2007

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…

After getting a free ride through most of his two terms in office, and benefiting from years of praise (deserved and undeserved) for the work of entrepreneurs and developers who’ve been rebuilding and repopulating downtown,…

Click here to view the agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the State Board of Education. Early on the very full agenda is a report on St. Louis Public Schools by DESE Commissioner Kent King. And…

The group representing African-Americans in the St. Louis Fire Department today called on Mayor Francis Slay to address the issues of their members — which account for 44% of the department — and no longer…

Earlier this week, St. Louis Community College (SLCC) suspended music professor Lawrence Stukenholtz for sexual misconduct. Stukenholtz was not suspended for any misdeeds at SLCC, but for incidents at Matter Dei High School in California,…

READ IT HERE FIRSTState Representative John Bowman has been indicted, along with 16 others, on bank fraud and credit card fraud charges.U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway announced today that Bowman and former Bank of American Vice…

Friday is the start of parents’ weekend at Washington University. It’s also the day thousands of tombstones will adorn the lawn north of the school’s library. The tombstones are part of a joint effort between…

BREAKING NEWS Rumor has it that State Senator Chris Koster (R-Harrisonville) will announce this week that he’s leaving the Republican Party to become a Democrat. Koster, who already has $644,000 in the bank, according to…

Official announcement… Stacey Newman, executive director of the Missouri Women’s Coalition, is officially announcing today that she is seeking the office of State Representative for the 73rd District. She has filed with the Missouri Ethics…