2007

The full body of the 28th Ward Democrats voted tonight to endorse Lewis Reed for President of the Board of Aldermen. The vote was 36 for Reed, 26 for incumbent Jim Shrewsbury, and 1 abstention.…

This morning, nearly 200 people from St. Louis and surrounding areas will ride out of town on the 6:00 am Amtrak train to Chicago, or as they call it, the Peace Train. The passengers are…

I’m scheduled to be a guest on “Collateral Damage” tonight with hosts D.J. Wilson and Fred Hessel and Steve Patterson of Urban Review STL. The show starts at 7:00 and can be heard on KDHX…

The following is a copy of an ad that appeared in the February 21 edition of the Southwest City Journal. It touts Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury’s opposition to the BJC expansion deal, saying he “won”…

PubDef will be spending the evening at J. Buck’s at state senate candidate (and A. D. French client) Rodney Hubbard’s star-studded fundraiser. All are invited. Tickets are just $25. Check back tomorrow for video and…

State Sen. Jeff Smith (D-St. Louis) today announced that the Board for Inner City Missions of the UCC Metro St. Louis, commonly known as Neighborhood Houses, has been approved to receive $182,925 in state tax…

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“Get over it, St. Louis. There will never be another Ozzie Smith,” said the Comedy Central pundit about our recently passed Stem Cell Amendment which allows for a certain kind of cloning. Keep up with…

State Senator Jeff Smith, whose sponsorship is needed for Derio Gambaro to be confirmed in January, issued the following statement today: “Derio Gambaro was a worthy opponent in our race for the 4th District Senate…

St. Louis Public Schools will hold another public forum tonight regarding the preliminary recommendations for additional school closings and reconfigurations. Tonight’s meeting will be at Carnahan High School of the Future, 4041 S. Broadway, from…