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2007
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A large group of local grass-root supporters of U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama are scheduled to meet Wednesday night in St. Louis. Not another fundraiser, and not another meet-and-greet for local political big…
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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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BREAKING NEWS Comptroller Darlene Green, nor Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury, would second Mayor Francis Slay’s motion today to approve the lease agreement that would have allowed BJC Hospital to expand into a small portion of…
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State Representative Rodney Hubbard has hired Antonio French to manage his campaign for state senate. This is the third senate campaign for French. Previous campaigns for Senators Wayne Goode and Patrick Dougherty were both successful.…
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The East-West Gateway Council of Governments Board of Directors Wednesday approved the designation of $3 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds to help the City of St. Louis optimize its traffic signals. The…
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Since PubDef.net started 18 months ago, it has basically been a one man operation. The facts you read are as I know them to be true. The opinions expressed here have been my own. But…
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The St. Louis University Board of Trustees voted last night to grant school administrators the go-ahead to replace the existing University News charter. This vote comes as a defeat for newspaper staff and editors who…
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Early this morning, 21st Ward Committeewoman Myrtle French, my grandmother, passed away. No posts for a while. Check back later for funeral information. Thank you to all that have already offered their prayers and condolences…
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The candidates on how they would get more minorities involved in the 6th Ward Democratic Organization… On the Board of E&A and our “weak mayor” form of government… On Rev. Larry Rice and the homeless…
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A group of women legislators, all of whom supported the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit, held a forum at Harris-Stowe University yesterday to inform the public about exactly what it does — and does…
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