2008

Dear MoveOn member, Yesterday was John McCain’s 72nd birthday. If elected, he’d be the oldest president ever inaugurated. And after months of slamming Barack Obama for “inexperience,” here’s who John McCain has chosen to be…

By Tomminesha Matchingtouch A special education advocate accused public school programs in Missouri and across the nation of having a “wait to fail” model when it comes to educating the learning disabled. At a St.…

CNN is projecting Barack Obama will win the State of Georgia with close to twice as many votes as Hillary Clinton. According to exit polls, Obama won women, men, and all age groups other than…

Senate Republicans today unanimously endorsed Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, to serve as President Pro Tem, the Missouri Senate’s top position, for the 95th General Assembly beginning Jan. 7, 2009. Shields must be elected to…

State senate candidates Rodney Hubbard (5th District) and Joan Barry (3rd District) and State Rep candidate Jake Hummel all have a presence at polling places in south St. Louis today. Hummel’s father is working a…

Developer Paul McKee, a man known to many for his secret Blairmont development plan for Old North St. Louis, is heading to China soon to lobby for Lambert Airport and his own 550 acres surrounding…

A Washington University fraternity will be hosting a panel of state legislators this week as part of their student political awareness campaign. As part of their yearlong “I Will…” awareness project, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity…

A fourth of St. Louis Public School students missed the first day of school (7,000 out of a projected enrollment of 28,000). Governor Matt Blunt and the man he put he put in charge of…

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.…