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The following statement comes from the Organization for Black Struggle: “All We Want is Justice!” That was the last statement made by Charles “Cookie” Thorton before he opened fire in Kirkwood City Hall. The tragedy in…
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According to a story published just today on FirstAmendmentCenter.org, Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton, who allegedly walked into the Kirkwood City Hall and shot seven people, including Mayor Mike Swoboda, had just lost a federal court…
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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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Diana Bourisaw, Education, Schools, St. Louis Public Schools
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At yesterday’s town hall meeting on the latest proposal to close more schools in St. Louis City, Deanna Anderson, St. Louis Public Schools’ Director of Operations, began the meeting by assuring everyone that no final…
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http://www.pubdef.net/videos/ed-martin-mortgage-crisis.flv 7 Comments For This Post STLCo GOP Says: April 3rd, 2008 at 11:57 am Nice to see the conservative perspective represented here. Ed Martin is RIGHT on! anon Says: April 3rd, 2008 at 2:21…
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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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Maybe the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy didn’t hurt Barack Obama at all. While Critical Conversations will host a discussion on a recent Obama speech at the Missouri History Museum later today, it seems his most…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1k8cW3g7fs 1 Comments For This Post BarfBarfBarf Says: March 18th, 2008 at 8:47 pm Cuff links are nice, but kind of pretentious for everyday at City Hall with people who only make 30k a year.…
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