8th Ward
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Monday, October 5th, 2009The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a non-profit organization providing personal assistance with furniture, food, clothing, rent, utilities, transportation, and companionship to people facing economic, emotional, or spiritual crisis. There is a group operating out of the St. Margaret of Scotland parish that serves the people of the 8th ward. I will [...]
Ed Martin enters race against Russ Carnahan
Monday, October 5th, 2009via Capitol Calling:
Go Ed Go: Martin jumps in to take on Carnahan
It probably won’t make any national lists of congressional races to watch. But the battle between Ed Martin and U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis, could be entertaining.
Martin kicked off his congressional bid on Wednesday in south St. Louis County. The Republican faces an [...]
St. Louis Schools Watch by Susan Turk
Monday, October 5th, 2009School Nurses RIF’ed
By Susan Turk
September 30, 2009–St. Louis–The much maligned Roberti administration, renowned for its bean counting, did not have the gall to do this. Today was the last day of employment for 15 [...]
$5000 for home repairs in the 8th ward!
Thursday, September 24th, 2009h/t to Kraig Schnitzmeier, the exec director at St. Margaret’s Housing Corp., for the info.
The Grand Oak Hill Home Repair Program offers a $5,000 forgivable loan that pays for repairs involving health, safety, and code violation issues. Eligible repairs include electrical, plumbing, heating, cooling, roofing, tuckpointing, concrete, [...]
Congrats to Rep. Jeanette Mott-Oxford
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009for being named Outstanding Progressive Legislator by Missouri Pro Vote!
Rep. Mott-Oxford’s district is in the Tower Grove East neighborhood of the 8th ward. She will be given the award at the 14th Annual Awards Dinner on Nov. 19 – click here for more info.
Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition (Pro-Vote) is a statewide coalition of forty labor [...]
Kinder, Talent, encourage Martin to challenge Carnahan
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent led a parade of most of the region’s prominent Republicans who crowded into Kemoll’s banquet room Tuesday to help local GOP lawyer Ed Martin — who’s expected to announce next week that he’s running for Congress.
full story at St. Louis Beacon – Kinder, Talent, Coleman [...]
8th Ward Weekly Newsbits
Monday, September 14th, 2009Each week I’ll compile any interesting and useful tidbits regarding our ward and post them here for your enjoyment. Please feel free to email any tids or bits you come across also.
A Conditional Use Hearing will be held in Room 208 City Hall at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2009 : 2201-03 S. 39th [...]
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