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Filed February 12, 2008 by Antonio French
St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Diana Bourisaw will hold a news conference today at 1 p.m. to address the district’s new superintendent search. A few moments ago, she released this statement: Good morning, By now…
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Filed March 31, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 6 archived comments
If anyone in St. Louis should know anything about how to throw a proper protest it would be Percy Green. A veteran of civil rights fights in St. Louis since the 1960s, Green has been…
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Filed August 21, 2008 by Antonio French
According to the St. Louis Business Journal, John McCain has expanded his lead over Barack Obama in Missouri, a new survey says. The survey in question is an automated poll conducted over four days by Public…
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Filed August 31, 2008 by Antonio French
Listen to me, along with Alderman Kacie Starr Triplett (6th Ward), as we discuss our experiences at the Democratic National Convention last week in Denver. We’ll be on “Sunday Morning Live” on Magic 104.9 FM…
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Filed March 11, 2008 by Danielle Belton
If you’ve got child support issues, we know just the hearing you should attend. The Family Court Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri is taking public testimony about child support guidelines from 1 to…
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Filed April 23, 2008 by Antonio French
Behind in the popular vote, behind in the number of contests won, and perhaps most significantly a long way behind in cash, Hillary Clinton needed to win by a much larger margin in Pennsylvania last…
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Filed November 7, 2008 by Antonio French
Gov. Matt Blunt today issued a fiery statement responding to remarks by a St. Louis University political scientist in a St. Louis Beacon article. Professor Ken Warren told the Beacon that “unequivocally that the racist…
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Filed February 7, 2008 by Antonio French · 1 archived comment
Gov. Matt Blunt has issued the following statement: “Tonight our fellow Missourians in the city of Kirkwood were terrorized by a senseless and horrific crime at an open government meeting. We know at this hour…
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Filed February 5, 2008 by Antonio French
In the middle of all this Super Tuesday excitement, the Missouri Senate confirmed the appointment of St. Louis Public Schools czar Rick Sullivan. Governor Matt Blunt, who appointed the real estate developer to lead the…
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Filed January 27, 2008 by Antonio French
Senator Barack Obama defeated The Clinton Machine 2-1 in the South Carolina Democratic Primary last night. With 99% of the precincts reporting, Obama received 295,091 (55%) votes to Hillary Clinton’s 141,128 (27%) and South Carolina…
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