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Filed March 14, 2008 by Antonio French
It’s through the first round, State Senator Jeff Smith’s (D-St. Louis) measure that would increase access to early childhood programs at licensed child care facilities. Smith’s legislation creating the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program, a…
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Filed April 22, 2008 by Antonio French · 1 archived comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHJhVBemBmA 1 Comments For This Post calle Says: April 22nd, 2008 at 10:29 am http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2g2axmnY8 I like this version better. Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Notify me of…
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Filed November 18, 2008 by Antonio French
Francis Slay has drawn his first challenger for re-election. Today Thursday at 11:00 AM in the Rotunda of City Hall, Green Party candidate Rev. Elston McCowan will announce his candidacy for Mayor of the City…
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Filed January 27, 2008 by Antonio French
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…
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Filed April 18, 2008 by Antonio French · 1 archived comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKjWW_TxEMU 1 Comments For This Post Ben Says: April 18th, 2008 at 8:16 pm Man, that ain’t nothing. Kiddie rides at the county fair. Japan does it WAY better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJPS4lokxtw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWtA-TxRO7A&feature=related Leave a Reply Name…
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Filed September 1, 2008 by Antonio French
I’ll be heading to New Orleans tomorrow, embedded with the Missouri National Guard troops being sent to the Gulf Coast to aid in the effort. There are already 600 Missouri National Guardsmen and Women on…
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Filed October 1, 2008 by Antonio French
[CORRECTED] St. Louis Congressman Lacy Clay is calling on all the elected officials in his district to come to a phone bank at his office Monday to call through St. Louis City’s and St. Louis…
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Filed March 24, 2008 by Danielle Belton
Steve Patterson Recovering from His Stroke from PubDef on Vimeo. Local blogger Steve Patterson, still recovering from a stroke on Feb. 1, will make a mini-comeback 7 p.m. tonight on the Collateral Damage show on…
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Filed October 17, 2008 by Antonio French
According to a new survey from Politico.com, Democrat Barack Obama is leading Republican John McCain by a sizable margin in St. Louis County. Sen. Barack Obama holds leads in four key counties that will go…
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Filed September 10, 2008 by Antonio French
I know it was inevitable, but it’s still sad.  To placate the right wing of the Republican Party, John McCain has proposed a new corporate tax cut as a means of promoting growth.  After years…
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