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Filed November 5, 2007 by Antonio French
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…
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Filed May 31, 2007 by Antonio French
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…
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Filed September 13, 2007 by Antonio French
Alderman Kacie Starr Triplett is heading east. Far East. Starr has been invited to represent the United States on an international exchange program to Vietnam. The American Council of Young Political Leaders selected Triplett after…
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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 September 12, 2007 by Antonio French
You can’t blame a guy for trying. Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe appeared on Lizz Brown’s radio show this morning to counter any claims that he ever spoke in favor of House Bill 1, the economic…
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Filed May 10, 2007 by Antonio French
BREAKING NEWS — READ IT HERE FIRST Nearly two years after the allegations were first made, the Circuit Attorney’s office filed charges today against the people alleged to have forged the signatures of 22nd Ward…
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Filed July 19, 2007 by Antonio French
The State Supreme Court has restored limits on campaign contributions. But it has left up in the air, at least for now, if those large donations must be returned — something that is next to…
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Filed November 28, 2007 by Antonio French
The association of black city firefighters is holding a press conference today to once again demand Mayor Francis Slay address the group’s concerns. The Firefighters Institute for Racial Equality (F.I.R.E.), which almost all of the…
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Filed August 25, 2007 by Antonio French
Today in Sherman Park, Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay dedicated a grove of trees to slain police officer Norvelle Brown, who was killed a few blocks away from the park. Keep up with St. Louis politics…
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Filed January 15, 2007 by Antonio French
Sitting in the corner of a busy St. Louis Bread Company, James Trout recently talked to Pub Def about his lawsuit that has resulted in Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan temporarily blocking the new…
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