Year by year
2008
515 stories in the archive
As Democrats around the state begin to come down from the high of Barack Obama’s election as the next President of the United States, many are beginning to ask questions about what happened here in…
Read full story →
A preacher with an easy-to-remember name is making the plunge into Congressional politics. In a press to the media, Republican John Wayne Tucker officially announced his candidacy for Missouri’s Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District seat: John resides…
Read full story →
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…
Read full story →
Washington University has named a new provost … and he’s the same as the last provost. Executive Vice Chancellor Edward S. Macias, the dean of Arts & Sciences, was named to the position, to begin…
Read full story →
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.…
Read full story →
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…
Read full story →
According to a new report, the president of St. Louis’ board of aldermen drives a $25,000 city-purchased sedan with such luxury options as a heated leather steering wheel and seats. President Lewis Reed he uses…
Read full story →
DEMOCRATSHillary Clinton - 34.15%Barack Obama - 54.79% REPUBLICANSRon Paul - 5.96%Fred Thompson - 5.96%Mitt Romney - 25.47%Rudy Giuliani - 9.76%John McCain - 30.89%Mike Huckabee - 16.53% PROPOSITION S (Sales Tax Increase)YES - 64.31%NO - 35.69%…
Read full story →
Barack Obama will be America’s 44th President. It’s been an amazing ride. It seems so long ago that we were knocking on doors in the snow in Iowa. Related Stories
Read full story →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1k8cW3g7fs 1 Comments For This Post BarfBarfBarf Says: March 18th, 2008 at 8:47 pm Cuff links are nice, but kind of pretentious for everyday at City Hall with people who only make 30k a year.…
Read full story →
