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Filed January 29, 2007 by Antonio French
Tom Weber of KWMU reports that 8th Ward Alderman Steve Conway has introduced a bill (Board Bill #372) that would raise taxes to pay for a city band. From the bill: “Under and by the…
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Filed September 4, 2007 by Antonio French
Residents of Lafayette Square got a first look tonight at plans for a new development on the site of the old Praxair chemical plant. Located on the corner of Missouri and Chouteau Avenues in south…
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Filed June 1, 2007 by Antonio French
Senator Claire McCaskill will be in town for the grand opening of her new St. Louis office Saturday. McCaskill’s St. Louis office staff, including regional director Michelle Sherod, will be on hand from 10-11:00 a.m.…
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Filed December 11, 2007 by Antonio French
A busy day in Missouri politics yesterday… Former state rep. Nathan Cooper was sentenced to 15 months in a federal prison. Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has approved for circulation a petition drive to get…
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Filed December 11, 2007 by Antonio French
Burning Crosses, Hanging Monkies. No, not quite the title of a new Wire Fu movie starring Chow Yung Fat. Just the latest chapter in St. Louis’ never-ending story of racists behaving badly. On the same…
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Filed April 20, 2007 by Antonio French
There was a time not too long ago when religious leaders in America focused the energies of their flocks on social ills like poverty, education and civil rights. But in recent decades, religious conservatives have…
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Filed December 18, 2007 by Antonio French
John Triplett, father of 6th Ward Alderman Kacie Starr Triplett, passed away early this morning of a heart attack. Known to many as “Big John,” Triplett, 55, was an official with the Plumbers and Pipefitters…
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Filed June 13, 2007 by Antonio French
UPDATE… Arguments are still being made by attorneys from both sides in Cole County Circuit Judge Richard G. Callahan’s courtroom as opponents of the state takeover of St. Louis Public Schools push for a temporary…
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Filed September 6, 2007 by Antonio French
PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE At an unrelated press conference this morning, PubDef reporter Gabe Bullard asked Governor Matt Blunt about the status of his two controversial education appointees, Rick Sullivan and Derio Gambaro. The governor said…
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Filed September 13, 2007 by Antonio French
On Wednesday Gov. Matt Blunt approved the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s nomination of Omar Davis to serve as the new director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Davis, of Jefferson City, is…
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