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Filed October 10, 2008 by Antonio French
Another night, another senseless shooting in St. Louis. So far this year, more that 140 people have been killed — and hundreds more have been wounded. Few of these acts of violence are ever solved.…
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Filed January 27, 2008 by Antonio French
Congressman Lacy Clay is scheduled to speak this morning at the Community Church of God on behalf of Presidential candidate Barack Obama. The north St. Louis County church is led by Rev. Douglas Parham, a…
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Filed February 8, 2008 by Antonio French
From the Missouri Democratic Party… The Missouri Democratic Party today preliminarily awarded 36 delegates each to Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton following their thrilling performances in Tuesday’s Missouri Presidential Primary. By virtue of…
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Filed November 4, 2008 by Antonio French
Missouri may have lost its reputation for accuracy in choosing the president (McCain is leading by less than 7,000 votes with thousands of provisional ballots still to be counted), but it definitely retained its status…
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Filed May 5, 2008 by Antonio French
Last month, the anti-war women group CODEPINK St.Louis drove through the night to New Orleans for V-Day, the 10th anniversary of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues”, and to share in the struggle and celebration of…
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Filed November 4, 2008 by Antonio French
Before the sun has risen, nearly 300 people are already standing in line at Yeatman School in north St. Louis. Young and old are standing in the morning cold for a chance to vote for…
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Filed February 4, 2008 by Antonio French
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt, a supporter of Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, today issued the following statement on what he calls push-polling by supporters of Mike Huckabee: “Governor Mitt Romney has a proven record of bringing…
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Filed April 9, 2008 by Danielle Belton
Gov. Matt Blunt nominated Michael J. Schmid (D) to serve on the Missouri Ethics Committee Wednesday. According to a release from the governor’s office, Schmid is a Jefferson City attorney serving the Fourth Congressional District.…
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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 22, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 3 archived comments
License Collector for the City of St. Louis Mike McMillan admits that he’s “very pleased with how things have gone so far” in the 14 months he’s spent in the office. It’s a place where…
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