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BREAKING NEWSA judge has just struck down Missouri’s law requiring voters to present a photo ID before they can cast a ballot. A restraining order has been issued preventing the Secretary of State’s office from…
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After one year and one month, it came down to there being just too few hours in the day. That's why this blog is being replaced by a new forum. I just couldn't give the…
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by Peter DownsMarch 20, 2006 -- Richard Pack made a modest proposal to the St. Louis Board of Education on March 14: teach children how to focus by teaching them chess.Pack said he was a…
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PUB DEF is reporting this week from Washington D.C. where we are attending the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 36th Annual Legislative Conference. St. Louis entrepreneurs Mike and Steve Roberts and Anheuser-Busch VP Wayman Smith were…
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by Peter DownsJanuary 1, 2006 –– As the year 2005 wound to an end, the culture of deception at the top of St. Louis Public Schools continued. On December 23, 2005, St. Louis Public Schools…
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The school board will meet Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 7:00 p.m. for their monthly administration meeting.At next week's regular meeting, Superintendent Diana Bourisaw's report to the board will include her office's evaluation of controversial contractor…
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The Missouri council of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) today called on Republican election director Scott Leiendecker to resign from the St. Louis City election board. “Recent letters signed and…
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U.S. Senator-elect Claire McCaskill will serve on five Senate committees, including the Senate Armed Services Committee, according to the Associated Press. From the AP: The newly elected Missouri Democrat also will have a seat on…
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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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A tipster reports that Mary “One” Johnson’s realty company is among six firms whose Better Business Bureau membership was revoted last month. Johnson is the vice chairman of City’s Preservation Board and the star of…
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