2008

Members of a coalition to combat an anti-Affirmative Action petition called for voters not to “be fooled in April” by individuals getting signatures for the initiative. The Working to Empower Community Action Now (WeCAN) coalition…

A recent New York Times/CBS poll found that for the first time, white voters are evenly divided between John McCain and Barack Obama, and Obama is faring better than his party’s recent candidates among that…

Robin Carnahan is out. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

As a young girl laid in her bed, butterflies swarmed in her belly with anticipation of the first day of school that awaits when she opens her eyes. A freshman no more, young Shaneick Golden…

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…

ENGLAND AIR BASE, LOUISIANA — Hurricane Gustav has left many people and businesses without electricity, even days after its Category 5 winds blew through Louisiana. Several gas stations are either without gasoline or without the…