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2008
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According to a story published just today on FirstAmendmentCenter.org, Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton, who allegedly walked into the Kirkwood City Hall and shot seven people, including Mayor Mike Swoboda, had just lost a federal court…
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An all-day diversity fair will be held Saturday, April 19 in honor of the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The student governments of Harris-Stowe State University and Saint Louis…
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St. Louis Public Schools’ “elected” Board of Education will meet noon, Saturday at the Gateway Classic Foundation, 2012 Martin Luther King Drive. The board is in the midst of putting the finishing touches on a…
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Missouri supporters of presidential candidate Barack Obama are taking to the streets this weekend, going door-to-door to get out the vote for the Illinois senator. The statewide canvass will be taking place this Saturday, according…
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Like the new look? Well, don’t get used to it. PubDef is changing. As the site approaches its 3rd anniversary, we’re going to be going in a… “new direction” very soon. On October 1st, look…
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On Monday, the Missouri Senate Financial, Governmental Organizations, and Elections Committee heard testimony on several measures. Senate Bill 1245, sponsored by Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, would bar a felon from holding public office in the…
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An attack on civil rights anywhere is an attack on civil rights everywhere. In that spirit, more than a thousand people gathered on the steps of the Old Courthouse Saturday to protest California’s passage of…
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