2006

PARK PROTECTION PETITION? PERHAPS. – The group seeking to protect a part of Forest Park from the latest attempt to take it for commercial use might be turning in their petition this afternoon. The petition,…

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…

The very popular Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) will be in St. Louis again this weekend to support fellow Democrat Claire McCaskill in her very tight campaign against incumbent Sen. Jim Talent.There will be a public…

KTVI Channel 2 is reporting that a lawsuit is being filed by citizens on behalf of former Superintendent Creg Williams and former Vashon basketball coach Floyd Irons, who were both were fired last week. The…

E-DAY UPDATE… Election Board officials tell PUB DEF that only about 10% of St. Louis’ registered voters have gone to the polls so far. Look for a final turnout around 23%. Keep up with St.…

You can now get to the St. Louis School Watch blog at www.STLSCHOOLS.org

In another sign of having moved on, the district is about to replace the fired Floyd Irons as head coach of Vashon basketball. Read more here.

Despite repeated assertions by the school board president, St. Louis Public Schools maintains that Vashon’s new basketball coach does not make a $125,000 per year salary. As late as yesterday in a “You Paid for…

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…

School board member Peter Downs made a motion at tonight’s administrative meeting to have the superintendent look at cancelling the district’s contract with controversial maintenance contractor Sodexho. By a vote of 4-2, the board voted…