2007

Despite appearances on his website, a spokesperson for Comptroller Darlene Green has made it clear that Green has not endorsed Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury’s re-election bid. “Comptroller Green believes both men are fine candidates and…

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The field is narrowing and time is running out for area college students interested in being an intern with PubDef.net this summer. The names of the two people selected for the 8-week guided tour through…

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…

Governor Matt Blunt has reappointed Wayman F. Smith (D), 66 of St. Louis City, to the Board of Regents of Harris-Stowe State University. Smith is a former St. Louis alderman and an attorney with Smith Partnership. He…

The Association of Black Students at Washington University is holding a closed meeting today to discuss the recent racial incident on campus. When reached for comment, ABS President Sarah Johnson said, “I will not make…

PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE Hillary Clinton might have picked up more than she bargained for when she accepted the support of beleaguered mayor Francis Slay. A coalition seeking to remove him from office is moving forward…

Undeterred by record high gas prices, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is taking a road trip this weekend. Following the national outrage over the conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, the Missouri Senator…

BREAKING NEWS — READ IT HERE FIRST The Missouri Supreme Court has reversed a lower court’s decision that would have allowed the City of Clayton to use eminent domain to aid the $200 million downtown…