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Filed October 6, 2007 by Antonio French
Friday’s unseasonal upper-80-degree temperatures weren’t the only reason things were hot in the Board of Aldermen meeting yesterday. Racial tensions are high in the City of St. Louis following Mayor Francis Slay’s removal of the…
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Filed November 19, 2007 by Antonio French
“Appointing a fire chief, police chief, or economic development director, or public works director, or streets department director because of his of her race is wrong,” said Mayor Francis Slay today standing next to Public…
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Filed September 11, 2007 by Antonio French
A group of women legislators, all of whom supported the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit, held a forum at Harris-Stowe University yesterday to inform the public about exactly what it does — and does…
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Filed September 14, 2007 by Antonio French
Speaking at a meeting hosted by Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe Wednesday in north St. Louis, freshman alderman Marlene Davis fired off at legislators that voted in favor of the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit…
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Filed October 22, 2007 by Antonio French
Sources tell PubDef.net that State Senator Chris Koster is going to make it official this week. Koster, who rocked the state's political scene when he switched from the Republican Party to become a Democrat back…
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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 February 23, 2007 by Antonio French
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has endorsed Aldermanic President Jim Shrewsbury for re-election. “SEIU members run the gamut from healthcare to the public sector and building services. This is the kind of support from…
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Filed August 16, 2007 by Antonio French
St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch has joined the Chris Koster bandwagon. The County’s top law enforcer joins a long (and growing) list of endorsers of the Republican-turned-Democrat’s bid for Attorney General. From the press…
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Filed May 16, 2007 by Antonio French
In other news… The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week to rename the University City Post Office after former Missouri Lieutenant Gov. Harriett Woods, who passed away earlier this year. H.R. 1617,…
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Filed October 19, 2007 by Antonio French
His Missouri supporters will welcome U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama when he stops in St. Louis on Friday, October 26. From the invitation: We’re counting down the days until the crucial early primaries…
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