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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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The latest in a YWCA Racial Injustice series will tackle a controversial initiative proposed to end Affirmative Action programs in Missouri Tuesday. Fronted by California businessman Ward Connerly, this latest push is part of an…
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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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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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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww 3 Comments For This Post Pat Says: March 31st, 2008 at 10:56 pm You’ve gotta check out this one too, it’s by a company name SeedWell, who, I think, offer services to increase the…
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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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Best line from tonight’s Republican debate: John McCain to Mitt Romney (referring to Romney’s change in position on several issues over his political career, including abortion, stem cell research, and gay rights): “I agree, you…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6PF8B863to 1 Comments For This Post Paul Nimmus Says: April 24th, 2008 at 1:53 pm I find it odd that some of our elected officials, namely Rep. Jamila Nashit, who lobbied and voted against the…
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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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