2006

Rumors breed rumors. In the days since the local blogosphere has been discussing a possible challenge to Aldermanic Pres. Jim Shrewsbury from 6th Ward Ald. Lewis Reed, another rumor has been circulating about a second…

VIDEO: Board gets on board to help save Cleveland High, will maintain and secure By Antonio D. French As was expected, the St. Louis School Board voted last night to move the students and staff…

Is the Board Ready to Fire Williams? By Antonio D. French The Post reports this morning that Mayor Francis Slay and board member Robert Archibald think four of the seven members of the St. Louis…

With 71% of the vote in, Sen. Jim Talent is leading challenger Claire McCaskill 50% to 47%. The Democrats have already won control of the House of Representatives. With the balance of power in the…

One SLPS employee at the last meeting of the St. Louis School Board suggested the often bickering board members sit in assigned seats. "Sometimes it doesn't look like the people on the board are really…

COMMENTARY We observed back in January that the 20% increase in St. Louis’ crime rate coincidently matched the proposed pay increase for Police Chief Joe Mokwa. Perhaps now that St. Louis has once again been…

The State Board of Education is meeting tomorrow in Jefferson City for a regularly scheduled meeting. The State Board and Commissioner of Education D. Kent King will discuss the situation in the St. Louis Public…

CNN reports it. BBC reports it. It is even confirmed by recent academic studies. Home buyers will pay extra for a house near a schools that has a reputation as a "good" school. More than…

The Washington Post has posted an in-depth video report on Missouri's Stem Cell Initiative. Click here to watch the video by Judy-Anne Goldman.Thanks to FiredUpMissouri.com for the link.

In the wake of the city’s recent tagging as the “most dangerous” in the country, and numerous attempts by City and police officials to downplay crime in the city as affecting only “some neighborhoods,” one…