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2007
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Rookie Cop Killed On August 15, rookie cop Norvelle Brown was killed while patrolling alone on the city’s north side. His death and the department’s regular practice of sending inexperienced officers fresh out of the…
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Jamala Rogers from the Organization for Black Struggle was the first person to testify at yesterday’s hearing of the House Committee on Slavery Impact. The committee, which is considering State Rep. T.D. El-Amin’s resolution calling…
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State Rep. Mike Daus paid a visit to one of city’s best performing schools Friday morning and, according to one student reporter, said if the state really wants to help SLPS they should allot more…
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"Fight, fight!," as we used to say on the school yard.The Political Eye column of the St. Louis American newspaper and MayorSlay.com, a creation of Public Eye, Inc., the PR firm of Richard Callow, have…
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It must be nice to have a television station do your spinning for you. Pop Quiz: KSDK is for Mayor Slay what Fox News is for ________. Correct answer wins a no-bid contract! Related Stories:…
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Governor Matt Blunt was on CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” last week to discuss his new order that everyone pulled over by the Highway Patrol must have their immigration status checked. The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce…
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Despite appearances on his website, a spokesperson for Comptroller Darlene Green has made it clear that Green has not endorsed Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury’s re-election bid. “Comptroller Green believes both men are fine candidates and…
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When Gregory F.X. Daly is sworn in this morning as St. Louis’ new Collector of Revenue, it will be the first time in nearly 60 years that someone has risen to that office by virtue…
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Here’s video of the swearing-in before the swearing-in. Little did you know that the swearing-in you see on television is really just ceremonial. The real swearing-in of city officials happens minutes (and sometimes days) before…
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