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Filed December 31, 2007 by Antonio French
Breaking White Incumbency Before this year, there was one thing a white citywide elected official could always count on in St. Louis: they would probably never be knocked off by a black challenger. But on…
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Filed August 21, 2007 by Antonio French
Supporters of the proposed Land Assemblage Tax Credit bill testified today before the House Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development in support of the legislation. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay’s chief of staff…
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Filed October 27, 2007 by Antonio French
Before his rally at Union Station Friday, Presidential Candidate Barack Obama met with a group of local elected officials at his Washington Ave. campaign office. Local electeds in attendance included: Congressman Lacy Clay; State Auditor…
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Filed June 13, 2007 by Antonio French
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…
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Filed February 12, 2007 by Antonio French
Take a ride with Umar Lee, a local white Muslim cab driver/philosopher/writer… Umar is a frequent contributor to the Arch City Chronicle. Check out his blog at www.umarlee.blogspot.com and click here to watch Part 1…
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Filed November 30, 2007 by Antonio French
The coalition seeking to remove Mayor Francis Slay from office appears to have won a battle in a much larger war. The group’s threat to protest a public fundraiser for Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has…
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Filed May 9, 2007 by Antonio French
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…
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Filed August 28, 2007 by Antonio French
Attorney General candidate Jeff Harris today picked up the support of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 36. From the press release: David Zimmerman, President and Business Manager for Local 36, said today that, “Jeff Harris…
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Filed February 26, 2007 by Antonio French
The Aldermanic President candidates on the Civilian Review Board: Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
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Filed July 19, 2007 by Antonio French
At an event yesterday in O’Fallon Park in north St. Louis, Gov. Matt Blunt announced the appointment of Don R. Johnson to the Conservation Commission. Johnson is the first African American to hold the position.…
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