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Filed November 3, 2008 by Antonio French
Four years ago, about 7,500 absentee ballots were cast in the high Democratic voting City of St. Louis. As of yesterday, that number was close to 17,000. Related Stories
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Filed March 14, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 2 archived comments
Taking a crack at cronyism, gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) has a proposal that would end the patronage system in Missouri’s fee offices. The old, controversial system involved about 183 privately run offices that…
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Filed February 4, 2008 by Antonio French
A group of local elected officials gathered in front of City Hall today to call attention to a bill in the Missouri legislature which seeks to give the City of St. Louis control over its…
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Filed January 18, 2008 by Antonio French
Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players in history, has died. He was 64. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net Related StoriesSherman Parker Dies at 37 (25)Clay on the Death of Stephanie…
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Filed February 21, 2008 by Jackson Foote · 1 archived comment
Following Governor Matt Blunt and other party leaders who had also endorsed other candidates, Senator Kit Bond has now thrown his support behind his party’s presumptive Presidential nominee, John McCain. Senator Kit Bond released this…
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Filed May 16, 2008 by Antonio French
Annie Malone parade, Elliott Davis, north St. Louis
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Filed March 11, 2008 by Danielle Belton
If you’ve got child support issues, we know just the hearing you should attend. The Family Court Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri is taking public testimony about child support guidelines from 1 to…
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Filed February 2, 2008 by Antonio French
Sorry about the less-than-normal updating. I’m still in Buffalo, NY attending a fantastic conference.  More at that later…
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Filed March 31, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 1 archived comment
Teachers can be activists too! Or at least the point teachers Jeanine Molloff and Cris Mann of St. Louis Public Schools are making. They’ll be hosting a chat tonight on “In What Ways Can Teachers…
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Filed April 8, 2008 by Antonio French · 2 archived comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPlkt4DQM1M 2 Comments For This Post anon Says: April 8th, 2008 at 4:09 pm I wonder how Ed will feel if his friend wins and the politicos in charge don’t like him so they overturn…
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