2008

Taking a crack at cronyism, gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) has a proposal that would end the patronage system in Missouri’s fee offices. The old, controversial system involved about 183 privately run offices that…

On Tuesday, October 7, I found out I’d be in New York City on Election Day. I wasn’t leaving St. Louis until Wednesday, October 15, but packing is packing, so I never found time to…

From the Oct. 12, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times: John McCain is hammering Barack Obama about his ties to Chicago educator Bill Ayers, co-founder of the Weather Underground, a group that used violence in the 1960s and…

One day before Election Day, Senator Hillary Clinton will campaign for Barack Obama at a rally in St. Charles. Her Missouri visit is at least the eighth in the last two weeks by Obama or…

Actor and environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr., a strong advocate for green living who actually rode his bicycle to the 2006 Academy Awards, will be in St. Louis next week to lead a public forum and…

The underused retail and cultural hub Grand Center is about to get a new tenant. The University of Missouri-St. Louis has announced that it will move forward with a plan to build a new facility…

Dr. Henry Givens, Jr.ChairmanMartin Luther King, Jr. State Celebration Commission3026 Laclede AvenueSt. Louis, Mo. 63103 Re: St. Louis Racial Climate - Economic Boycott Alert Dear Dr. Givens: We write concerning the current intense racial climate…

As the first day of the Democratic National Convention comes to an end, members of the Missouri delegation are unwinding with beers furnished by hometown brewery Anheuser-Busch at a happy hour in the hotel lobby.…

Amid a growing distrust among her conservative Christian supporters of anything Islamic, Sarah Palin goes on record stating that Republicans and her ticket welcome all Muslims, adding “it is not acceptable in my book” to…