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Filed January 8, 2007 by Antonio French
The St. Louis Teachers Union is holding a press conference this evening to ask for the public’s support in urging the Missouri Board of Education to decline requests for a state takeover. Local 420 is…
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Filed November 20, 2007 by Antonio French
On the “Collateral Damage” radio show Monday night, the hot topic was Mayor Francis Slay’s handling of the fire department controversy. Hosts DJ Wilson and Fred Hessel and guest Antonio French of PubDef.net discussed the…
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Filed May 4, 2007 by Antonio French
A group of Missouri lawmakers are preparing to fight a potential ballot initiative anti-affirmative action groups are trying to put before voters in 2008 targeting colleges admission standards, employment opportunities and access to public contracts…
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Filed September 26, 2007 by Antonio French
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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Filed November 16, 2007 by Antonio French
On Monday, Pine Lawn became the first town in Missouri to ban sagging pants. According to the ordinance, pants are illegally sagging if they show underwear or skin below the waist. This law applies to…
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Filed October 19, 2007 by Antonio French
Everyone knows the way to an alderman’s heart is through their stomach. So when the city’s legislative body meets this morning, breakfast will be provided by none other than Attorney General candidate Jeff Harris. If…
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Filed December 3, 2007 by Antonio French
While the parents, media and lawmakers look for someone to punish for the suicide of Megan Meier, others wonder how Internet postings could possibly drive someone to suicide. “What if the boyfriend was real?” asked…
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Filed August 22, 2007 by Antonio French
Michael Allen, the blogger whose research into the once-mysterious Blairmont land acquisitions led to all the attention the Land Assemblage Tax Credit is getting today, testified yesterday in Jefferson City on ways to make the…
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Filed December 12, 2007 by Antonio French
The following statement comes from F.I.R.E., the African-American firefighters association: Almost 50 years ago Black firefighters for the City of St Louis were told by white firefighters that they could not attend the firefighters’ barbecue.…
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Filed January 29, 2007 by Antonio French
READ IT HERE FIRST According to sources, Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury’s campaign finance report, which has been turned in but is not available online yet, shows he raised $90,000 between Oct. 1, 2006 and Jan.…
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