Antonio D. French

COMMENTARY When the balance of power shifted on the St. Louis City School Board back in April, the Post-Dispatch and its education reporter, Steve Giegerich, suddenly began to watch the district with a critical eye.…

I’m heading to Louisiana today, embedded with the Missouri National Guard troops being sent to the Gulf Coast to aid in the effort. Here are my latest updates via Twitter: Most Commented StoriesStill Cause for…

After getting a free ride through most of his two terms in office, and benefiting from years of praise (deserved and undeserved) for the work of entrepreneurs and developers who’ve been rebuilding and repopulating downtown,…

Perishible items are missing from the aisles at the local Wal-Mart. Non-perishables like canned goods, juices, and even bottled water are in reasonably good supply. Though batteries are still hard to come by. Most Commented…

Like the new look? Well, don’t get used to it. PubDef is changing. As the site approaches its 3rd anniversary, we’re going to be going in a… “new direction” very soon. On October 1st, look…

While the parents, media and lawmakers look for someone to punish for the suicide of Megan Meier, others wonder how Internet postings could possibly drive someone to suicide. “What if the boyfriend was real?” asked…

With all the name-calling that’s been coming from Republicans upset at State Senator Chris Koster’s and now state senate candidate Chris Benjamin’s switching their party affiliations, we at PubDef.net would like to remind our Republican…

Another night, another senseless shooting in St. Louis. So far this year, more that 140 people have been killed — and hundreds more have been wounded. Few of these acts of violence are ever solved.…

As most of my readers know, I was elected a couple of weeks ago as the new Democratic Committeeman of the 21st Ward. One of the issues I raised in the campaign was the state…