St. Louis Metro Sentinel: Too often, the process for judging a person is breached by the major media, just for trying to be number one in the media or trying to influence those who follow the media. In particular, it appears that when a Black man attains a position of prominence, such as Fire Chief […]

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KMOV News 4 Investigates: Daily Briefing: So what did you do with your Friday night? A fella by the name of Brett Darrow spent a good chunk of it driving around in his Nissan Maxima, running a radar detector and recording video from a camera mounted over his shoulder. Why would he want to do […]

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Charles Bryson: New St. Louis Director of Public Safety First, Mayor Francis Slay replaces his troubled public safety director, Sam Simon (at whose feet many of his critics place much of the fire department’s current problems), with his favorite black guy, Charles Bryson (it’s been barely a month since Slay promoted Bryson from Neighborhood Development […]

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The American Muslim Coalition of Saint Louis is a recently formed group to expand on the local Muslim communities’ civic and interfaith activities through networking, cooperative effort, and organization. The coalition is dedicated to the goals of: increasing the active participation of American Muslims in the activities of our local comunities in Saint Louis and […]

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While the kooky fringe left of Missouri’s Blogosphere accuse the Missouri Political News Service of “attacking Democrats” and being “craven, crass and cowardly;” their left wing comrades in the media are taking personal cheap shots at one of their own, St. Louis Democratic Deputy Mayor, Barb Geisman. The picture and caption below is taken from […]

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Statement from Congressman William Lacy Clay: “The loss of a portion of a national park, even for a worthy public purpose, is a serious matter that will require extensive public discussion and community engagement.” From the Mayor’s Desk: I have heard or read a couple of things about the new Danforth Report on the St. […]

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The Show-Me Institute has released a new case study that examines the privatization of pharmacy services in Saint Louis County. The study reviewed trends in both the budget and actual expenses of county pharmacy operation, which show that before 2003, costs were rapidly rising — consistently outstripping budgeted figures. When the county opened a competitive […]

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“Poor planning which accelerated abandonment and decay.” From Urban Review STL: Yeah, Rep. Rodney Hubbard saved the day by requiring local control over any development receiving a huge state tax credit (at least in the version passed by the state house). So, if passed by the Senate and signed by Gov Blunt then Paul McKee […]

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From the Mayor’s Desk: The shooting of St. Louis police officer Norvelle Brown last week and the arrest today of those allegedly involved in his death is a tragic, graphic – and, ultimately, — accurate illustration of life in some urban neighborhoods. Three young men who should have been somewhere else, with two guns they […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Antonio French Friday, August 17, 2007 (314) 779-9958 ST. LOUIS — State Representative Rodney Hubbard gathered with a group of St. Louis political leaders yesterday and called for the proposed Distressed Area Land Assemblage Tax Credit legislation to be amended to allow more involvement by community organizations; to add a requirement […]

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