2007

The Board of Aldermen returns from their long summer break this morning. They were scheduled to return last Friday but cancelled the meeting so that aldermen could attend the funeral of 10th Ward Alderman Joe…

The wake for my grandmother, 21st Ward Committeewoman Myrtle French, is tonight from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Randall and Sons Funeral Home, 4600 Natural Bridge Ave. The funeral services will be tomorrow at…

READ IT HERE FIRST Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan will see some familiar faces in court again tomorrow. The St. Louis Board of Education and the Special Administrative Board (SAB) of St. Louis Public…

Metropolitan Congregation United will host a public forum featuring developer Paul McKee on Thursday, October 25 at 6:30 PM at the Holy Trinity Church at 3518 North 14th Street. McKee will speak about his plans…

Attorney General Jay Nixon, Democratic candidate for governor, has notified the Missouri Ethics Commission that he plans to return over-limit contributions to his campaign. Attorney General candidate Chris Koster also notified the Commission that his…

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…

Washington University in St. Louis is planning to host a day-long public forum on Medicaid, called “Medicaid Financing: Challenges for Missouri and the Nation,” on June 8th, 2007. Planned topics of discussion include healthcare accessability,…

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…

From an article in the Kansas City Star on the KC mayoral race: Still, the Internet is a good way for candidates to communicate with their base and raise funds, said Antonio French, a St.…