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Filed February 29, 2008 by Jackson Foote · 2 archived comments
Looking for a 100-year old school building? It’s a buyer’s market! On February 27th, St. Louis Public Schools put seven previously closed, vacant schools on the market. As the St. Louis Business Journal reported today,…
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Filed September 3, 2008 by Antonio French
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.…
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Filed November 4, 2008 by Antonio French
Problems at north St. Louis County polling places make national news. From CNN: Voters in line at two polling locations in the suburb of Jennings have been experiencing waits of 4 hours or more, according…
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Filed November 2, 2008 by Antonio French
Saturday saw long lines of hundreds of voters in St. Louis County — three days before Election Day! The Young Democrats of St. Louis’ “Obama Strikeforce” recorded some images of early voters yesterday. Hundreds of…
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Filed January 27, 2008 by Antonio French
President Bill Clinton was in Missouri last night in the town of Independence. The beginning of his speech sounds a lot like a re-election speech, rather than an endorsement or surrogate speech. The funniest line…
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Filed March 30, 2008 by Antonio French · 5 archived comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHUAsTrl4JI 5 Comments For This Post AlrightHollaThen Says: March 31st, 2008 at 9:19 am Way more cheers than boos, but it is all the way the media spins it and you Pub Def spin it…
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Filed February 8, 2008 by Antonio French
From the Missouri Democratic Party… The Missouri Democratic Party today preliminarily awarded 36 delegates each to Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton following their thrilling performances in Tuesday’s Missouri Presidential Primary. By virtue of…
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Filed February 5, 2008 by Antonio French
In the middle of all this Super Tuesday excitement, the Missouri Senate confirmed the appointment of St. Louis Public Schools czar Rick Sullivan. Governor Matt Blunt, who appointed the real estate developer to lead the…
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Filed April 7, 2008 by Antonio French · 1 archived comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDlXiBV_6O8 1 Comments For This Post kjoe Says: April 7th, 2008 at 8:33 pm tomorrow, (tuesday), all 3 candidates will pretend to be senators long enough to question General Petraeus. First hand look at the…
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Filed November 18, 2008 by Antonio French
Francis Slay has drawn his first challenger for re-election. Today Thursday at 11:00 AM in the Rotunda of City Hall, Green Party candidate Rev. Elston McCowan will announce his candidacy for Mayor of the City…
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