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Filed December 16, 2007 by Antonio French
I spent 11 hours on a bus yesterday riding to and from Iowa to campaign in a snow storm for Barack Obama. I was one of 130 St. Louisans — including a statewide elected official,…
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Filed August 20, 2007 by Antonio French
The Missouri House and Senate both came back into session today to revisit the economic development package (HB 327) previously vetoed by Governor Matt Blunt. Of course, included in that package is the controversial Land…
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Filed August 31, 2007 by Antonio French
From Michael Allen’s Ecology of Absence blog: With the McKee development, the aldermen are gatekeepers of redevelopment. They don’t need to see McKee’s plans to articulate a vision for their wards, and ask that the…
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Filed March 10, 2007 by Antonio French
On Election Day, Aldermanic President candidate Lewis Reed, License Collector Mike McMillan, State Rep. Rodney Hubbard, and Alderman-elect Marlene Davis made their way around the city on an old-fashion trolley, shaking hands from barbershops to…
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Filed September 9, 2007 by Antonio French
Governor Matt Blunt was on CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” last week to discuss his new order that everyone pulled over by the Highway Patrol must have their immigration status checked. The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce…
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Filed December 23, 2007 by Antonio French
According to the Post-Dispatch, Katherine Remington Martin of Ladue was crowned the queen at Saturday’s 123rd annual Veiled Prophet Ball. PubDef was not invited to this year’s ball and we’re really broken up about it…
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Filed December 3, 2007 by Antonio French
While the parents, media and lawmakers look for someone to punish for the suicide of Megan Meier, others wonder how Internet postings could possibly drive someone to suicide. “What if the boyfriend was real?” asked…
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Filed September 18, 2007 by Antonio French
The Missouri Republican Party and State Rep. Shane Schoeller (R-Willard) filed a lawsuit yesterday against the Missouri Ethics Commission for violating of the Sunshine Law when the commission met earlier this month to discuss campaign…
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Filed November 16, 2007 by Antonio French
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…
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Filed January 10, 2007 by Antonio French
SECOND ONLY TO DETROIT — According to the latest government statistics, the St. Louis metropolitan area lost 3,300 jobs over a recent yearlong period — the worst in the nation, save Detroit. (What is it…
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