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Filed February 3, 2008 by Antonio French
Ofttimes, torches are not passed on, but rather pried out of the hands of past generations. In 1960, Missouri’s own former President Harry S. Truman held a news conference to explain why he resigned as…
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Filed February 23, 2008 by Antonio French
How do we improve educational opportunities in St. Louis? That is one of the unanswered questions that has defined our region — as well as many other urban areas around the country — for more…
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Filed January 22, 2008 by Antonio French
The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced today that a draft of the application for the controversial Land Assemblage Tax Credit has been posted on the department’s web site for public review and comment.Click here…
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Filed August 30, 2008 by Antonio French
Dear MoveOn member, Yesterday was John McCain’s 72nd birthday. If elected, he’d be the oldest president ever inaugurated. And after months of slamming Barack Obama for “inexperience,” here’s who John McCain has chosen to be…
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Filed January 31, 2008 by Antonio French
Tomorrow night, February 1, opponents of the Mayor Francis Slay’s decisions to demoted Fire Chief Sherman George, support the State takeover of the public schools, and veto a police Civilian Review Board will picket outside…
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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 January 22, 2008 by Antonio French
BREAKING NEWS Saying his mission as governor has been accomplished, Gov. Matt Blunt made the surprise announcement of the decade today. “What we set-out to achieve four years ago has been accomplished,” said Blunt in…
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Filed March 28, 2008 by Danielle Belton
It’s a miracle! On the third try the Clinton Campaign finalized their eligible delegates to compete in tonight’s congressional district caucuses. On Wednesday some delegate list snafus popped up where Clinton supporters found their names…
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Filed March 25, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 2 archived comments
Civil Rights activist Percy Green will give a rare insight on being an activist for peace, justice and racial equality in the city of St. Louis this Friday so set your calendars for this PEP…
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Filed March 31, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 4 archived comments
Kansas City’s The Pitch is reporting that Democrat Attorney General candidate Molly Korth Williams may be a plant. In an article by David Martin, The Pitch insinuates that A.G. candidate State Senator Chris Koster has…
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