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Filed August 18, 2008 by Antonio French
Retired employees of St. Louis Public Schools have made a third request for the $20 million owed to their pension fund for 2008. In a letter dated August 6, Andrew Clark, executive director of the…
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Filed February 7, 2008 by Antonio French
State Senator Rita Days, a Democrat from north St. Louis County, and State Rep. Timothy Jones, a Republican from Eureka (”The home of Six Flags,” he reminded us.), have been elected to chair and vice-chair,…
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Filed September 4, 2008 by Antonio French
Perishible items are missing from the aisles at the local Wal-Mart. Non-perishables like canned goods, juices, and even bottled water are in reasonably good supply. Though batteries are still hard to come by. Most Commented…
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Filed August 27, 2008 by Antonio French
DENVER — A fixture at political events in Missouri, Bob Levin (also known as “Button Bob”) is in Denver at the Democratic National Convention selling political buttons all around town and at the hotel in…
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Filed September 30, 2008 by Antonio French
According to a new report, the president of St. Louis’ board of aldermen drives a $25,000 city-purchased sedan with such luxury options as a heated leather steering wheel and seats. President Lewis Reed he uses…
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Filed March 17, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 4 archived comments
Sen. Claire McCaskill said it’s unfair to hold presidential candidates accountable for “dumb things” their supporters say. McCaskill, a vocal supporter of presidential candidate Barack Obama, was responding to the reaction in the media to…
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Filed November 7, 2008 by Antonio French
Gov. Matt Blunt today issued a fiery statement responding to remarks by a St. Louis University political scientist in a St. Louis Beacon article. Professor Ken Warren told the Beacon that “unequivocally that the racist…
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Filed February 21, 2008 by Jackson Foote · 1 archived comment
Following Governor Matt Blunt and other party leaders who had also endorsed other candidates, Senator Kit Bond has now thrown his support behind his party’s presumptive Presidential nominee, John McCain. Senator Kit Bond released this…
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Filed October 22, 2008 by Antonio French
Wednesday is National Day Against Police Brutality. A local rally will be held at 4:00 p.m. at Poelker Park, across from City Hall at Tucker and Market. The “Tow Local Control BACK to St. Louis!”…
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Filed May 23, 2008 by Antonio French
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…
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