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Filed February 21, 2008 by Jackson Foote
Amidst a budget shortfall and cries of mismanagement from both parties, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich backpedaled from some of his earlier proposals in his State of the State Address before the General Assembly Wednesday. Taxes…
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Filed March 24, 2008 by Danielle Belton
Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will be honored as “Citizen of the Year” Tuesday. The event, sponsored and administered by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, honors people who have contributed greatly to the St. Louis…
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Filed November 4, 2008 by Antonio French
CNN’s exit polls show Barack Obama won among Missouri women (53%-46%) and narrowly among men (50-49). While Obama expectedly won the black vote (just 14% of those polled) by 91%, he lost Missouri’s white vote…
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Filed January 5, 2008 by Antonio French
In today’s New York Times (hat tip to the Arch City Chronicle for first noting it), former Riverfront Times reporter Malcolm Gay pens an article on the City of St. Louis’ ongoing racial problems following…
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Filed March 25, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 2 archived comments
Civil Rights activist Percy Green will give a rare insight on being an activist for peace, justice and racial equality in the city of St. Louis this Friday so set your calendars for this PEP…
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Filed May 5, 2008 by Antonio French · 18 archived comments
18 Comments For This Post anonymous Says: May 5th, 2008 at 12:19 pm Frankly, the price of gas is so high now that taking off the few cents of tax would not make me drive…
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Filed January 11, 2008 by Antonio French
St. Louis County state rep. John Bowman, the former chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of paying a Bank of America vice president $1,000 to influence the approval…
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Filed March 19, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 12 archived comments
The Fashion of Kacie Starr Triplett from PubDef.net on Vimeo. Sixth Ward Alderwoman Kacie Starr Triplett, 27, is six feet of civil servant style. She’s only been in office for one year, but her style…
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