’s Taste of La Republica Dominicana gala takes place Oct. 23 at Foundry ART CentRE in St. Charles. Tickets are $100 per person or $1,000 per table. Pictured on the cover: Dr. Phineas Oren, nurse practitioner Lisa Simani-Oren, DR. MADELYN STAZZONE AND Dr. Enrico J. Stazzone. Register online at POPFUND2015.BPT.ME. For more information, call 314.315.6102 or visit POPSTL.ORG. Cover design by jon fogel Photo by Colin Miller of Strauss Peyton
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