2007

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From a report Tuesday by Fox 2 reporter Paul Schankman: From 2001 to 2006, the average number of households on food stamps in the city of St. Louis went up 35%. In St. Louis County,…

Washington University announced yesterday that it is investing over $55 million in a new renewable energy initiative that centers around the establishment of a new International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES). I-CARES…

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…

You may have heard that two concert-goers were injured Sunday at Beyonce’s concert at the ScottTrade Center. They were reportedly taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital where they were treated for minor burns. You may have also…

PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE At a panel discussion yesterday on race and politics, Shamed Dogan, a Republican candidate for state representative in west St. Louis County, slammed Congressman Lacy Clay for his stance against a white…

Word is that 18th Ward Alderman Terry Kennedy will be opening his campaign headquarters next week at 4618 Delmar. Kennedy is being challenged by Bill Haas, who at the same time is running for a…

Official announcement… Stacey Newman, executive director of the Missouri Women’s Coalition, is officially announcing today that she is seeking the office of State Representative for the 73rd District. She has filed with the Missouri Ethics…

Last week, I sat down with Ward Connerly, the controversial founder and chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, a national non-profit organization created to oppose racial and gender preference, commonly known as affirmative action.…