2007

Since a few weeks before Election Day, one or more people have been basically spamming the site with ignorant comments. So until further notice, no one will be allowed to post comments anonymously anymore. If…

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Last weekend, State Rep. Jane Cunningham (R-Chesterfield) launched her campaign for the state Senate. According to Jo Mannies at the Political Fix, former St. Louis Democratic state rep. Fred Kratky’s “Facts ‘O Life” band was…

Governor Matt Blunt will soon choose from among three members of the Missouri Court of Appeals for his first appointment to the Missouri Supreme Court. The Appellate Judicial Commission selected the finalists from among 30…

As dozens, if not hundreds, of St. Louisans head down to Jena, Louisiana today to support the Jena 6, and anti-war protestors settle into the third day of their week-long 24-hour protest outside the St.…

After first saying she wouldn’t, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill has bowed to the pressure and agreed to return contributions linked to Norman Hsu. From the AP: The Missouri Democrat said she made the decision over…

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…

It seems former Senator Jim Talent is getting his legislation passed from beyond the political grave. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill whose original version was sponsored in 2005 by Talent, who…

Ever wonder which political blogger is most likely to be President of the United States? (Yeah, me neither.) Well, the folks at the Columbia Tribune did and you might be surprised by the primary outcomes.…