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2008
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers backed down from conducting their man-made flooding, the “spring rise†of the Missouri River, for now. Missourinet is reporting that both the governor and Attorney Jay Nixon’s calls for…
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Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will be honored as “Citizen of the Year” Tuesday. The event, sponsored and administered by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, honors people who have contributed greatly to the St. Louis…
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On the day before the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Senator Barack Obama addressed the congregation of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net Related StoriesMichael Eric…
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Thursday, February 28, 2008, the Special Administrative Board held a meeting at the Saint Louis Public Schools’ headquarter. While the meeting was in order, parents, teachers, students, voters, and tax payers gathered outside the building…
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State senate candidates Rodney Hubbard (5th District) and Joan Barry (3rd District) and State Rep candidate Jake Hummel all have a presence at polling places in south St. Louis today. Hummel’s father is working a…
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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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Governor Matt Blunt today announced the following appointments: Advisory Committee for 911 Service Oversight Russell K. Mason, 51 of St. Peters, is the fire chief of Central County Fire and Rescue. Mr. Mason holds a…
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http://www.vimeo.com/842410 15 Comments For This Post Antonio D. French Says: March 31st, 2008 at 8:50 am Looks like we lost some comments here. I’m not sure what happened, but I know there were three comments…
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St. Louis State Rep. Connie Johnson kicked off her campaign for senator of the 5th District with an event Friday at a gallery which was actually located in the 4th Senate District. About 35 friends…
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Tomorrow night, February 1, opponents of the Mayor Francis Slay’s decisions to demoted Fire Chief Sherman George, support the State takeover of the public schools, and veto a police Civilian Review Board will picket outside…
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