2008

[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…

Gov. Matt Blunt today appointed Theresa Counts Burke to the Office of Associate Circuit Judge of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit. “I appreciate Judge Burke’s willingness to serve the constituents of the twenty-second circuit and wish…

Just last week, State Representative Connie Johnson was pushing John Edwards as the only Democrat who could win Missouri in November. Well, it seems the term-limited House Minority Whip has had a change of heart.…

The AP is reporting that Senator Claire McCaskill is going to endorse Barack Obama for President today. McCaskill has praised Obama often and was widely believed to favor the Illinois senator over Clinton. But the…

Amid a growing distrust among her conservative Christian supporters of anything Islamic, Sarah Palin goes on record stating that Republicans and her ticket welcome all Muslims, adding “it is not acceptable in my book” to…

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…

As many of you have heard, Steve Patterson, our friend and fellow blogger, experienced a stroke on February 1. Well, here is good news: Steve is making good progress in his recovery. Click here to…

Retired employees of St. Louis Public Schools have made a third request for the $20 million owed to their pension fund for 2008. In a letter dated August 6, Andrew Clark, executive director of the…