2008

NEW ORLEANS, LA — I’ve temporarily “unembedded” from my unit and headed to New Orleans. I’ve reserved a room at the Hotel St. Marie in the French Quarter and can’t wait till my 2:00 check-in…

In the second contest between Rep. Talibdin (T.D.) El-Amin and Committeeman Joe Palm, El-Amin is maintaining his fundraising advantage. According to campaign reports filed yesterday, El-Amin raised $6,700 last quarter, leaving him with $9,378.53 cash…

ENGLAND AIR BASE, LOUISIANA — Hurricane Gustav has left many people and businesses without electricity, even days after its Category 5 winds blew through Louisiana. Several gas stations are either without gasoline or without the…

The underused retail and cultural hub Grand Center is about to get a new tenant. The University of Missouri-St. Louis has announced that it will move forward with a plan to build a new facility…

DENVER — Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton and State Auditor Susan Montee headlined today’s breakfast of the Show-Me State’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention. Montee, an early supporter of Barack Obama, said she was moved…

After waiting for more than three hours, the gymnasium which held thousands of Hillary Clinton supporters erupted in cheers as Bill and Hillary Clinton finally arrived at McCluer North High School. Here’s her full 30-minute…

Apparently administrators at St. Louis Public Schools were the last to hear that the we’re in the middle of a winter ice storm. Less than two hours after school started this morning, they’ve announced kids…

What a sharp contrast to 2004 when John Kerry pulled out of Missouri four weeks before Election Day. It was just a little more than a week ago that 100,000 people greeted Obama in downtown…