2008

A recent Congressional subcommittee meeting on the deterioration of North St. Louis will not be in vain, according to a representative of Congressman Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) Steve Englehardt, Clay’s communications director, said inquiries will continue,…

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…

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…

President Bill Clinton was in Missouri last night in the town of Independence. The beginning of his speech sounds a lot like a re-election speech, rather than an endorsement or surrogate speech. The funniest line…

On Monday, I appeared on the radio show “Collateral Damage” on KDHX 88.1 FM. Host DJ Wilson and I discussed the upcoming mayoral election and the possible challengers to Francis Slay. Listen here… http://pubdef.net/audio/adf-on-collateral-damage-11-24-08.mp3 Related…

Gov. Matt Blunt is still feeling good about China and the Beijing Olympics. Blunt is in China this week along with several other Missouri politicians and business leaders working on forging business ties with the…

State Representative Jeff Harris, a Democrat running for Attorney General, today issued a statement criticizing a Missouri Ethics Commission ruling, allowing ten Republican House candidates to keep a combined $312,000 in over-the-limit contributions. “Once again,…

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, just issued its decision in the case of Robin Wright-Jones v. Connie L. Johnson, an appeal from the city of St. Louis involving a challenge to the validity…