2006

As you may have heard, or even seen, Jim Talent is using his considerable financial advantage over his Democratic challenger, Claire McCaskill, to start running television commercials rather early, with well over three months before…

SHE SAID WHAT? — Following the our city’s dubious distinction once again as the “Most Dangerous City in America“, comes an interesting quote from one of St. Louis’ paid cheerleaders. Mary Hendrod, of the St.…

State Rep. Juanita Head Walton (D-81) will be hosting a free Credit Scoring Seminar next weekend at the University of Missouri St. Louis. A poor credit score can cost people thousands of dollars in higher…

Sources tell us that Derio Gambaro won the 24th Ward endorsement tonight, beating Jeff Smith 42-10. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net Related Stories

At its last school board meeting, St. Louis Public Schools honored three teachers as the top three Teachers of the Year for 2006. They were among 92 teachers who were honored in May for their…

STLSchools.org will be regularly updated again starting on August 28, the first day of the 2006-2007 school year.Until then, post your own SLPS news stories in the comments section of this post. 121 Comments: Anonymous…

Starting this week, there are going to be three public meetings on St. Louis Public Schools' 2006-07 district budget. Officials say presentations are designed to provide parents and the general public with more information about…

A report by the blog ePluribus Media outlines over $30,000 in campaign contributions from executives and political action committees related to UniGroup, Inc., a Fenton-based firm that owns some of the nation’s largest moving companies…

U.S. Senator Kit Bond today issued the following statement on the passing of former President Gerald Ford: “Gerald was a kind and decent man who led this nation in a difficult and divisive time. A…