2005

Ald. Jeffrey Boyd got a belated Christmas gift from the St. Louis Election Board today when Board Chairman Ed Martin, a Republican, announced that the recall petition submitted against Boyd fell short of the required…

October 27, 2005 -- The last meeting of the year for the 26th Ward Democrats is tonight. The ward organization, which meets every last Thursday of the month, will not be meeting in November, because…

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In case you missed it, below is an op-ed by Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Mel Martinez (R-FL) on comprehensive immigration reform. The op-ed ran in today’s (Dec-15) Wall Street Journal, Page A18.Like millions of…

By Peter DownsNovember 22, 2005 –– Last Friday, David Welch, director of gifted education programs for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, gave representatives from metropolitan area school districts the news they had…

"This indictment is the result of a larger pattern of deception and abuse of power that this administration used to lead us into an unnecessary war."

National opinion has finally turned on the Bush Administration. The Iraq War is now seen by most Americans as a failure and, perhaps more importantly, as unnecessary. The question is now being publicly debated whether…

For a few minutes, Friday's Board of Aldermen meeting was turned into a forum by backers of a proposed civilian review board. Members of the Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression, who are pressing for…

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 24, 2005 -- Mayor Francis Slay will join 15th Ward Alderman Jennifer Florida for a Town Hall Meeting tonight, Monday, October 24.The meeting will be at the Carpenter Branch Library, on the corner of…