2006

After voting to table a motion to close Cleveland High School to allow time for public input, three members of the board appear ready to force a vote on the matter while some board members…

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…

The following letter from school board Vice President Bill Purdy was sent to the Post-Dispatch as a letter to the editor in response to an earlier editorial. The editors of the Post chose not to…

School Board President Veronica O'Brien said she and her son were threatened and intimidated by car loads of supporters of ousted Vashon basketball coach Floyd Irons."I came home with my 11 year-old on the backseat…

Endorsements for Peter DownsMaida Coleman, Missouri State Senator 5th DistrictRita Heard Days, Missouri State Senator 14th DistrictAmber Boykins, State Representative 60th DistrictJuanita Head Walton, State Representative 81st DistrictRobin Wright Jones, State Representative 63rd DistrictEster Haywood,…

Latino-owned business along Cherokee Street in south St. Louis are closed today in recognition of the national “Day Without Immigrants” protest. “We are tired of being treated like second-class citizens,” said Carlos A. Dominguez, the…

The St. Louis Board of Education will hold a press conference today at 1 p.m. at the Clyde C. Miller Academy, 1000 North Grand Ave, to introduce interim Superintendent Dr. Diana Bourisaw.From the press release:…

Claire McCaskill has declared victory in her race for U.S. Senate. Check back for video… Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

In a letter to its members, the president and the executive board of the St. Louis City teachers union called the 2005-06 school year one of the most frustrating, demanding, and exhausting that the teachers,…