2008

Francis Slay has drawn his first challenger for re-election. Today Thursday at 11:00 AM in the Rotunda of City Hall, Green Party candidate Rev. Elston McCowan will announce his candidacy for Mayor of the City…

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Washington University has named a new provost … and he’s the same as the last provost. Executive Vice Chancellor Edward S. Macias, the dean of Arts & Sciences, was named to the position, to begin…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new report released Friday showed that after 7,700 Missourians lost their jobs last month, the state’s unemployment rate has skyrocketed to 6.4 percent — the highest mark in at least…

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…

I know it was inevitable, but it’s still sad.  To placate the right wing of the Republican Party, John McCain has proposed a new corporate tax cut as a means of promoting growth.  After years…

From the Post-Dispatch: Scott Eckersley, a lawyer fired from Gov. Matt Blunt’s office, filed a suit today that accuses several top Blunt aides of ordering the illegal destruction of state e-mails to prevent potentially damaging…