2008

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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Senate Republicans today unanimously endorsed Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, to serve as President Pro Tem, the Missouri Senate’s top position, for the 95th General Assembly beginning Jan. 7, 2009. Shields must be elected to…

Sorry about the less-than-normal updating. I’m still in Buffalo, NY attending a fantastic conference.  More at that later…

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…

By Tomminesha Matchingtouch A special education advocate accused public school programs in Missouri and across the nation of having a “wait to fail” model when it comes to educating the learning disabled. At a St.…

Landmarks Association’s 2008 Eleven Most Endangered Places list is now online: http://www.landmarks-stl.org/enhanced_and_endangered/2008_most_endangered These are the sites held over from last year’s list: Andrew Einstmann House, 2347 Virginia Avenue Mullanphy Emigrant Home, 1609 N. 14th Street…

Barack Obama’s campaign announced to the world at 2:00 in the morning, and by text message, that Senator Joe Biden is Obama’s pick for Vice-President. It was a great choice. Joe Biden offers the best…