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Filed August 22, 2006 by Antonio French
Several citywide elected officials joined today to bring attention to the effort to get St. Louis kids to attend the first day of school on August 28. Gathered in the rotunda of City Hall, the…
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Filed November 1, 2006 by Antonio French
Secretary of State Robin Carnahan’s office has contacted the directors of the St. Louis City Election Board and told them that a letter they sent out last week to thousands of new voters registered by…
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Filed September 27, 2006 by Antonio French
Today (Thursday) is the deadline to sign up to be a tech support guy (or lady) at polling places on Election Day, Nov. 7. Technical Specialists are still needed. You don’t have to be a…
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Filed October 31, 2006 by Antonio French
A new television ad attacking Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill features photos of Hispanic men and women carrying Mexican flags with a female voice delivering the following message: Between 10 and 12 million illegal…
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Filed October 7, 2006 by Travis Reems
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.
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Filed November 6, 2006 by Antonio French
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…
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Filed December 3, 2006 by Antonio French
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Filed January 7, 2006 by Peter Downs
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…
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Filed October 4, 2006 by Antonio French
PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORTSeveral former and current workers demonstrated today in front of the St. Louis office of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) demanding to be paid for work they…
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Filed December 18, 2006 by Antonio French
PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Friday afternoon, the day the Special Advisory Committee on St. Louis Public Schools recommended that an appointed three-person board run the city schools for the next 6-10 years, Mayor Francis Slay…
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