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Danielle Belton

60 stories in the archive

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Danielle Belton covered St. Louis politics, schools and culture for PubDef in 2008, filing 60 stories — school board fights, campaign coverage, and the beloved "Political Fashion" series. She went on to become editor-in-chief of The Root and then editor-in-chief of HuffPost — one of the top jobs in American digital media. It started here.
Filed March 31, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 6 archived comments
If anyone in St. Louis should know anything about how to throw a proper protest it would be Percy Green. A veteran of civil rights fights in St. Louis since the 1960s, Green has been…
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Filed March 22, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 3 archived comments
License Collector for the City of St. Louis Mike McMillan admits that he’s “very pleased with how things have gone so far” in the 14 months he’s spent in the office. It’s a place where…
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Filed April 10, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 1 archived comment
Prominent St. Louisians David Steward, founder and chairman of World Wide Technology, and U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr., are among Ebony Magazine’s “Power 150″ list of the Most Influential Black Americans of 2008. The…
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Filed March 27, 2008 by Danielle Belton
The Kansas City Star’s Prime Buzz Blog is reporting that Missouri is leaning towards Republican John McCain for president against either Democratic rival in the latest Rassmussen Report. McCain edges out Hillary Clinton 50-41 percent…
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Filed March 31, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 4 archived comments
Kansas City’s The Pitch is reporting that Democrat Attorney General candidate Molly Korth Williams may be a plant. In an article by David Martin, The Pitch insinuates that A.G. candidate State Senator Chris Koster has…
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Filed March 14, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 2 archived comments
Taking a crack at cronyism, gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) has a proposal that would end the patronage system in Missouri’s fee offices. The old, controversial system involved about 183 privately run offices that…
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Filed March 27, 2008 by Danielle Belton
At the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Political Fix Blog we learn that it’s not just the Ron Paul-ites getting particular over cherry picking delegates to send to the convention. The Clintonistas are giving their rolls a…
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Filed April 7, 2008 by Danielle Belton
The Barack Obama presidential campaign is in need for some dial-a-voter help. The St. Louis campaign is looking for assistance on a national phone bank project targeting Indiana, an upcoming primary state. The St. Louis…
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Filed April 3, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 5 archived comments
Friday community leaders will come together to christen a garden in a city park. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay along with Alderman Jeffery Boyd, State Rep. Talib El Amin and St. Louis Rams Linebacker Will…
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Filed March 26, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 7 archived comments
By Tomminesha Matchingtouch A special education advocate accused public school programs in Missouri and across the nation of having a “wait to fail” model when it comes to educating the learning disabled. At a St.…
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