2007

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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…

This session of the Missouri Legislature wrapped up today at 6:00 in much the same way as it was conducted, with hard ball tactics by the majority and cries of foul from the minority. After…

Freshman alderman Kacie Starr Triplett will tackle one of the city’s most persistent issuestonight as she hosts a forum on homelessness in the downtown portion of her ward. Triplett has invited representatives from the Department…

As this ad runs on TV featuring a clip of Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury saying how he deliberately does not invest in the City of St. Louis, his latest campaign finance reports show he remains…

State Representative Margaret Donnelly is receiving support from some pretty well-known women in her fight for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. ST. LOUIS – The Donnelly Campaign today announced the endorsement of several prominent…

Democrat Sam Coleman officially kicked off his campaign for state representative last night. By the campaign’s estimate, several hundred people packed the Kappa House in midtown in support of Coleman’s campaign to replace State Rep.…

The candidates on how they would get more minorities involved in the 6th Ward Democratic Organization… On the Board of E&A and our “weak mayor” form of government… On Rev. Larry Rice and the homeless…

Two events will seek to educate the public today on the recently-signed legislation creating the $95 million Distress Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit. The first, hosted by Old North St. Louis Restoration Group, is a…

The Post-Dispatch put a picture of the wrong John Bowman on the front page of today's paper.In their story on the state representative's indictment yesterday, the Post mistakenly published a photo of Bowman's son, John…