2005

November 16, 2005 -- At noon today on the corner of Olive and 7th streets downtown, Amy Jeannette stripped down to her panties and sat on the cold concrete to protest the treatment of circus…

November 21, 2005 -- Vince Schoemehl resigned today from the St. Louis Board of Education. Mayor Francis Slay has appointed Urban League president James Buford to replace him.

According to the Missouri Ethics Commission, Steve Brown, treasurer for Jeff Smith 2006, has "bad PM". For some struggling to read Brown's chicken scratch on Jeff Smith's latest campaign finance reports, bad PM means bad…

The Post-Dispatch will be updating the look of its website next week. Take a peek at what it'll look like.

Citizens for Maria Chappelle-Nadal will be holding a campaign kick-off and fundraiser on Sunday, October 23, at Wei Hong Bakery, 8148 Olive, in U-City.Nadal (Dem-72), who is seeking her second term and is expected to…

October 26, 2005 -- Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay will be hosting a health care forum on Saturday, Oct 29. The forum, titled "Eliminating Health Disparities: Bridging The Health Divide", will be at 10 a.m. at…

The Public Safety Committee of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen will be meeting tomorrow to discuss Board Bill #69. The controversial bill, sponsored by Ald. Terry Kennedy, would create a Civilian Review Board to…

Creg Williams has clearly demonstrated a passionatecommitment to overhauling the SLPS, but he has alsodemonstrated a lack of appreciation for problems caused bythe misguided policies of the past few years, which,if reversed, might resolve some…

I understand there is a controversy regarding Cleveland's Naval policy. Is that true? I want to go on record that after living through Larry Myers last year and the horrible condition he left the school,…

October 31, 2005 -- State Senators Rita Days and Pat Dougherty and State Reps. Yaphett El-Amin and Margaret Donnelly will be at the St. John's Heart Institute in Springfield on Wednesday for the next in…