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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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Blairmont The Land Assemblage Tax Credit and developer Paul McKee’s “secret plan” for Old North St. Louis. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
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Touting his endorsement by the city’s Firefighters’ Union, Local 73, Alderman Lewis Reed has come out early with the first television commercial in the campaign for President of the Board of Aldermen. Reed is running…
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was in town yesterday to discuss the new Missouri initiative of his Center for Health Transformation, his DC-based think tank. The focus of the luncheon at the Chase Park Plaza…
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It has not been a good week for 1st Ward Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe. Channel 4 reports that Troupe, who owns numerous residential properties, is being sued by a family who rents from him after…
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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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PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE — BREAKING NEWS Sources tell Pub Def that Ken Franklin will be named Executive Director of the Missouri Democratic Party later today. Franklin is currently an aide to St. Louis Mayor Francis…
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It looks like the Barack Obama campaign will be the first to open an office in St. Louis. This week, supporters of the junior senator from Illinois’ bid for President will open a campaign office…
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Downtown residents will soon begin organizing to deter crime in their burgeoning neighborhood. Over the coming weeks, the Downtown Saint Louis Residents Association (DSLRA) will meet with residents, business owners and developers as well as,…
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On the morning of Monday, September 17, members of CODEPINK from Springfield visited the Washington D.C. offices of Senators Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill with letters from their constituents demanding that they stop funding the…
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