2008

After several memorable spoofs of the Alaska governor, the real Sarah Palin stopped by Saturday Night Live last night to get a closer look at Tina Fey’s impersonation. Actors Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg also…

First the New York Times, now the Associated Press via the Boston Herald. From yesterday’s Herald: Few brotherhoods are as strong as the one among firefighters, who depend on one another just to stay alive.…

The Barack Obama presidential campaign is in need for some dial-a-voter help. The St. Louis campaign is looking for assistance on a national phone bank project targeting Indiana, an upcoming primary state. The St. Louis…

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.…

Following the scandal-ridden resignation of Joe Mokwa, the governor-appointed St. Louis Police Board has selected Colonel Daniel Isom as the new police chief. Here is the official announcement from Police Board President Chris Goodson: Members…

Reporter Lucas Hudson interviews Mayor Francis Slay in this week’s issue of the Vital VOICE. From Hudson’s intro: The city’s sweltering racial thermometer portends an all-out political meltdown as Mayor Francis Slay was booed right…

Around noon on Tuesday, March 19, State Representative Rodney R. Hubbard*, his brother Rontonyo Hubbard-Bey, and local businessman Sam Salama went to have lunch at Johnny’s Restaurant and Bar, 1017 Russell, in Soulard. Shortly after…

We’re heading to the Mile High City next week for the Democratic National Convention. We’ll be following the Missouri delegation, as well as the action inside and outside of the Convention as the world prepares…