Tag Archive | "Interviews"
Legislators Take "Affirmative" Action
Yesterday, Missouri House members in support of Affirmative Action held a press conference in Jefferson City to express their opposition of an anti-Affirmative Action ballot initiative being pushed by a group calling itself, rather ironically, the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative. State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin (D-St. Louis City), one of the organizers of the event, told PubDef [...]
Continue reading...A Conversation with Jabari Asim
Monday, April 30, 2007
A native St. Louisan and former reporter for several local publications, Jabari Asim’s byline can now be regularly seen in the pages of The Washington Post as deputy editor of the book review section. But it is his own book which is earning this “hometown boy made good” national attention. Asim’s book details the history of [...]
Continue reading...Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Friday, April 20, 2007
There was a time not too long ago when religious leaders in America focused the energies of their flocks on social ills like poverty, education and civil rights. But in recent decades, religious conservatives have refocused those energies on the narrow fights against abortion and homosexuality. While the country engages in wars which result in the [...]
Continue reading...Is Riverview Gardens Next?
Sunday, April 15, 2007
There is a rumor that Riverview Gardens has been notified that the state is about to step in. Last week we asked Gov. Matt Blunt if state involvement in troubled districts was going to end with St. Louis Public Schools. UPDATE: Today DESE released the agenda for the State Board of Education’s April meeting. It specifically [...]
Continue reading...Gov. Blunt Interview - Part 1
Friday, April 13, 2007
Gov. Matt Blunt on St. Louis Public Schools: “I don’t think it can get much worse.” Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
Continue reading...VIDEO: MAYOR SLAY INTERVIEW
Monday, December 18, 2006
PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Friday afternoon, the day the Special Advisory Committee on St. Louis Public Schools recommended that an appointed three-person board run the city schools for the next 6-10 years, Mayor Francis Slay sat down with PUB DEF to discuss what it all means for the children and parents of St. Louis City. “The school [...]
Continue reading...Mathis: Things Going Smoothly
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW The chairwoman of the St. Louis City Board of Elections says Election Day is going pretty smoothly so far. Kim Mathis told PUB DEF that aside from some minor problems with a few optical scan machines, the election is proceeding without any major controversies so far. We asked her about reports of confusion at [...]
Continue reading...VIDEO: Sandra Thomas Interview
Friday, October 27, 2006
State Auditor candidate Sandra Thomas sat down with PUB DEF for a few minutes this morning to talk about her campaign and her vision for the office. Thomas, who is a CPA and currently the auditor for Platte County, said she thinks politics has no place in the auditor’s office. “I think it’s really important that we [...]
Continue reading...VIDEO: Susan Montee Interview
Thursday, October 26, 2006
A few weeks ago, Susan Montee, the Democratic candidate for State Auditor, sat down with PUB DEF to talk about her “exciting” race to succeed Claire McCaskill. Montee, who is a CPA and currently the auditor for Buchanan County, said the office of State Auditor is important because it serves as a watchdog for state government. She [...]
Continue reading...VIDEO: Mayor Slay on Prop P
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
On Nov. 7, St. Louis City voters will be asked to raise their sales tax by 1/8 percent to pay for the construction and maintenance of two new state-of-the-art recreation centers — one in north St. Louis and one in south St. Louis — and to provide a dedicated revenue source for maintaining and upgrading [...]
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