2008

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As you may have heard, the biggest thing in politics since the ballot box is coming to St. Louis today and they could barely find a place big enough to hold the expected crowd. The…

Gov. Matt Blunt is putting more money in the pot to fight underage drinking. The announcement came today that the Department of Public Safety was awarded more than $188,000 to combat underage drinking across Missouri.…

From the Missouri Board of Education: In a ruling issued today, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Richard Callahan gave state education officials a clear victory involving last year’s decision to strip the St. Louis Public…

Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will be honored as “Citizen of the Year” Tuesday. The event, sponsored and administered by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, honors people who have contributed greatly to the St. Louis…

With 20% of precincts reporting, PubDef.net is projecting that Barack Obama (D) and John McCain (R) have won the City of St. Louis. Now we’re heading to the Obama Watch Party at The Moolah… Keep…

Corruption and mismanagement in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has finally made it to the front page and, apparently, the front burner. The governor, who under an archaic remnant from the Civil War is…

Perishible items are missing from the aisles at the local Wal-Mart. Non-perishables like canned goods, juices, and even bottled water are in reasonably good supply. Though batteries are still hard to come by. Most Commented…

When John McCain and Barack Obama come together for their first debate this Friday, some of their young supporters here in St. Louis will also be coming together to watch the event… This could get…

It’s the fight against the flood. A gaggle of bipartisan politicians are throwing down the gauntlet on the US Army Corps of Engineers who plan to go ahead with a man-made flood on the Missouri…