2007

On October 10, pollster Rasmussen Reports asked 500 Missourians the following questions. The results suggest Missouri is still very red. How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as…

The St. Louis Teachers Union is holding a press conference this evening to ask for the public’s support in urging the Missouri Board of Education to decline requests for a state takeover. Local 420 is…

On Monday, Pine Lawn became the first town in Missouri to ban sagging pants. According to the ordinance, pants are illegally sagging if they show underwear or skin below the waist. This law applies to…

The City firefighters’ union, Local 73, has joined with the police union in endorsing Kacie Starr Triplett for alderman of the 6th Ward. Triplett is running against Committeeman Patrick Cacchione and Christian Saller in the…

You may have seen his “I Have a Dream” speech before, but watch it again now if only to marvel at how great of an orator Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was, and how large…

According to a campaign press release, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Locals #1, #2, #4, and #1439) has endorsed Jim Shrewsbury for re-election. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net BOA_President_Race

The group of St. Louis Public Schools students engaged in Day 5 of their sit-in demonstration at City Hall has sent out a press release announcing a press conference this afternoon. Superintendent Diana Bourisaw is…

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…