2006

As we reported yesterday, hundreds of teachers and staff at 13 city schools were given termination letters this week. They were offered the chance to reapply for their positions, but the president of the teachers'…

A 17-year-old collapsed and died yesterday at Vashon High School. According to KMOV, authorities say it appears Cortez Riney suffered a seizure.School officials said disctrict security guards tried to revive him until an ambulance arrived.…

This is how they celebrate Labor Day in St. Charles: take aim at the laborers. Following a similar move in Valley Park, St. Charles County Councilman Joe Brazil is preparing to introduce a bill tonight…

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At its last school board meeting, St. Louis Public Schools honored three teachers as the top three Teachers of the Year for 2006. They were among 92 teachers who were honored in May for their…

Starting July 1, the St. Louis Public Schools will be operating without a new budget. The school board yesterday rejected the budget proposed by Superintendent Creg Williams which would have added $4 million to the…

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.

As you may have heard, or even seen, Jim Talent is using his considerable financial advantage over his Democratic challenger, Claire McCaskill, to start running television commercials rather early, with well over three months before…

DONE FOR A WHILE — Outgoing Senator Jim Talent said Monday he doesn’t intend to seek political office again in the near future, but wasn’t ruling out a later campaign farther down the road. “I…