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Filed April 25, 2008 by Antonio French · 22 archived comments
According to numbers released today by the Missouri Office of Administration, the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County are heading towards more population losses. St. Louis City, which has seen a small population…
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Filed April 4, 2008 by Antonio French · 2 archived comments
The state Senate passed a bill yesterday that seeks to make Missouri less attractive for people living and working in America without the correct paperwork. Gov. Matt Blunt praised the passage of Senate Bill 858.…
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Filed February 7, 2008 by Antonio French · 37 archived comments
The following statement comes from the Organization for Black Struggle: “All We Want is Justice!” That was the last statement made by Charles “Cookie” Thorton before he opened fire in Kirkwood City Hall. The tragedy in…
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Filed September 21, 2008 by Antonio French
When John McCain and Barack Obama come together for their first debate this Friday, some of their young supporters here in St. Louis will also be coming together to watch the event… This could get…
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Filed January 25, 2008 by Antonio French
Aldermanic President Lewis Reed was in Jefferson City yesterday asking the Missouri Ethics Commission to let him keep his over-the-limit campaign contributions. From the Kansas City Star’s Prime Buzz blog: Reed was elected president of…
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Filed March 31, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 1 archived comment
Teachers can be activists too! Or at least the point teachers Jeanine Molloff and Cris Mann of St. Louis Public Schools are making. They’ll be hosting a chat tonight on “In What Ways Can Teachers…
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Filed January 4, 2008 by Antonio French
PubDef had a front-row seat to history last night. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
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Filed March 28, 2008 by Danielle Belton
Gov. Matt Blunt is still feeling good about China and the Beijing Olympics. Blunt is in China this week along with several other Missouri politicians and business leaders working on forging business ties with the…
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Filed April 3, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 2 archived comments
Members of a coalition to combat an anti-Affirmative Action petition called for voters not to “be fooled in April” by individuals getting signatures for the initiative. The Working to Empower Community Action Now (WeCAN) coalition…
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Filed March 18, 2008 by Antonio French · 1 archived comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1k8cW3g7fs 1 Comments For This Post BarfBarfBarf Says: March 18th, 2008 at 8:47 pm Cuff links are nice, but kind of pretentious for everyday at City Hall with people who only make 30k a year.…
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