2008

Former Fire Chief Sherman George voting at Woodward Elementary. School board member Bill Purdy gathering signatures to recall Mayor Francis Slay at Hodgen Elementary.

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…

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…

Just last week, State Representative Connie Johnson was pushing John Edwards as the only Democrat who could win Missouri in November. Well, it seems the term-limited House Minority Whip has had a change of heart.…

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…

The Fashion of Kacie Starr Triplett from PubDef.net on Vimeo. Sixth Ward Alderwoman Kacie Starr Triplett, 27, is six feet of civil servant style. She’s only been in office for one year, but her style…

I’ve been slammed this week with other work so I apologize for letting this slip pass me, because this is a very big deal. KWMU reports: The Missouri Board of Education has voted unanimously to…

Aldermanic President Lewis Reed is calling on the mayor to immediately fire his head of the city’s IT Department. Reed’s demand follows a report aired last night on KSDK Channel 5 showing over the past three…