2008

BREAKING NEWS U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill broke the news at a press conference a few minutes ago: Barack Obama will be in St. Louis on Saturday for a 9:00 PM public event (no word yet…

Systematic underreporting of rapes, missing money from police vaults, and now the “borrowing” of impounded vehicles for the personal use of cronies and his own daughter. Do you think it’s time for Police Chief Joe…

St. Louis Public Schools has announced that revisions to the administration’s recommendations for school closings and consolidations will be announced next week. Superintendent Diana Bourisaw will lead two town hall meetings to unveil the recommendations…

In the second contest between Rep. Talibdin (T.D.) El-Amin and Committeeman Joe Palm, El-Amin is maintaining his fundraising advantage. According to campaign reports filed yesterday, El-Amin raised $6,700 last quarter, leaving him with $9,378.53 cash…

BREAKING NEWS: Special Administrative Board Selects Kelvin Adams for Superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools St. Louis—The Special Administrative Board of the St. Louis Public School District voted this evening to extend a contract to…

A fourth of St. Louis Public School students missed the first day of school (7,000 out of a projected enrollment of 28,000). Governor Matt Blunt and the man he put he put in charge of…

UPDATE 1 P.M. WILL YOU BE MY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR? The race for Lt. Governor is as crowded as Hwy 70 at 6 p.m., who didn’t scratch their name on the list as closing bell yesterday?…

Supporters of Barack Obama will be watching tomorrow’s Super Tuesday results at the Moolah Theater, 3821 Lindell Blvd, starting at 7:00 tomorrow evening. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

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…