2008

As most of my readers know, I was elected a couple of weeks ago as the new Democratic Committeeman of the 21st Ward. One of the issues I raised in the campaign was the state…

Shouldn’t we all be rewarded for listening to all that predictable political rhetoric that is sure to litter tomorrow’s Vice-Presidential debate? Well, our friends at The Beacon have just the thing to put the “fun”…

It’s through the first round, State Senator Jeff Smith’s (D-St. Louis) measure that would increase access to early childhood programs at licensed child care facilities. Smith’s legislation creating the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program, a…

A new Gallup Poll released today show President George W. Bush with the highest disapproval rating of all time! Bush registers a staggering 69 percent disapproval rating, the highest in that survey’s history, according to CNN,…

A change is coming, yet again, for St. Louis City Schools. The St. Louis Public Schools Special Administrative Board has approved the plan for school reconfigurations, building closures and the school calendar for the 2008-2009…

They’re China bound! Gov. Matt Blunt, along with U.S. Senators Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill, are going on a bipartisan trade mission to China this week. The politicians will work on “creating new economic development…

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…

From the Missouri Board of Education: In a ruling issued today, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Richard Callahan gave state education officials a clear victory involving last year’s decision to strip the St. Louis Public…

I’ll be heading to New Orleans tomorrow, embedded with the Missouri National Guard troops being sent to the Gulf Coast to aid in the effort. There are already 600 Missouri National Guardsmen and Women on…