2007

Mayor Francis Slay has selected Melanie Adams, former executive director of Teach for America, as his pick on the transitional board. “This is going to be a challenging assignment for Melanie,” wrote the mayor on…

Governor Matt Blunt has reappointed Wayman F. Smith (D), 66 of St. Louis City, to the Board of Regents of Harris-Stowe State University. Smith is a former St. Louis alderman and an attorney with Smith Partnership. He…

When presidential candidate Hillary Clinton comes to St. Louis on Sunday she was scheduled to be introduced by one of her best known supporters, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay. But a threat to picket the…

In her weekly e-newsletter, St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Diana Bourisaw announced this week that 76 of the district’s 96 schools have reached attendance goals she set shortly after assuming the post in July. “Earlier…

The Missouri Republican State Committee has produced the following radio ad attacking Democrat Jay Nixon: Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net 2008 Elections, Ads, Audio, Governor's_Race

The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee announced Friday that Senator Kit Bond (R-Missouri) has endorsed Giuliani for President. Senator Bond will serve as National Co-Chairman and the liaison to the United States Senate for the campaign.…

This video from Current TV shows how Detroit continues to face many of the problems of drastic population loss that we in St. Louis have hopefully turned the corner on. Keep up with St. Louis…

Democrat Sam Coleman officially kicked off his campaign for state representative last night. By the campaign’s estimate, several hundred people packed the Kappa House in midtown in support of Coleman’s campaign to replace State Rep.…

Three organizations – Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Community Health-in-Partnership Services and Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club – are teaming up to offer free flu shots to anyone over six months old. The shots will be given…

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