August 2004

August 31, 2004

TELL ME SOMETHIN' GOOD

The Black Rep's next production of TELL ME SOMETHIN' GOOD that will be at the Edison Theatre at WashU for two weeks, September 8-19. The show is a musical revue of R&B and promises to have you dancing in the aisles.

Performance Schedule: September 8 – 19, 2004
Edison Theatre at Washington University

Wednesday and Thursday, September 8 and 9, preview performances at 8:00 p.m.
Special offer: Under 30 Thursdays, all tickets half price for patrons age 30 and under with valid I.D.
Friday, September 10, opening night at 8:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday performances at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday matinee performances at 3:00 p.m.

August 30, 2004

Who are the undecideds?

According to Zogby.

Lamping and DeWitt III to Speak to FOCUS

Mark Lamping and William DeWitt III to Speak on The New Busch Stadium & the Birth of a Baseball Village

ST. LOUIS, August 26, 2004—FOCUS St. Louis is kicking off its Fall Breakfast
Club Speaker Series addressing a topic sure to spark the interest of
Cardinal baseball fans and downtown supporters alike. On September 15 at the
Cardinals’ Club, the general public is welcome to come and learn about the
ongoing plans for the new Cardinals’ baseball stadium and the surrounding
multi-use community.

Mark Lamping, president of the St. Louis Cardinals, and William DeWitt III,
the Cardinals’ vice president of business development, will both speak on
construction progress, plans and challenges before fielding questions from
those in attendance. A light breakfast will be served in the intimate space
of the Cardinals’ Club.

What: FOCUS St. Louis Breakfast Club Lecture
When: 7:30-9:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 15
Where: Cardinals’ Club in Busch Stadium (enter through the ticket lobby on
the west side of the stadium)
Parking: Street
Cost: $15; free if you become a FOCUS member that morning
Reservations required: 314-622-1250 x101

Dandamudi Opens Law Office

Dandamudi Law Office, LLC
2025 S. Brentwood Blvd., Suite 204
St. Louis, MO 63144

Specializing in: Professional Licensing, Immigration, Criminal, Wills & Trusts.

Also, he's subletting his office space from Terry Crow's firm, Crow, Takacs & Texier, LLC (How's that for Democrats coming together after a primary).

Coro Fellow's Program fundraiser

The “L” Word
(Shhh. Leadership)

Join us for a festive celebration to welcome the 2004-2005 class of the Coro Fellow’s Program in Public Affairs. Proceeds from the event will directly support the program.

Friday, September 17, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
at
The Regional Arts Commission Gallery
6128 Delmar Avenue, in the Delmar Loop

Food, drink, and live music
by The Black-Eyed Susies.

$35 in advance. $40 at the door.

August 26, 2004

Meeting on Housing

TOWN HALL MEETING ON HOUSING

Learn about recent changes and cuts to the Section 8 Vouchers and loss of shelter beds that may affect you.

When: Friday, September 10, 2004
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Where: St. Louis University, John Cook School of Business, 3674 Lindell Blvd., just west of Grand Blvd., opposite St. Louis University Museum of Art (two blue signs).
Parking: Garage one long block east of Grand, where Lindell meets and turns into Olive Street.

Panel of Speakers:
Robert Batts - St. Louis City Housing Authority,
Emily Cue - Housing Authority of St. Louis County
Chad Graham - Housing Authority of St. Louis County
Katrina Knight - Housing Resource Center
Greg Lee - Gundaker Commercial Group
Dana McAuliffe - St. Louis County Department of Homeless Services
Roy Pierce - Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
Antoinette Triplett - Homeless Services Division, St. Louis City Department of Human Services
A Shelter Resident

There will be time for Discussion and Action

Sponsored by: Adequate Housing for Missourians, League of Women Voters, National Low Income Housing Coalition, St. Louis City & County Homeless Service Providers’ Networks, St. Louis University School of Social Service

No cost - Call 314-534-7089 if you have any questions.
EVERYONE WELCOME!

August 25, 2004

New issue in the mail

New issue in the mail to subscribers

In this issue:

And Then They Left - Story of a young gay couple moving across the river to Illinois after Amendment 2's passage.

Metropolis Moves Forward by Christine Stroer - The organization tries to get things going again.

Wahby Takes Central Committee - New chairman promises new vigor.

St. Louis Democrats Set Sights on November Turnout by Gena Miller - Analysis of efforts to pump up the vote in the City of St. Louis this fall.

Saving What's Left by David Laslie and Frederick Medler - Keep the city's greatest asset, its built environment.

Primary Election Analysis by Ward with maps and stats.

In the Final Word, Lucas Hudson rants against the low-carb fad.

Plus, My Thoughts Exactly, Letters to the Editor, 60 Second Interview, Ends and Odds and much much more...

August 24, 2004

Gateway to Revitalization

Brownfields, the future is brownfields.

August 23, 2004

Debbie does Free Candy

My favorite movie reviewer will be a guest on Free Candy, Sunday 29 at The Commonspace.

Media Advisory from Driving Votes

Driving Votes Takes Democracy to the Road

EVENT: AS PART OF A NATIONWIDE EVENT, DRIVING VOTES AND MISSOURI PRO VOTE TEAM TO REGISTER ST. LOUIS VOTERS FOR UPCOMING ELECTION. Details at http://www.drivingvotes.org/caravan/

DATE/TIME: Monday, August 23, 2004 @ 1:00PM

LOCATION: MEET: Missouri ProVote office, 5585 Pershing, Suite 150, St. Louis
1st RV: Delmar Metrolink Stop, 660 Rosedale Ave, St. Louis

PHOTO/VIDEO OPPORTUNITIES:
. An RV adorned with maps of the swing states and photographs and quotations from real people about why the 2004 election is so important
. Yes, from MTV's Road Rules, who will be hosting a graffiti workshop to encourage people to make signs that Driving Votes volunteers will display across the country and at the Republican National Convention.
. St. Louis commuters getting involved with local and national politics
. St. Louis community members talking about what this election means to them.
. Photo and video opportunities available at the MO ProVote office and in St. Louis neighborhoods.

INTERVIEWS: Driving Votes founders/passengers, Yes Duffy from MTV's Road Rules, Driving Votes volunteers and supporters will be available to discuss the cross-country caravan and the current political climate.

August 22, 2004

CAN offers voter guide

Catholic Action Network offers a voter guide for download at their web-site.

August 21, 2004

Americans for the Arts Says StL #20!

Thanks to Meridith McKinley for forwarding this item.

We're number 20!

CHIPS events

CHIPS Gospel Fest 2004
Gospel music fans won't want to miss Community Health-In-Partnership
Services' (CHIPS') Gospel Fest 2004 hosted by Gregg "Happy Guitar" Haynes
and Chris "Butch" Woodie on Friday, August 27th. CHIPS welcomes some of St.
Louis' most inspiring soloists, choirs and musicians including Karen Hylton,
Steve Williams and the New North Side Choir. Join CHIPS on Friday, August
27th at 7:00 pm at Sts. Teresa & Bridget Church at 2431 North Grand at North
Market. Admission is free and secure parking is available. Donations will
be accepted to benefit the Essence of Life Medication Fund that provides
much needed assistance to the uninsured clients that CHIPS services. Please
call 652-9231 ext. 15 for more information. Come join us for a truly
inspirational evening! This event is funded in part by Mercy Health Plans.

CHIPS 4th Annual Prayer Breakfast
On Saturday, August 28th, Community Health-In-Partnership Services (CHIPS)
will host its 4th Annual Prayer breakfast. This joyous event will begin at
9:00 am and will take place at Sts. Teresa & Bridget Church Parish Hall
located at 2431 North Grand at North Market. CHIPS is pleased to have Gregg
"Happy Guitar" Haynes and Chris "Butch" Woodie as the hosts for this event
and Pastor Edwin Bass of the Empowered Church as the guest speaker. There
will also be uplifting music and a performance of "Madame Wright's Wax
Museum" by CLUB CHIPS. Tickets for the Prayer Breakfast are $20 (twenty
dollars) and may be purchased by calling CHIPS at (314) 652-9231, ext. 15.
This annual fundraiser is a benefit for the Essence of Life Medication Fund
that provides much needed assistance to the uninsured clients that CHIPS
services. Come join us on Saturday, August 28th and be blessed with good
food, good friends and good news! This event is funded in part by Mercy
Health Plans.

August 20, 2004

Canvassing and Music

Join OMJ for the America Votes "Stand Up For Missouri Jobs" Action/Rally
When: Saturday, August 21, 2004
Where: Carondolet Park Bandstand, South St. Louis, MO

Between 9:30 am and 1:30 in the afternoon, America Votes and many other community leaders, activists, and community members will be gathering for a rally/day of action. There will be various speakers and educational discussions about the outsourcing of Missouri jobs. Many people will be leaving in the morning to canvass neighborhoods and get people to sign up to vote. All will gather between 1:00 and 1:30 and Old Man Joe will play the afterparty until about 3:00 pm. All are welcome at any point in the day.

August 19, 2004

Coleman to assume role of Minority Leader

State Senator Maida Coleman will replace Ken Jacob as Minority Leader.

Missouri African Americans for Bush

Join us for Missouri African Americans for Bush Rollout

With Special Guest
Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele

When: Friday, August 20, Noon

Where: Renaissance Grand Hotel in Downtown St. Louis
800 Washington Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63109

Looking forward to seeing you there!

To RSVP or if you have any questions, please call Missouri Coalitions Director Caleb Jones – 314-427-4917 or email CJones@GeorgeWBush.com

Party with Isringhausen

What: Cardinals' relievers Kiko Calero, Jason Isringhausen, Ray King,
Steve Kline and Julian Tavarez will fill in as celebrity servers at the
Clark Street Grill in The Westin St. Louis after the Pirates
doubleheader on Friday, Aug. 20. Entry fee and proceeds will support the
Children's Miracle Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to
raising funds for 170 children's hospitals across North America.

When: Friday, Aug. 20, 2004, after the Cardinals' second game against
the Pittsburgh Pirates (estimated end of game: 10-10:30 p.m.)

Who: Children's Miracle Network

Where: Clark Street Grill at The Westin St. Louis, 811 Spruce Street,
St. Louis, MO 63102

Cost: $5 donation at door (all to charity; plus 50% of proceeds during
event)

RSVP: N/A

Contact: If questions, call The Westin St. Louis at 314/621-2000.

St. Louis County election results

St. Louis County election results are now available by county.

Harris heads to Nebraska

Artie Harris, formerly with the Jeff Smith Campaign, is joining the Connealy for Congress campaign.

Murphy joins NAMI Board

Matt Murphy has been named to the Board of Directors of the St. Louis chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

August 18, 2004

Wahby heads up City's Democratic Central Committee

Elected last night by a vote of 30-24, Brian Wahby replaces Fred Kratky as chairperson of The City Central Committee. City Democrats web-site.

August 16, 2004

Jim Clingman

St. Paul AME church and First Civilizations present St. Louis American
columnist Jim Clingman. Jim Clingman is the former editor of the Cincinnati
Herald Newspaper. His editorial and economic columns have been featured in
hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and newsletters across the United States.

He is the founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of
Commerce, served as it first Executive Director and President, Jim also
writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column, Blackonomics, circulated via
the National Newspaper Publishers Association. He is an Adjunct Professor,
Univ. of Cincinnati, Dept. of African American Studies on "Black
Entrepreneurship". He is the author of numerous books including the new
book, Black O Knowledge and Blackonomic$.

Clingman's economic empowerment doctrine stresses consumer education and
alliances among African Americans. He offers yet another view of the
potential within this nation's Black communities.

Jim Clingman will speak August 22, 2004 at St. Paul AME 1260 Hamilton St.
Louis, MO at the 11:00 a.m. service. The book signing will immediately
follow the service.

August 12, 2004

Welcome to the Oracle

I think this is going to be a good one.

St. Louis Oracle.

And what does it mean?

Who knows?

Here are some things I found interesting:

Christmas-Joyce totals were lop-sided depending on whether they were on the north-side or the south-side. No big surprise there, especially since Christmas ran on race. But Joyce won the central corridor and near south side.

Amendment 2 (Gay Marriage) passed in 17 of the city’s 28 wards. Failing mainly in the central corridor and near south side wards (6,7,8,9,10,14,15,17,24,28) and in ward 11.

Prop E passed everywhere easily. Good news for Home Rulers that there isn’t just outright hostility to any charter changes.

3rd CD:
Ward 8 endorsement went to Carnahan. During the endorsement balloting Jeff Smith only received 3 votes and Stoll ran strongly. Yet on election day it went the other way with Smith getting 1,152 votes and Stoll only winning 72. Also, Stoll won the 9th ward endorsement but again ran behind both Carnahan and Smith - Carnahan 569; Smith 413; Stoll 144.

Highest turn-out wards: 16th (55.6%), 28th (51.7%).
Lowest turn-out wards: 3rd (26.6%), 20th (24.8%).

I was surprised how few Green ballots were taken. The most were in the 15th ward. 9 were taken there.

Ward by Ward results (unofficial)

Don't live and die by these numbers since they're unofficial and I eyeballed a lot of it. I might have skipped a line or who knows.

Anyway, here is some data for the junkies:

Ward 1
Holden edged out McCaskill 1,220 – 1,178
Christmas killed Joyce 1,921 – 347
Looks like 10 Republican ballots were taken, 0 Libertarian ballots and 0 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 failed (832 Yes – 1030 No).
Amend. 2 passed (985 Yes – 761 No).
Prop E passed (980 Yes – 557 No).
Total ballots cast 2,689
Turnout 32.8%

Ward 2
Holden beaten by McCaskill ever so slightly 970 – 977
Christmas killed Joyce 1,289 – 595
Looks like 35 Republican ballots were taken, 7 Libertarian ballots and 0 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (876 Yes – 805 No).
Amend. 2 passed (906 Yes – 679 No).
Prop E passed (936 Yes – 494 No).
Total ballots cast 2,235
Turnout 33.8%

Ward 3
Holden beaten by McCaskill 655 – 791
Christmas killed Joyce 884 – 494
Looks like 25 Republican ballots were taken, 1 Libertarian ballots and 0 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (589 Yes – 540 No).
Amend. 2 passed (550 Yes – 473 No).
Prop E passed (536 Yes – 359 No).
Total ballots cast 1,726
Turnout 26.6%

Ward 4
Holden beat McCaskill 1,150 – 799
Christmas killed Joyce 1,327 – 499
Looks like 11 Republican ballots were taken, 0 Libertarian ballots and 0 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 failed (784 Yes – 789 No).
Amend. 2 passed (805 Yes – 631 No).
Prop E passed (791 Yes – 464 No).
Total ballots cast 2,244
Turnout 30.8%

Ward 5
Holden beat McCaskill 1,036 – 607
Christmas killed Joyce 1,001 – 538
Looks like 51 Republican ballots were taken, 4 Libertarian ballots and 2 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (755 Yes – 547 No).
Amend. 2 passed (664 Yes – 533 No).
Prop E passed (683 Yes – 355 No).
Total ballots cast 2,213
Turnout 35.2%

Ward 6
Holden beat McCaskill 1,257 – 1,092
Christmas loses to Joyce 1,007 – 1,289
Looks like 103 Republican ballots were taken, 7 Libertarian ballots and 3 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 failed (1,133 Yes – 1,290 No).
Amend. 2 failed (802 Yes – 1,609 No).
Prop E passed (1,585 Yes – 518 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 376; Stoll 13; Mark Smith 64; Favazza 61; Barry 73; Carnahan 495.
59th District – Oxford 470; Burrell 200; Rice 254.
Total ballots cast 2,876
Turnout 42.3%

Ward 7
Holden beat McCaskill 1,069 – 885
Christmas loses to Joyce 689 – 1,123
Looks like 169 Republican ballots were taken, 5 Libertarian ballots and 1 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (1,028 Yes – 986 No).
Amend. 2 failed (622 Yes – 1,371 No).
Prop E passed (1,318 Yes – 426 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 562; Stoll 22; Mark Smith 59; Favazza 62; Barry 83; Carnahan 457.
59th District – Oxford 82; Burrell 8; Rice 26.
Total ballots cast 2,316
Turnout 40.1%

Ward 8
Holden beat McCaskill 1,535 – 1,147
Christmas loses to Joyce 814 – 1,579
Looks like 258 Republican ballots were taken, 5 Libertarian ballots and 6 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 failed (1,243 Yes – 1,582 No).
Amend. 2 failed (901 Yes – 1,933 No).
Prop E passed (1,863 Yes – 560 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 1,152; Stoll 72; Mark Smith 153; Favazza 187; Barry 209; Carnahan 772.
59th District – Oxford 238; Burrell 46; Rice 64.
Total ballots cast 3,179
Turnout 46.6%

Ward 9
Holden beat McCaskill 815 – 715
Christmas loses to Joyce 411 – 1,037
Looks like 215 Republican ballots were taken, 9 Libertarian ballots and 1 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (866 Yes – 801 No).
Amend. 2 failed (752 Yes – 904 No).
Prop E passed (1,041 Yes – 386 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 413; Stoll 144; Mark Smith 76; Favazza 108; Barry 117; Carnahan 569.
59th District – Oxford 523; Burrell 193; Rice 460.
Total ballots cast 1,951
Turnout 33.3%

Ward 10
Holden beat McCaskill 1,154 – 1,101
Christmas gets destroyed by Joyce 346 – 1,790
Looks like 354 Republican ballots were taken, 9 Libertarian ballots and 6 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (1,298 Yes – 1,210 No).
Amend. 2 failed (1,128 Yes – 1,355 No).
Prop E passed (1,577 Yes – 574 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 613; Stoll 49; Mark Smith 175; Favazza 615; Barry 364; Carnahan 368.
64th District – Storch 5; Schoemehl 7; Crow 1; Dandamudi 2.
Total ballots cast 2,875
Turnout 44%

Ward 11
Holden beat McCaskill 940 – 829
Christmas gets destroyed by Joyce 283 – 1,314
Looks like 343 Republican ballots were taken, 8 Libertarian ballots and 0 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (1,072 Yes – 946 No).
Amend. 2 failed (1,068 Yes – 929 No).
Prop E passed (1,339 Yes – 473 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 430; Stoll 72; Mark Smith 188; Favazza 323; Barry 237; Carnahan 404.
Total ballots cast 2,301
Turnout 38.2%

Ward 12
Holden loses to McCaskill 1,353 – 1,394
Christmas gets destroyed by Joyce 248 – 2,304
Looks like 652 Republican ballots were taken, 12 Libertarian ballots and 2 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 just about tied (1,641 Yes – 1,642 No).
Amend. 2 passed (1,835 Yes – 1,440 No).
Prop E passed (1,986 Yes – 754 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 484; Stoll 97; Mark Smith 369; Favazza 727; Barry 537; Carnahan 492.
Total ballots cast 3,679
Turnout 49.3%

Ward 13
Holden beat McCaskill 1,218 – 1,055
Christmas gets destroyed by Joyce 324 – 1,784
Looks like 437 Republican ballots were taken, 6 Libertarian ballots and 4 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 just about tied (1,641 Yes – 1,642 No).
Amend. 2 passed (1,835 Yes – 1,440 No).
Prop E passed (1,986 Yes – 754 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 551; Stoll 68; Mark Smith 382; Favazza 447; Barry 294; Carnahan 460.
Total ballots cast 2,959
Turnout 46.1%

Ward 14
Holden beat McCaskill 1,005 – 890
Christmas gets destroyed by Joyce 282 – 1,477
Looks like 324 Republican ballots were taken, 7 Libertarian ballots and 2 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (1,114 Yes – 992 No).
Amend. 2 failed (1,039 Yes – 1,061 No).
Prop E passed (1,368 Yes – 486 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 561; Stoll 68; Mark Smith 164; Favazza 365; Barry 284; Carnahan 390.
Total ballots cast 2,439
Turnout 43.7%

Ward 15
Holden beat McCaskill 1,185 – 982
Christmas loses to Joyce 498 – 1,547
Looks like 231 Republican ballots were taken, 8 Libertarian ballots and 9 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 nearly tied (1,154 Yes – 1,155 No).
Amend. 2 failed (775 Yes – 1,545 No).
Prop E passed (1,480 Yes – 517 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 950; Stoll 166; Mark Smith 145; Favazza 178; Barry 177; Carnahan 469.
59th District – Oxford 40; Burrell 23; Rice 38.
Total ballots cast 2,636
Turnout 43.7%

Ward 16
Holden beat McCaskill 1,763 – 1,736
Christmas gets killed by Joyce 342 – 2,999
Looks like 730 Republican ballots were taken, 6 Libertarian ballots and 2 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 failed (1,985 Yes – 2,223 No).
Amend. 2 passed (2,211 Yes – 2,006 No).
Prop E passed (2,829 Yes – 797 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 524; Stoll 119; Mark Smith 340; Favazza 1,360; Barry 690; Carnahan 488.
Total ballots cast 4,614
Turnout 55.6%

Ward 17
Holden beat McCaskill 1,113 – 886
Christmas lost to Joyce 774 – 1,100
Looks like 170 Republican ballots were taken, 5 Libertarian ballots and 4 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 failed (919 Yes – 1,051 No).
Amend. 2 failed (739 Yes – 1,237 No).
Prop E passed (1,338 Yes – 389 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 41; Stoll 3; Mark Smith 6; Favazza 11; Barry 14; Carnahan 70.
64th District – Storch 386; Schoemehl 170; Crow 103; Dandamudi 89.
Total ballots cast 2,382
Turnout 40.2%

Ward 18
Holden beat McCaskill 1,362 – 873
Christmas killed Joyce 1,746 – 412
Looks like 53 Republican ballots were taken, 1 Libertarian ballots and 1 Green ballot.
Amend. 1 failed (919 Yes – 1,051 No).
Amend. 2 passed (566 Yes – 548 No).
Prop E passed (640 Yes – 329 No).
Total ballots cast 1,536
Turnout 30.2%

Ward 19
Holden beat McCaskill 829 – 495
Christmas beat Joyce 763 – 465
Looks like 53 Republican ballots were taken, 1 Libertarian ballots and 1 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (598 Yes – 563 No).
Amend. 2 passed (566 Yes – 548 No).
Prop E passed (640 Yes – 329 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 69; Stoll 1; Mark Smith 6; Favazza 6; Barry 17; Carnahan 56.
59th District – Oxford 9; Burrell 7; Rice 1.
64th District – Storch 24; Schoemehl 49; Crow 9; Dandamudi 15.
Total ballots cast 1,536
Turnout 30.2%

Ward 20
Holden beat McCaskill 511 – 494
Christmas lost to Joyce 410 – 573
Looks like 89 Republican ballots were taken, 3 Libertarian ballots and 1 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (559 Yes – 475 No).
Amend. 2 passed (521 Yes – 503 No).
Prop E passed (588 Yes – 321 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 319; Stoll 20; Mark Smith 40; Favazza 53; Barry 53 Carnahan 490.
59th District – Oxford 223; Burrell 158; Rice 496.
Total ballots cast 1,246
Turnout 24.8%

Ward 21
Holden beat McCaskill 1,366 – 1,185
Christmas beat Joyce 1,765 – 735
Looks like 14 Republican ballots were taken, 0 Libertarian ballots and 0 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (1,097 Yes – 1,003 No).
Amend. 2 passed (1,108 Yes – 859 No).
Prop E passed (1,028 Yes – 686 No).
Total ballots cast 2,799
Turnout 35.4%

Ward 22
Holden beat McCaskill 1,216 – 583
Christmas beat Joyce 1,260 – 357
Looks like 10 Republican ballots were taken, 1 Libertarian ballots and 0 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 tied (716 Yes – 716 No).
Amend. 2 passed (736 Yes – 581 No).
Prop E passed (753 Yes – 442 No).
Total ballots cast 2,139
Turnout 29.9%

Ward 23
Holden beat McCaskill 1,766 – 1,454
Christmas gets killed by Joyce 291 – 2,806
Looks like 657 Republican ballots were taken, 9 Libertarian ballots and 3 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 failed (1,815 Yes – 1,953 No).
Amend. 2 passed (1,893 Yes – 1,851 No).
Prop E passed (2,516 Yes – 739 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 673; Stoll 121; Mark Smith 232; Favazza 913; Barry 735; Carnahan 518.
64th District – Storch 5; Schoemehl 4; Crow 2; Dandamudi 4.
Total ballots cast 4,190
Turnout 50.7%

Ward 24
Holden beat McCaskill 1,423 – 1,262
Christmas gets killed by Joyce395 – 2,129
Looks like 450 Republican ballots were taken, 14 Libertarian ballots and 5 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 failed (1,483 Yes – 1,581 No).
Amend. 2 failed (1,307 Yes – 1,774 No).
Prop E passed (2,006 Yes – 661 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 830; Stoll 100; Mark Smith 207; Favazza 457; Barry 436; Carnahan 610.
64th District – Storch 827; Schoemehl 718; Crow 323; Dandamudi 116.
Total ballots cast 3,446
Turnout 46.1%

Ward 25
Holden beat McCaskill 764 – 737
Christmas lost to Joyce 382 – 1046
Looks like 219 Republican ballots were taken, 8 Libertarian ballots and 3 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (903 Yes – 766 No).
Amend. 2 passed (851 Yes – 808 No).
Prop E passed (1,063 Yes – 407 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 458; Stoll 39; Mark Smith 77; Favazza 137; Barry 141 Carnahan 496.
59th District – Oxford 80; Burrell 158; Rice 147.
Total ballots cast 1,898
Turnout 35.1%

Ward 26
Holden beat McCaskill 1,389 – 938
Christmas beat Joyce 1,734 – 536
Looks like 55 Republican ballots were taken, 1 Libertarian ballots and 4 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (1,093 Yes – 998 No).
Amend. 2 failed (1,126 Yes – 895 No).
Prop E passed (1,268 Yes – 541 No).
64th District – Storch 223; Schoemehl 150; Crow 79; Dandamudi 121.
Total ballots cast 2,697
Turnout 34.8%

Ward 27
Holden beat McCaskill 1437 – 920
Christmas killed Joyce 1,738 – 560
Looks like 20 Republican ballots were taken, 1 Libertarian ballots and 1 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 passed (1,084 Yes – 941 No).
Amend. 2 passed (1,095 Yes – 797 No).
Prop E passed (1,158 Yes – 559 No).
Total ballots cast 2,625
Turnout 31.9%

Ward 28
Holden beat McCaskill 1,838 – 1,245
Christmas lost to Joyce 902 – 1,931
Looks like 358 Republican ballots were taken, 8 Libertarian ballots and 3 Green ballots.
Amend. 1 failed (1,311 Yes – 1,930 No).
Amend. 2 failed (876 Yes – 2,410 No).
Prop E passed (2,343 Yes – 499 No).
3rd CD – Jeff Smith 23; Stoll 1; Mark Smith 1; Favazza 4; Barry 12; Carnahan 13.
64th District – Storch 1,017; Schoemehl 709; Crow 297; Dandamudi 172.
Total ballots cast 3,684
Turnout 51.7%

August 10, 2004

Jeff Smith takes job with McCaskill

Jeff Smith has joined the McCaskill campaign as senior political advisor.

Haas ends RFT gig

Haas is ending his RFT column out of respect for his mayoral run!

From Haas:

Last week's issue was the last for my column. I have agreed with the Riverfront Times editor to end it now.
We had some creative differences over what should appear in the column, and the decision should be his of course. The reality is we werent getting a lot of letters and he didnt want me just writing about questions people had been asking me personally, or that had arisen over the years in my dating life, or just talking generally about relationship issues as I saw them. That was his right.
As I also told him by phone, I would have ended it in September anyhow before the official beginning of my Mayor's race September 26th (when I run the marathon thru all 28 wards), out of respect for that race, and because I didnt want the seriousness of my mayoral endeavor questioned over the column, and because it just wouldnt have felt right by the gut test. So why not just kill it now.

Bond gets $$ for Cortex

BOND ANNOUNCES $2.9 MILLION FOR CORTEX
Project to Boost Economic Growth in Urban Core

ST. LOUIS, MO –– U.S. Senator Kit Bond today joined Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Dr. David Sampson, to announce $2.9 million in federal funds for CORTEX, a nonprofit enterprise to spur development in St Louis' urban core.

"Life sciences is the newest technological revolution and we must make sure that Missouri is well positioned to be a world leader in the field," said Senator Kit Bond. "This project is an example of our efforts to turn this revolution into jobs and economic growth here in St. Louis and the rest of Missouri."

Senator Bond and Dr. Sampson announced today that CORTEX will receive $2.9 million in federal funds. Bond said the fiscal year 2004 Economic Development Administration (EDA) dollars will leverage an additional $30 million in private investments, along with support from the city and state.

Baron hosts Obama

Richard D. Baron and his colleagues, Barbara Freeland, Vincent Bennett and Sandra Moore cordially invite you to a reception for the next U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois

“The Honorable Barack Obama”

Wednesday, August 11, 2004
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The Westin St. Louis Hotel - Cupples Station
811 Spruce Street
St. Louis, MO 63102

Donations suggested
Gold - $500
Silver - $250
Bronze - $100
Make checks payable to: “Obama for Illinois”

RSVP by August 6, 2004
Julie Mathis (314) 335-2870

August 09, 2004

New issue at the printer

New issue is at the printer.

Election results analysis. Election night party coverage. And all the nuggets we could fit.

Today would be a great day to subscribe. Click over on the left-hand side.

Keyes coming to SLU?

We hear that Alan Keyes was scheduled to speak at SLU in late September. He is being brought in by the non-partisan Great Issues Committee, which brings in speakers for their students that are also open to the public. But he may have to cancel if he's a candidate. We'll see.

August 08, 2004

CD's Eric Lillard not ours

Will's comments are confirmed by this link which shows our Eric Lillard graduating from Carbondale High School in 1979. His name is not spelled correctly, but the address is his.

August 07, 2004

Elsewhere in the web universe

Going through the referrals that have brought folks to the ACC website, here are some new blogs and sites that have mentioned us.

Jumpy Jumpy Vitamins

Rob K's Place

Ajay

Michael Hanscom

Rob Thurman

Infernal Minutia

South Knox Bubba

Temple Report

Life in St. Louis

Julia Smillie

And of course the regulars: Diatriber, Arch Pundit, Commonspace, Combest

McCaskill seeks interns

Claire McCaskill for Governor Campaign Seeks Fall Interns to Lead Missouri in a New Direction

Unpaid internships available for the Fall semester to aide in the great "Missouri Comeback" and help elect Claire McCaskill Governor of the state of Missouri. A min. of 20 hours per week. Interns will report directly to campaign staff and be given project-based responsibilities that include assisting volunteers, conducting research, assisting communications and press staff on media events, helping political/constituency and field organizers mobilize voters, and basic office work. Application deadline for fall session is August 23rd. Competitive, nationwide search for candidates who can start as soon as possible and be based in the campaign headquarters in St. Louis or Kansas City. Looking for those who are self-starters, want responsibility and interested in gaining valuable experience. To apply send a cover letter explaining why you want to do an internship, a copy of your resume, and three references. Include your phone number, e-mail address, when you could start, and your proposed weekly work schedule. This is a great opportunity to make a name for yourself while working in a battleground state. Please send all of the above information to:

Anna Jinkerson
McCaskill for Governor
PO Box 6771
St. Louis, MO 63144

Work Phone: (314) 918-8683
Fax: (314) 918-8696
Mobile: (314) 805-9425
anna@claireonline.com

CD Stelzer uncovers something on The Postcard

Over at Media Mayhem, Stelzer tracks down an article about an Eric Lillard formerly of Cleveland.

August 06, 2004

Looking for Gaslight Square photos

Thomas Crone is putting the finishing touches on a book project about a former St. Louis landmark with "Olive & Boyle: An Oral History of Gaslight Square," to be published this fall by The William & Joseph Press. He's still looking for images for the book. If you have any photos or other curios, he'd be interested in talking to you about them. Contact: thomas@thomascrone.com, or call 314-776-6929.

Former Danforth project finds new home

Effective yesterday, RegionWise moved to Saint Louis University's College of Public Service.

August 05, 2004

He calls it "the triple dip"

Dave,
I spoke to you on the phone about my concerns about the President and
connections with the fund raiser at Hunter Engineering on 5-14-04. It perked my curiosity to find out what the two had in common. After hours of research on the internet and numerous phone calls here is some of what I learned.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - RNC MIDWEST ???

CARDINALS OWNERS (18)
William DeWitt Jr. \ Mercer Reynolds \ Andrew Baur \ Robert Castellini \
Fred Hanser \ Stephen Brauer \ G. Watts Humphrey Jr. \ Nick Kladis \
Donna DeWitt Lambert \ Michael McDonnell \ David Pratt \ Michael Pulitzer
\ Richard Sutphin \ Dudley Taft \ John Wallace \ W. Joseph Williams Jr.
\ Thomas Williams \ Pulitzer Inc.
_____________________________________________________
CRONYISM

All owners are huge GOP monetary supporters, save Michael Pulitzer.

THE TRIPLE DIP
1) They are all extremely wealthy individuals that receive great tax breaks
from the Bush Administration at the expense of the lower and middle classes.

2) The have black mailed the citizens of St. Louis City, St. Louis County and
Missouri into giving them large tax breaks and other financial incentives to
build them a new stadium (they need more luxury boxes to increase revenue).

3) Unethical federal appointments for four of the owners/cronies, three of
the four have wasted\wasting large sums of money for the U.S. taxpayer through incompetency and fraud.

WILLIAM O. DEWITT JR. ****
- Appointed to Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
- No experience in intelligence whatsoever (quote from Dewitt "the board is
supposed to be independent of the intelligence establishment")
- Independent from intelligence or the administration?

KATHERINE DEWITT ****
- Appointed to National Council on the Arts
- Qualifications unknown

MERCER REYNOLDS ****
- Appointed U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
- ALREADY QUIT POSITION (less than 2 years I believe)
- Wasted resources for security clearance, relocation, training etc...
- Returned to head campaign fund-raising for chief Bush/Cheney '04

STEPHEN F. BAUER ****
Appointed U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
- ALREADY QUIT POSITION (less than 2 years I believe)
- Wasted resources for security clearance, relocation, training etc...
- Returns to raise 2.2 million on 5-14-04 for chief Bush/Cheney '04
- Graduate of Westminster college, featured alumni on web site, (phone
conversation - Westminster denies that Bauer had anything to do with Cheney's
recent speech or its content)
- Phone call to Hunter Engineering for explanation on quitting ambassadorship -
"his term was up"
____________________________________________________

**** FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD ****
(sums are for the RNC and GOP candidates)

Brent Scowcroft upwards of $40,000

Bill DeWitt
Financier, Reynolds Dewitt & Co. \ St. Louis Cardinals
upwards of $300,000

James Barksdale
former chief executive of Netscape Communications.
$336,450

William Brody
President of Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University.
$Unknown

Rita Hauser
retired international lawyer, advocate for Middle East peace.
$22,000

Ray Hunt
Chairman of Hunt Oil Co. and major Bush fund-raiser.
$123,256

David Jeremiah
Retired U.S. Navy admiral, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, former vice
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
$Unknown

Arnold Kanter
Former undersecretary of state, principal with The Scowcroft Group.
$1,450

James C. Langdon Jr.
Bush friend and fund-raiser, Energy industry lawyer familiar with Russia.
$10,500

Elisabeth Pate-Cornell
Stanford University engineering professor and chairwoman of the Department of
Management Science and Engineering.
$Unknown

John Streicker
President and chief executive of Sentinel Real Estate Corp.
$Unknown

Pete Wilson
Former governor of California.
$4,770

POSSIBLY ONLY FOUR QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS!!!
ARE WE SERIOUS ABOUT THE WAR ON TERRORISM???

THANK YOU,

P.S. I believe all I have written is true but I encourage you to check all
facts yourself. Please excuse my grammar, vocabulary and format.

Haas again

From Haas:

In honor of his 60th birthday (September 30),

to announce his opposition to the proposed Charter Amendments and to coalesce opposition to them,

and to unofficially announce his candidacy for Mayor of St. Louis in 2005 (the official announcement presumably in November after the General Election),

School Board member and 3 time former candidate for Mayor Bill Haas
will run a marathon through all 28 wards of the city, from Carondelet to Baden and back, on September 26th, Sunday, weather permitting.

August 04, 2004

T-crone new column in American

Via the Commonspace blog, because even though I saw Thomas for an hour or two last night, he didn't mention this to me.

Thomas Crone now has a Boxing column in the St. Louis American.

some voting results by county

From the SOS office.

Favazza took 18.8% of the city vote. Jeff Smith won the city with 28.3%. He also nosed out a win St. Louis County with 27.7%

Amendment 2 failed in the city, but only narrowly.

Carnahan wins

Carnahan wins. What a race!

Statement From The Jeff Smith Campaign On Election Results

Statement From The Jeff Smith Campaign On Election Results

Yesterday we saw the power of our grassroots campaign as over 200 volunteers
beat the streets of the 3rd District spreading Jeff Smith's positive,
progressive message. The voters responded, vaulting our campaign into
victory in St. Louis City and St. Louis County.

This morning we await delivery of the votes from the final 41 precincts in
St. Louis city. We expect the City of St. Louis Board of Elections, under
the supervision of Mayor Slay, to release its findings. We will explore all
options at that time.

What is most important is that every vote is counted accurately, including
absentee and provisional ballots. It is equally important that all Election
Day irregularities be examined thoroughly.

We would like to express our respect for Russ Carnahan and all the hard work
that he and our other opponents poured into this contest. We look forward to
working with the entire Democratic slate towards victory in November.

Jeff Smith For Congress

Holy Cattle

what a night.

August 03, 2004

Election Day weather

Getting some rain now.

Someone's in the Doghouse

We are told that one of the lawyers, Gary Burger, in today's Post article about BB gun high jinks is St. Louis City Counselor Patty Hageman's husband.

Joe Frank endorses

Here's how Joe voted.

Also, I almost forgot

Another Postcard from www.rustycarnahan.org hit mailboxes last night.

Election Day Activities

Feel free to post election day comments, observations, vibes here.

In the Shaw neighborhood, one poll worker told me that there had already be 48 votes in his precinct at 7:45am. He said that would often be a vote total at noon in previous primaries. Other workers said they believed that Amendment 2 and the 3rd CD were motivating voters.

August 02, 2004

election night parties

Feel free to add more in the comments.

3rd District
Mark Smith - 7:30-10:30 at Cecil Whittaker’s 6018 S. Grand
Jeff Smith - campaign office 1401 South Hanley (Hanley at 64/40)
Carnahan - Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood
Corey Mohn – 4309 S. 37th , Meramec and Grand 7:30pm. (Corey’s House)
Joan Barry – Holiday Inn at Lindbergh and 55

64th District
Sreenu – Red Sea (in the Loop) 8pm
Schoemehl - Columbo's Cafe & Tavern, 6487 Manchester Rd. 7:30 - ????
Rachel Storch - Seamus McDaniel, 1208 Tamm Avenue @ Clayton, 7 pm - late

59th District
Jeanette Mott Oxford – 7:30 August 3. It's at Mangrove Café (4268 Manchester Ave.), the SE corner of Tower Grove & Manchester

County Executive
Kurt Odenwald - 11940 Manchester Rd. St. Louis, MO 63131

Clay sues for Early Voting

Press Release

Congressman William Lacy Clay, Others Seek Court Order to Allow Advance
Voting in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Monday, August 02, 2004) - United States
Representative William Lacy Clay has filed a lawsuit demanding the State of
Missouri allow advance voting or early voting for the Nov. 2, 2004 general
election.

In the lawsuit, filed Monday in Cole County Circuit Court, the
Congressman, St. Louis officials and three Missouri residents are seeking a
declaratory judgement to allow Missourians the opportunity to vote in the
Advance Voting period preceding the fall election.

"We have filed suit today seeking a Declaratory Judgement in Cole County
that will fully and finally allow all Missourians the opportunity to vote in
the Advance Voting Period," Rep. Clay said Monday.

"Today, I am proud to join Missourians across the state in our efforts to
secure the right to Advance Voting. We believe all counties in Missouri
should have Advance Voting for the upcoming presidential election," Rep.
Clay added.

Currently, Advance Voting is in use in 29 states, and allows a voter to
cast their ballot, in person, at a location designated by the local election
authority, during a 14-day period before the election.

"Advance Voting, also called Early Voting, allows a voter to vote when it
is convenient for the voter," the Congressman said. "Elderly voters
concerned about inclement weather on Election Day will benefit. Also, rural
voters who have to travel long distances to vote, will benefit, as will
working men and women who must work long hours on Election Day."

Joining the Congressman and the City of St. Louis as plaintiffs are
Ernestine Hill, of St. Louis; Wes Shoemyer, of Monroe County; and Craig
Hosmer, of Greene County.

The defendant is Missouri Secretary of State Matt Blunt.

Thanks to Brian Marston

For keeping the website going as we bumped up against our bandwidth barriers last month. In July's pre-primary frenzy we had 2620 unique visitors, besting June's 1831 unique visitors by a healthy amount.

As a reminder the Arch City Chronicle is always welcoming new subscribers and new advertisers. Information is over on the left panel.

And you can thank Brian by joining The Commonspace.

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