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Filed September 10, 2008 by Antonio French
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…
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Filed September 19, 2008 by Antonio French
The Post-Dispatch reports former State Rep. Sherman Parker was declared brain-dead Thursday night after suffering a brain aneurysm. Post your memories and condolences in the comments section. UPDATE: In lieu of flowers or plants, the…
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Filed March 17, 2008 by Antonio French · 1 archived comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfmrJ3SiL2I 1 Comments For This Post gene Says: March 19th, 2008 at 4:53 pm okay let me get this straight,when a black preacher says cold and racist tyrants,it’s bumb,it’s dumb.it dosnt represent the african american…
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Filed February 23, 2008 by Antonio French
How do we improve educational opportunities in St. Louis? That is one of the unanswered questions that has defined our region — as well as many other urban areas around the country — for more…
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Filed May 16, 2008 by Antonio French
Annie Malone parade, Elliott Davis, north St. Louis
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Filed January 21, 2008 by Antonio French
Over the weekend, former Senator Jean Carnahan joined current Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill and announced her endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President. “While I know and admire all the Democrats running for president, I…
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Filed January 7, 2008 by Antonio French
As you may have heard, Hillary Clinton “had a moment” at a campaign event today. It was Tom Hanks (in “A League of Their Own”) who said, “There’s no crying in baseball.” Is the same…
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Filed February 21, 2008 by Tomminesha Matchingtouch · 5 archived comments
At yesterday’s town hall meeting on the latest proposal to close more schools in St. Louis City, Deanna Anderson, St. Louis Public Schools’ Director of Operations, began the meeting by assuring everyone that no final…
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Filed October 6, 2008 by Antonio French
Fresh off his widely praised debate performance last week at Washington University in St. Louis, Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Joe Biden will return to Missouri this week to spend two days holding events that will…
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