2007

Last week at a press conference in city hall, parents angry at the results of Mayor Francis Slay’s years of involvement with the city’s public schools joined with organizers of the effort to remove him…

From the Washington Post: An aide to Sen. Christopher S. Bond (R-Mo.) urged the White House to replace the U.S. attorney in Kansas City, Mo., months before Todd P. Graves’s name was included on a…

Like the voice of your grandpa telling you to put on a raincoat before you go out, KWMU Meteorologist Ben Abell has for years been a reliable source of helpful advice. But after April, the…

St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Diana Bourisaw has fired back at the State Board of Education that earlier this year voted to strip the district of accreditation on June 15. In a 22-page document entitled…

According to campaign finance reports just made available on the State’s website, Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury collected $20,900 in two days last week, adding to his much-depleted coffers just hours before the polls open. The…

The Carpenters’ District Council has endorsed Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury. “As the group that represents the lion’s share of union-organized City employees, the Carpenters understand the issues affecting city government better than anyone. I have…

Following the resignation of Missouri Department of Agriculture director Fred Ferrell, Governor Matt Blunt has nominated Platte City resident Katie Smith to become the next director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Ferrell resigned this…

This whole ugly mess with the stuffed monkey hanging in Firehouse 13 has brought to light a serious problem in how the Slay Administration is running both the St. Louis Fire Department and the City.…

You may have seen his “I Have a Dream” speech before, but watch it again now if only to marvel at how great of an orator Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was, and how large…