March 2005
March 30, 2005
Tucci in the Times
Linda Tucci writes about StL's DT revival in the Times today.
Young Dems Election Meeting
The March meeting of the Young Dems of Greater St. Louis is:
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
7:00 p.m.
McGurk's Irish Pub
1200 Russell (in Soulard)
Questions: 724-4310
March 29, 2005
Cars Kill
STATEWIDE FATALITY TOTALS:
YESTERDAY 5
MONTH TO DATE 95
YEAR TO DATE 269
SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR:
YESTERDAY 2
MONTH TO DATE 81
YEAR TO DATE 242
11% INCREASE FOR THE YEAR
2002 YEAR END TOTALS: 1208
2003 YEAR END TOTALS: 1232
2004 YEAR END TOTALS: 1128
My apologies to Myrtle French
Below I had posted (21th ward unity) that Myrtle French endorsed certain school board candidates. She has not.
I received an email from Bill Purdy with the information in that post and threw it up here without checking.
My mistake.
I have since received other emails from Purdy concerning endorsements, of which at least one more contains a similiar mistake.
March 28, 2005
Edwards swinging back into town.
Former Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) will be joining Representative Rick Johnson (D-High Ridge) for an event on Sunday April 3, 2005.
Crew's in the news
Rudy Crew is in a board battle down in FLA. (Registration required).
March 27, 2005
Norm weighs in on the Bankruptcy Bill
March 25, 2005
21st ward Unity
in support of the dissenters' slate.
Committee Leaders Arthur (Chenk) Washington along with Alderwoman Bennice Jones King and the 21st Ward Democratic Organization have announced their endorsement and full support for St. Louis School Board Candidates Veronica O'Brien, William (Bill) Purdy and Peter Downs. The election will be held on Tuesday, April 5.
Note: this information has not been verified.
March 24, 2005
Clinkscale to be Honored
On Thursday, May 5, FOCUS St. Louis will honor Darnetta Clinkscale, President of the St. Louis Board of Education, with the presentation of their FOCUS St. Louis Leadership Award.
Clergy Coalition against Stem Cell Research Ban
Voted yesterday to Join the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. Not listed on their membership page yet, but will be soon.
March 23, 2005
Cook: Carnahan Hard to Unseat
An excerpt from the Cook report
OFF TO THE RACES
House 2006: Looking For A Few Good Races
By Charlie Cook
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
A very early preview of 2006 House races shows slim pickings for both sides... With the caveat that unpredictable events could always impact the 2006 landscape, Republicans do not appear to be in danger of losing their majority...
...Beyond this group, there are few other districts that look vulnerable.
Republicans are likely to put long-time targets Reps. Darlene Hooley (Ore.-05), Jim Matheson (Utah-02), Dennis Moore (Kan.-03) and Earl Pomeroy (N.D.-At Large) in their sights, but there is little reason to believe that these incumbents are in any danger of losing their seats. All have survived rough and tumble campaigns in the past. Freshman Reps. Russ Carnahan (Mo.-03) and Brian Higgins (N.Y.-27) won with less than 54 percent of the vote in 2004, but both sit in heavily Democratic districts and will be tough to unseat.
MO Stem Cell Ban Bill Threatens $300 million Life Science Center Expansion
Sullivan to leave NARAL
Carolyn Sullivan, Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, will be leaving on June 1 and relocating to Columbia, MO.
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez in town Thursday
Speaking about the President's Economic Agenda.
Blanton to DC
Longtime Metropolis stalwart Fred Blanton is moving to Washington DC.
St. Louis' grave loss.
Come home soon, Fred.
Bonetti Booed
Over on the Critical Mass email list, they're smarting over PD Visual Art Critic David Bonetti's recent comments - specifically, "By rights, there probably shouldn't be any art galleries in St. Louis. The city and region have only a small artists community and relatively few collectors whose needs could be, and are met elsewhere."
One poster there compares Bonetti to a restaurant critic who visits the same place time after time and disparages the rest.
"Consider this scenario. In a city as large, as vital, as diverse, and as original as St. Louis, the major newspaper hires a restaurant critic. This individual in the several years he has covered the restaurant scene, has reviewed perhaps at most a dozen restaurants. And for those few he has visited, he has repeatedly returned, at the expense of others that equally deserve his opinion. But there’s more. Beyond this narrow, limited focus, this restaurant critic constantly avoids, dismisses and most importantly criticizes all the remaining local restaurants, cuisines and people working in the field. With broad generalizations, this critic indicts nearly the entire regional restaurant community for lacking innovation, variety, quality, and commitment. With this blatant bias and inaccuracy, is this a restaurant critic St. Louis Post-Dispatch readers would tolerate? I rather doubt it."
March 22, 2005
Veronica O'Brien Victim of Vandals
Her account:
EVERYONE PASS THIS ON! AFTER THE FORUMS TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME AND NOTICED MY SIGNS HAD ALL BEEN RIPPED UP. I HAD OTHERS IN THE CAR AND TRIED TO REPLACE SOME OF THEM. I HAD ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER WITH ME AND WE THOUGHT HOW AWFUL THIS WAS.
UPON APPROACHING MY HOUSE I SAW THEY HAD BEEN IN MY YARD. THIS ALARMED ME. THE OTHER BOARD MEMBER GOT IN HER CAR AND DROVE ABOUT A BLOCK AND CALLED BACK BECAUSE HER TIRES WERE FLAT.
YES, THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND REPORTS WERE MADE. THE POLICE LOOKED AT HER CAR AND SAID THE TIRES HAD BEEN SLASHED. NOTE THIS HAPPENED WHILE PARKED AT MY HOUSE AND IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS IS VERY ALARMING.
EVERYONE BE CAREFUL AS WE KNOW WHO IS BEHIND THIS. THIS IS SAD THAT THIS HAS COME TO THIS. I HAVE POLICE REPORT NUMBERS BUT I AM SURE THE CHIEF OF POLICE WILL COVER THIS UP ALSO.
March 21, 2005
Julia Piscitelli
Roll Call ran a nice article about Julia Piscitelli who worked Dolley's campaign last year.
An excerpt:
Getting Religion
By Nicole Duran
Roll Call Staff
March 17, 2005
Julia Piscitelli, a Washington, D.C.-based Democratic consultant, has put a new spin on the concept of Democrats reaching out to the religious community.
Last year, Piscitelli successfully shepherded Charlie Dooley (D) into the St. Louis County executive’s chair in Missouri, making him the first black candidate to win a countywide race there.
Piscitelli said she ran Dooley’s campaign along broad moral themes and hopes that other Democrats take notice and learn how to avoid wars over social issues.
“Our theme was protecting what we value most,” she said. "We talked about how St. Louis County is a safe, great place to live and raise a family, to get a good education and a job so that you can stay in the community.
“I see a lot of hope in what we accomplished in Missouri last year. The message of the races that I ran is there is a way to talk about what we all value as a society, American values, such as taking care of people, [expanding] health insurance, home ownership and education; these are important values that everyone shares.”
March 20, 2005
Bits from Central Committee meeting
City's Democratic Central Committee voted last week to place O.L. Shelton on the ballot as the Democratic nominee in the 4th ward special election to replace recalled alderwoman Peggy Ryan.
Also, Tom Madden resigned as 24th ward committeeman.
SEEN
"Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, had lunch downtown at the Taproom Friday. The Illinois Republican has a long-time connection with college wrestling (he is a former wrestler and was also named honorary US Olympic Team captain in 2004) and was in having drinks and dinner during a break from the NCAA wrestling championship held at the Savvis Center. Despite the presence of the Secret Service scoping the restaurant, no one seemed to notice the Speaker's presence except for a few of the wresting fans who were also in for lunch."
March 19, 2005
JMO's 1st...
In an email to constituents, Jeanette Mott Oxford offered her lists of Firsts from the first half of her first term as state rep:
The Missouri Legislature has adjourned for Spring Break, and we reconvene on March 29. It is fitting that I offer a brief "first half" report. In order to do her or his job well, every legislator accumulates a list of "first" accomplishments in short order. Here are a few of the "firsts" that I have compiled since being sworn in on January 5, 2005:
First bill sponsored: HB 277 to improve outcomes in lead abatement, filed in response to a family in my district - see the full list of bills sponsored and co-sponsored here.
First introduction of a special guest from the House Floor: Teddy Foster from Human Development Corporation during the Missouri Association of Community Action Agencies' Lobby Day
First speech from the House floor (using script I had prepared in advance) - Speaking against HB100, an anti-choice bill
First speech from the House floor without a script - Speaking against tort reform bill on March 15
First amendment offered in a committee - In Children and Families Committee on March 16, HB 36 to make home births with the assistance of a midwife legal in MO - I offered a "disclosure" amendment for families to receive information in writing about the midwife's training and certain risk management procedures. The amendment passed unanimously, and the bill was voted DO PASS and hopefully will make it to the floor for debate
First sponsored bill to be heard in committee: HB 565 to change composition of the Metropolitan Taxi Commission, filed in response to Somali and Ethiopian cab drivers from my district, heard in Local Government on March 17
First courtesy resolution offered: In honor of Luminomics, a small business in my district that reseraches possible therapies for juvenile diabetes, Parkinson's disease, etc. by studyng the regenerative abilities of starfish
First press conference about a piece of legislation: Held at South Side Day Nursery Center on Feb. 28 for HB 683, a bill to update childcare subsidies that I had drafted and asked Cathy Jolly to sponsor
Carnahan fundraiser
Tuesday night at the Lemp Mansion. The details.
Hessel to Bakewell
Fred Hessel, former ED of Grand Oak Hill Community Corp, has joined Bakewell Realtor. 314-721-5555.
March 18, 2005
Mayoral primary results - by ward
Ward 1 - 21.1 % turn-out
Slay 452
Smith 1,292
Haas 44
Ward 2 - 14.67% turn-out
Slay 321
Smith 725
Haas 27
Ward 3 - 18.65% turn-out
Slay 435
Smith 786
Haas 59
Ward 4 - 15.63% turn-out
Slay 403
Smith 764
Haas 33
Ward 5 - 23.57% turn-out
Slay 756
Smith 763
Haas 59
Ward 6 - 17.85% turn-out
Slay 968
Smith 396
Haas 26
Ward 7 - 14.88% turn-out
Slay 773
Smith 223
Haas 40
Ward 8 - 16.69% turn-out
Slay 978
Smith 268
Haas 47
Ward 9 - 12.17% turn-out
Slay 623
Smith 149
Haas 39
Ward 10 - 20.74% turn-out
Slay 1,392
Smith 109
Haas 37
Ward 11 - 15.34% turn-out
Slay 909
Smith 101
Haas 39
Ward 12 - 24.35% turn-out
Slay 1,831
Smith 77
Haas 45
Ward 13 - 19.96% turn-out
Slay 1,262
Smith 118
Haas 56
Ward 14 - 19,84% turn-out
Slay 1,089
Smith 101
Haas 46
Ward 15 - 14.8% turn-out
Slay 762
Smith 197
Haas 63
Ward 16 - 27.38% turn-out
Slay 2,338
Smith 91
Haas 63
Ward 17 - 21.91% turn-out
Slay 1,060
Smith 412
Haas 61
Ward 18 - 14.96% turn-out
Slay 442
Smith 747
Haas 29
Ward 19 - 14.16% turn-out
Slay 458
Smith 375
Haas 47
Ward 20 - 8.31% turn-out
Slay 303
Smith 159
Haas 13
Ward 21 - 19.73% turn-out
Slay 574
Smith 1,031
Haas 62
Ward 22 - 11.7% turn-out
Slay 344
Smith 513
Haas 31
Ward 23 - 29.42% turn-out
Slay 2,408
Smith 124
Haas 78
Ward 24 - 16.82% turn-out
Slay 1,200
Smith 140
Haas 53
Ward 25 - 15.92% turn-out
Slay 783
Smith 170
Haas 47
Ward 26 - 13.44% turn-out
Slay 413
Smith 696
Haas 27
Ward 27 - 16.15% turn-out
Slay 496
Smith 895
Haas 39
Ward 28 - 18.12% turn-out
Slay 1,179
Smith 319
Haas 54
Absentee Totals From March 8 Election
Mayor
Slay 1,662
Smith 522
Haas 108
Ward 1
Troupe 28
Tyus 40
Ward 3
Bosley 34
Hardin 50
Ward 5
Griffin 211
Nelson 245
Ward 17
Roddy 80
Burchfield 27
Ward 19
McMillan 112
Mtu 7
Ward 21
King 33
Long 15
Keys 17
Berry 1
Ward 23
Hanrahan 85
Lange 36
Ward 25
Kirner 61
Patterson 11
Ward 27
Carter 26
Clark 7
March 17, 2005
Bishops will Launch Anti- Death Penalty Campaign
Monday, March 21, 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. (EST) at the National Press Club, Zenger Room (529 14th St. NW; Washington DC), Catholic Bishops will launch major new “Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty.”
Participants in the briefing will include:
- Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, past chair of the Bishops’ Committee which developed the “Campaign.” McCarrick will describe the Campaign elements, significance and goals.
- John Zogby, President and CEO, Zogby International, who conducted a survey and follow-up research showing a dramatic rise in Catholic opposition to use of the Death Penalty.
- Bud Welch, a Catholic layman whose daughter was killed in the Oklahoma City bombing. Welch will address the Campaign through his own efforts to overcome the violence that took his daughter’s life and the violence of the death penalty.
- Kirk Bloodsworth, who spent more than a decade on death row for a crime he didn’t commit. Bloodsworth will address the campaign as a Catholic who entered the Church while awaiting execution.
The new Campaign will include new teaching and educational resources, a new website, continuing legal action, ongoing legislative advocacy at state and
federal levels, and links to the Church’s pro-life and “faithful citizenship” efforts.
The Campaign is being launched at the beginning of Holy Week, a time when Christians mark the execution of Jesus Christ nearly two thousand years ago.
Stem Cell Forum
Learn more about the effort to ban stem cell research in Missouri. Two bills in the Missouri legislature would ban stem cell research and cures in Missouri. Learn about the science and inform yourself about this critical issue.
The Clayton Chamber of Commerce is hosting a free event, Wednesday, March 23 at 7:30 a.m. at the Center of Clayton, 50 Gay Avenue, in Shaw Park. Speakers are Dr. Steven Teitelbaum and Representative Jim Lembke. The event is free but you need to register and you can do it online at www.claytoncommerce.com.
Survey St. Louis
From Combest, these St. Charles Republicans have a 2008 presidential tourney going.
SB 406 threatens Historic Tax Credits
Forwarded from Eric Friedman:
Please email and call all the senators on the Ways and Means committee and tell them this bill will bring all work on Historic Projects to a stop.
It Caps Approved, issued and redeemed tax credits on Historic and other tax credit programs at 3% of the net general revenue. Note redeemed is included.
SB 406 - This act limits the issuance and redemption of certain economic development tax credits in any fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2006, to three percent of the net general revenue of the state for the prior fiscal year. The act also provides that in any fiscal year, no tax credits shall be approved or issued or redeemed for a specific tax credit program until the tax credits for that specific program that were denied in the preceding year, due to the limitation imposed by this section, are issued.
In Iowa, I'm told, they can not redeem any tax credits until 2017.
Just posted last night, to the hearing schedule, SB 406 will have its hearing (Thursday 3/17/05) morning at 8:30 a.m. before Ways & Means in Senate Committee Room 1.
Link to the committee members and there contact information. http://www.senate.state.mo.us/05info/comm/wame.htm
Carl Vogel, 6th, Chair
Chris Koster, 31st, Vice-Chair
Norma Champion, 30th
John Cauthorn, 18th
John Griesheimer, 26th
Larry Taylor, 29th
Joan Bray, 24th
Victor Callahan, 11th
Maida Coleman, 5th
Link to the bill:
http://www.senate.mo.gov/05info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=1
9062
Link to the hearing schedule look under Ways and Means
http://www.senate.mo.gov/05info/hrings.htm
If the links do not work paste them into you browser.
Missouri Coalition for Historic Preservation and Economic Development
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Contact
Joe Hodes our consultant to assist
Joe will be in Jeff city today.
Or sign on at the web site below by sending an email to the link
Missouri Coalition for Historic Preservation and Economic Development
(314) 518-1797 (cell)
www.savehistorictaxcredit.org
March 16, 2005
Remember the ERA?
It's back. Saw a bumper sticker for it the other day and then this press release from Congressman Carnahan:
For Immediate Release
March 15, 2005
Carnahan Co-Sponsors Equal Rights Ammendment
Congressman Russ Carnahan (D-MO) has joined other members of Congress in co-sponsoring the Equal Rights Amendment with the hopes that the 109th Congress will finally achieve official equality for women in America.
An amendment to guarantee equal rights to women has never been ratified and added to the U.S. Constitution, though it has been introduced into every session of Congress since it was written in 1923. The Equal Rights Amendment passed Congress in 1972, but it lapsed in 1982 when it fell three states short of ratification.
Black Republicans Blogging
New Leadership Blog, brought to our attention via email by State Rep. Sherman Parker who it appears is pals with one of the bloggers there, Christopher Arps.
Jen Allen is out.
She's only lived in the city for a year. The requirements of the School Board are to have been a resident for three years.
She says that she asked the Board of Elections about residency when she filed and they told her one year. They've apologized for the mistake.
Sorry the site was down
for a while there.
March 15, 2005
New Buzz Bissinger Book
Many a urbanologist adored Bissinger's amazing Prayer for the City. The Post reports that he has a new book out, following a three game series in 2003 between the Cards and the Cubs.
"Little to get excited about"
Mark Ribbing passed this along to me:
RealClear Politics gives the Post an Op-Eddy for "Most Overrated Editorial / Opinion Page (Small Market)."
Those wanting front-row seats can apply for the Letters Editor position.
Bartle on Stem Cells
I haven't watched this yet. Roy Temple posted it over at Fired Up. It is State Senator Bartle speaking at his church about stem cell research.
Next young Democrats of Greater St. Louis meeting
7:00pm, Wednesday, March 30
McGurks
1200 Russell Blvd. (12th & Russell)
St. Louis, MO 63104
Willie Marshall fundraiser
What: Fundraiser, Willie Marshall for Mayor
When: 8:00 pm, Saturday, March 19, 2005
Where: 720 Harvard, St. Louis MO [call 314-727-8554 for directions]
March 14, 2005
Add a couple of new names to the Name Game
Tim Reardon (2002 Dem. Nominee) and Mayor Mark Langston are interested in
running for the 5th County Council race...
March 11, 2005
28th ward endorsements
28th ward endorsed Joe Keaveny, Flint Fowler, and Joe Moramarco for School Board last night.
New logo coming?
Jeffrey Siwak has been named director of marketing for Metro.
Another city 1st
The official grand opening celebration of the new Verizon Wireless Communications Store, located at 4647 Chippewa St., was yesterday. It is their first store in the city.
March 09, 2005
Endorsement
At its March 9 membership meeting, Two Rivers Greens formally endorsed the following candidates for the St. Louis Board of Education at the April 5 election:
Veronica O'Brien
William Purdy
Peter Downs
Election Results
You won't find them here.
Ward results from the Post.
March 08, 2005
It's Primary Day
Just back from voting - 8th ward.
There was a Slay yard sign, a Green yard sign and one poll worker for the ward committee handing out a green-papered endorsement sheet listing both Slay and Green. No Smith presence at all.
March 07, 2005
Polling for School Board Election
An email from School Board candidate Bill Purdy reports that David Chilenski is doing polling for the School Board election.
His source is unclear, but the story makes sense.
Chilenski often works with Vigilant Communications and is said to be exceptionally proficient at his trade.
Purdy's description of the polling implies that the "mayor's slate" is coalescing around Flint Fowler, Joseph Keaveny and either Joseph Moramarco or Frank Kriegel.
One last forum
Tonight the Lindenwood Neighborhood Association will host a forum. Woody Lange and Kathy Hanrahan will speak to and receive questions from constituents.
Tonight’s event will begin promptly at 7:30 pm and will take place in the auditorium of the Union United Methodist Church at the corner of Pernod Ave. and Watson Rd., 3543 Watson Rd.
Rebuilding and Rebirth
"Rebuilding St. Louis: The Rebirth of Gaslight Square," Margie Newman's latest documentary film, airs on KETC/Channel 9 tonight (Monday, March 7) at 7 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m.
It takes a look back at the Square's heyday (for the first 20 minutes), then shows the transformation into a residential neighborhood (second 20 minutes), then brings the two together and tells the story of the revival of some of the original Gaslight Square music (last 15 minutes).
If you miss it tonight, you can catch it Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., or Thursday at 11:30 p.m.
Rollin Stanley to San Fran?
Examiner says he's on a short list.
T-Crone at Mangia
What: Live reading of "Gaslight Square: An Oral History"
When: Sunday, March 13, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Mangia Italiano, 3145 So. Grand, (314) 664-8585
How much: Free
Info: thomascrone@yahoo.com
A live reading of "Gaslight Square: An Oral History" will take place at Mangia Italiano in just under two weeks, with an eclectic range of folks reading the thoughts of Gaslight Square alumni. We'll be matching up people by interest and occupation, so artists will read the words of artists, singers will read the words of singers, etc.
Info on "Gaslight Square: An Oral History" by Thomas Crone can be found at the publisher's website: www.williamandjosephpress.com.
March 05, 2005
New Website
Senator Jean Carnahan and Roy Temple unveil a new website - Fired Up Missouri.
March 04, 2005
Heading into the final weekend
Everybody is busy, preparing for the big election day push.
The political establishment is captivated by the 5th ward challenge to April Ford Griffin. No one knows who will win.
Likewise the 25th has drawn interest from the southside establishment. At the debate earlier this week, it was standing room only among the "in" crowd - Jennifer Joyce, Lou Hamilton, Jennifer Florida, Lewis Reed, Rick Bonasch, Bob Rice, Brian Marston, Amanda Doyle, Michael Allen - none of whom live in the 25th.
The other hotly discussed race is the 1st. The consensus favors Troupe, and most everyone moans when considering the possibility that Sharon Tyus may be back on the Board.
In both the 3rd ward on the north side and the 23rd ward on the southside, the incumbents are expected to win. But both challengers are spunky and have run serious campaigns. Last week at a 3rd ward candidate forum, Bosley didn't even bother to show up. Of the seventy citizens who did, the discontent with Bosley was both palpable and audible.
Yesterday the American passed on a mayoral endorsement. Smith is running such a clueless campaign, I wonder if she even asked for the endorsement.
Cutting a check to RCGA
Tuesday, March 8, 4pm
St. Louis COunty Council will meet (41 S. Central)
To consider the request to restore $200,000 for the RCGA to the St. Louis County Economic Council's budget for 2005
March 03, 2005
Roll Call article
The Roll Call article mentioned in comments below can be found here, though I think you have to be a subscriber to read more than the first half-sentence.
I'm quoted but they confuse me with ArchPundit.
March 02, 2005
The Name Game
Names being floated for various 06 races:
Jake Zimmerman, Democrat, County Council 5th.
Michael Shanahan, Democrat, Senate.
Joe Maxwell, Democrat, Senate.
Jay Kanzler, Republican, Auditor.
Pat Doughtery, Democrat, 3rd CD.
Jamie Allman, Republican, 3rd CD.
March 01, 2005
Coro Leadership Awards
Like the Oscars, but there's no Academy and no red carpet.
Saint Louis University President Lawrence Biondi will receive Coro's top honor, at the Leadership Awards Celebration, formerly known as the Latzer Award dinner, at The Coronado Ballroom from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 19.
Additional honorees include: former 2004ers Peter Sortino and Rudy Nickens who will receive the Region as One Award; Genevieve Frank will be honored with the Coro Community Award;Jackie Faber will be presented the Coro Outstanding Alumni Award; and Rabbi Randy Fleisher, Orvin Kimbrough, and Omar Perkins will be honored with the Emerging Leader Awards.
KWMU has mayoral website
Update on School Board candidate forums
Via SLS Watch
March 2, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, joint Community, Majic 104.9, and Parent Assembly Candidates Forum, St. Paul AME Church, 1260 Hamilton
March 10, 6:30 pm., School board candidate forum, McKinley CJA Middle School, 2156 Russell Blvd, 1 block east of Jefferson and 2 blocks south of I-44.
March 14, 7 pm, School board candidate forum, Julia Davis Branch Library, 4415 Natural Bridge
March 16, 6:30 pm, School board candidate forum, Missouri Botanical Garden
March 23, 7 pm, School board candidate forum, Schlafly Branch Library, Lindell & Euclid
March 31, 7 pm, School board candidate forum, Carpenter Branch Library, 3309 S. Grand.
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