2006

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…

A crowd of more than 50 people picketed outside the home of School Board President Veronica O'Brien tonight calling for her removal from the board and the rehiring of basketball coach Floyd Irons.The crowd, led…

PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE Republican Sen. Jim Talent, in the middle of a very close campaign with Democrat State Auditor Claire McCaskill, took a few minutes yesterday to sit down with PUB DEF to discuss what…

Officials at the St. Louis City Board of Elections tell PUB DEF that based upon morning traffic at the polls, they expect a higher than expected turnout of about 58 to 60 percent — roughly…

WARNING: This video contains language which some may find objectionable. The following video is making its way around the Web. It is basically a compilation of prank calls to various C-SPAN call-in shows — many…

School Board President Veronica O'Brien said she and her son were threatened and intimidated by car loads of supporters of ousted Vashon basketball coach Floyd Irons."I came home with my 11 year-old on the backseat…

The following report is by Nick Clement of the St. Louis Schools Watch:St. Louis School Board President Veronica O'Brien again has found a way to divert attention from students and teachers to herself. In a…

An article in yesterday's St. Louis Schools Watch e-newsletter states that "the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved five more charter schools for St. Louis". According to a DESE spokesman, that is not…

Last Tuesday’s elections have made our celebrity junior senator to the east even more relevant. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) today announced that next year he will serve on four influential committees: the Senate Foreign Relations…