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Filed June 19, 2007 by Antonio French
Following the retirement of executive director Kim Norman, Edmund Hennessey has been named the new head of Weed & Seed St. Louis. According to the Department of Justice’s website, the Weed & Seed initiative involves a…
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Filed August 29, 2007 by Antonio French
Last week, Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe (D-St. Louis) appeared on Lizz Brown’s radio show and was quoted in the St. Louis Argus screaming to high heaven about how horrible the proposed Distressed Areas Land Assemblage…
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Filed May 24, 2007 by Antonio French
State Sen. Jeff Smith tells how he got his “Teach for Missouri” plan passed by the Republican legislature and signed by the Governor. “The one thing that everybody agreed on was that nobody liked my…
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Filed September 20, 2007 by Antonio French
The webzine NewTeeVee.com has written about our spat with KSDK Channel 5, which has resulted in all 500 of our YouTube videos being taken off-line: French argued that the use of the clips — less…
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Filed October 17, 2007 by Antonio French
Click To Play Yesterday, members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) rallied outside of the Children’s Hospital in the Central West End. SEIU members were joined by hospital staffers, community and religious leaders in…
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Filed April 20, 2007 by Antonio French
There was a time not too long ago when religious leaders in America focused the energies of their flocks on social ills like poverty, education and civil rights. But in recent decades, religious conservatives have…
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Filed June 8, 2007 by Antonio French
State Senator Jeff Smith, whose sponsorship is needed for Derio Gambaro to be confirmed in January, issued the following statement today: “Derio Gambaro was a worthy opponent in our race for the 4th District Senate…
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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 April 16, 2007 by Antonio French
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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Filed July 15, 2007 by Antonio French
Since our first World Saxophone Quartet video has been viewed more than 30,000 times on YouTube, we thought we’d go back to the tape from last year’s concert at Lovejoy School and cut three more…
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