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2007
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Leaders of the city’s black firefighters association said today that Mayor Francis Slay’s removal of Fire Chief Sherman George has created an “energized atmosphere of defiance and intolerance” among some white firefighters, and it is…
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In response to the recent call to boycott the City of St. Louis, the Chairman of the Board and the Executive Director of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) will arrive in St. Louis…
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Governor Matt Blunt’s nominees for various State department directors were passed out of the Senate Gubernatorial Appointments committee this morning, and will now go to the floor of the State Senate for debate. Among these…
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The group representing African-Americans in the St. Louis Fire Department today called on Mayor Francis Slay to address the issues of their members — which account for 44% of the department — and no longer…
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As more media publications become converged, what challenges do professional reporters face? That’s the subject of tonight’s panel discussion “Clashes in Convergence?: Challenges of working in Dual Mediums” on the campus of the University of…
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Senator John Loudon set off a firestorm last week when he used a, shall we say, “creative” tactic to get his legislation legalizing midwifery passed by the State Senate. In the immediate aftermath, his colleagues…
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Over the next days and weeks, you will be noticing a few new bylines on PubDef. The interns have arrived! So be nice — and be patient — as these fresh eyes take their first…
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After the “Missouri Health Improvement Act of 2007” passed the Missouri Senate last week, Democratic Senator Joan Bray (University City) called it “hugely bureaucratic,” saying it sends too much money to insurance companies and the…
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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…
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Burning Crosses, Hanging Monkies. No, not quite the title of a new Wire Fu movie starring Chow Yung Fat. Just the latest chapter in St. Louis’ never-ending story of racists behaving badly. On the same…
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