2007

The final touches are being put on a new documentary, co-produced by local filmmaker Larry Bastain (brother of State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin), which takes a closer look at the often violent lives of many of…

About 30 demonstrators, ranging from children to senior citizens, held signs outside of Senator Kit Bond’s office in Clayton yesterday afternoon calling for reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP). The group hoped…

There is a bit of Constitutional confusion in Jefferson City today. As readers of PubDef had expected for weeks (and readers of the Post just found out today), Governor Matt Blunt withdrew the names of…

Congressman Lacy Clay’s office proudly announced today that the St. Louisan was unanimously chosen by his Democratic colleagues to chair the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, the Census and the National Archives. The chairmanship, which…

Starting off the new year performing my civic duty. UPDATE: It was so fun sitting in that waiting room watching Gerald Ford’s funeral and bad soap operas that I think I’ll do it again tomorrow.…

TOO MUCH FUN INDICTING - U.S. Attorney and former Speaker of the Missouri House Catherine Hanaway says she is not going to run for Attorney General, leaving the path to the Republican nomination clear for…

Michael Moore’s latest documentary, Sicko, comes out today. A critical look at America’s failure to provide for the health and welfare of its people, the film has received praise from both sides of the political…

Correction: Okay, not really. Despite Governor Blunt’s assertions in his statement, the Supreme Court’s ruling did not extend to teachers the right to strike, but rather just the right to collectively bargain. FROM THE RULING:…