OPEN THREAD: As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy, we ask what does King and his dream mean to you today?
In 2005, Mayor Francis Slay was forced to defend his failures as a police board member. He was re-elected but his performance as the city’s only elected representative on the police board didn’t improve as scandal after scandal eventually got the attention of the FBI and the U.S. Attorney.
After the deadline to file for mayor ended at 5:00 Friday, the TV news stations falsely reported that State Senator Maida Coleman had filed for mayor. The Post-Dispatch even reported she completely dropped out of the race. They all got it wrong.
