2008

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…

State Rep. Tom Villa, a possible candidate to replace Maida Coleman in the state senate, hasn’t raised much money for his effort (less than $4,000 in 9 months), but when you’re rich, you don’t have…

We rise before the sun, but not before the rain gusts. The trek to morning chow is a soggy one. I’m soaked. It’s clear that keeping my equipment dry is going to be a challenge.…

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…

According to a story published just today on FirstAmendmentCenter.org, Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton, who allegedly walked into the Kirkwood City Hall and shot seven people, including Mayor Mike Swoboda, had just lost a federal court…

U.S. Senator and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry is about to announce his endorsement of Illinois senator Barack Obama for President, according to reports. The message here seems to be: John Edwards (Kerry’s former…

Supporters of an effort to get on the November ballot a measure to eliminate affirmative action in Missouri missed their midnight deadline last night. In all likelihood, it was not a strategic blunder, but probably…

The Columbia Tribune reports that former Sen. John Edwards will be in St. Louis Saturday at the Carpenters’ District Council headquarters at 9:15 A.M. The Tribune also reports that Sen. Barack Obama “said yesterday in…