2006

THE POST NEEDS ADS — For the second day in a row, the Post-Dispatch ran a full-page ad pleading with political campaigns to advertise in its pages. “Attention Candidates: We can help you win the…

Some voters in south St. Louis received an anonymous automated phone call today telling them to vote for anyone but Jeff Smith in Tuesday’s state senate election. Many Smith supporters immediately pointed the finger at…

UPDATE: ACORN representatives tell us today’s press conference has been cancelled because of “new information” regarding a possible agreement between the group and the Board of Elections on the recent letters mailed to voters registered…

In a room on the 18th floor of Bank of America Plaza on a rainy Friday afternoon, just hours before the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Championship, the team’s owners, their developer, and Mayor…

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Pub Def editor Antonio D. French, Arch City Chronicle publisher Dave Drebis, and (soon-to-be) State Sen. Jeff Smith were the guests on "Collateral Damage" with host Fred Hessel on Monday. The topics of discussion were…

Volunteers and supporters of the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures will gather to watch election returns starting tomorrow night at 5:30 p.m. on the campus of Washington University at the Charles F. Knight Executive Education…

by Another ParentIt is interesting that the district is closing down magnet rooms, if not entire schools, citing lack of enrollment. As a parent I received my brochure in the mail announcing the Dec. 6th…

The controversial former chief academic officer for the St. Louis Public Schools has made a sudden departure from her current post in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports today that Lynn Spampinato has taken…