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Filed August 31, 2006 by Antonio French
The special five-member committee appointed by State Education Commissioner Kent King last month to analyze the current state of St. Louis Public Schools is meeting today — and unlike its last meeting, today’s session is…
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Filed October 26, 2006 by Antonio French
Several Christian and conservative leaders will meet in St. Louis this weekend to hold a rally against Amendement 2, the Stem Cell ballot initiative. Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, Alan Keyes, Rick Scarborough, and Star Parker…
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Filed November 10, 2006 by Antonio French
PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE Two days before Election Day, then-U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill met with a small group of black elected officials representing an area of north St. Louis City and was asked to make…
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Filed August 4, 2006 by Antonio French
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…
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Filed July 25, 2006 by Antonio French · 21 archived comments
Are you a teacher who wants to report something that's going on in your classroom? Good or bad. Are you a student who's seen something happen at your school? Do you work at 801 and…
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Filed October 24, 2006 by Antonio French
Opponents of Amendment 2 have put together a quick response to U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill’s powerful television ad featuring actor Michael J. Fox in support of the Stem Cell Initiative. The Anti-Stem Cell ad…
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Filed November 11, 2006 by Antonio French
More than two dozen black elected officials from the City of St. Louis met this morning at the Gateway Classic Foundation to discuss plans for greater organization and cooperation. The meeting, organized by Congressman Lacy…
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Filed November 5, 2006 by Antonio French
After rallies with President Bush Friday in Springfield and Joplin, which the campaign estimates were attended by 11,000 people collectively, Sen. Jim Talent continued his trek across Missouri with stops in Perryville, Kennett and West…
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Filed September 6, 2006 by Antonio French
Reminder: I will be co-hosting an event today called Tastes for Tunes: A Restaurant Event to Benefit KDHX Community Media. Restaurants throughout the St. Louis area will donate a percentage of their sales to benefit…
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Filed August 11, 2006 by Antonio French
School Board president Veronica O’Brien was denied a restraining order today against fired Vashon basketball coach Floyd Irons and his friend and supporter, Demetrius Johnson. O’Brien had alleged that the two — along with several…
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