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By: Mesothelioma Lawyer practising in Saint Paul, Nebraska

Mesothelioma Lawyer practising in Saint Paul, Nebraska — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:27:31 +0000

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By: Not the little trottster

Not the little trottster — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:48:38 +0000

Wake up, the INSIDER is none other than failed publisher Terry Artis. I think his 1978 Commodores hair style has grown into his brain. I’m Terry Artis. I’m Tall, and I’m…….well, I’m tall and you’re not. Na na na na na.

By: kjoe

kjoe — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:45:34 +0000

today the pd editorialized that we should consider whether deniece w w coleman is sincere, instead assuming the worst stalking horse theory….

does anyone know anything—-about exactly what she did for Obama, other than attend the church service they talked about in the editorial, which stirred her to want to run?

By: tank

tank — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:47:35 +0000

FYI, the blogger “INSIDER” is none other than Gentry Trotter. Trotter, it’s obvious when you write, whether it’s here or as the “Shadow.”

By: butterfly

butterfly — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:12:40 +0000

Being suspicious of starving politicians is a tough. Do we want politicians who never knew what it’s like to be out of work for a period of time, never had to argue with a health insurance company over a claim? On national level, we had a couple of millionaires vying for the presidency this fall. It has been that way since 2000.

Ideally, it would be a mix, but we have too many career politicians whose civil servant perch sees that a lot of money can be made with a variance here, a wink there. They want their piece of the pie.

By: Insider

Insider — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:04:32 +0000

This makes me laugh. Don Suggs and the STL American are the biggest pay for play operationn in town! Or should I say, biggest shake down operation in town!

By: questionable

questionable — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:58:35 +0000

Gutsy post Antonio.
It appears that St. Louis Citly politics is more corrupt than Illinois. I am still laughing over the King Slays Court comment Friday, but in all seriousness he yields much more control than the public should be comfortable. At least in Illinois there were checks and balances with the media, but the post and channel 5 are so far up Slays a$#, they report him having gas as aromatherapy.

By: Angelo

Angelo — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:37:47 +0000

“It would appear the owners of our only daily newspaper are facing a similar dilemma. Unfortunately, our community cannot elect a new daily paper every four years.”

Perhaps a public newspaper is in order. A community coop supported by local funds and controlled by the people of Saint Louis directly.

Not a bad idea Mr. French!

By: Margie

Margie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:50:50 +0000

I can just hear Rainford, a la Blago’s wife on the wiretap transcript, yelling: “Hold up that bleeping state support bleep!!”

This mayoral administration has a history of using whatever leverage is available, questionable or not, to get its way (see Old Post Office development for starters). I can only imagine that influencing local news coverage, especially in such a weakened daily newspaper, would seem like child’s play to this crowd. But Gentry Trotter? Ugh. What a small, ugly, two-bit world it is there. Antonio, I applaud you for wading into this swamp.

By: Antonio D. French

Antonio D. French — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:48:35 +0000

In response to the question about the Post’s Community Advisory Board, I’d invite you to take a look at it for yourself. It’s insulting.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/editorialcommentary/story/06AF24D6659B9434862572CA0055B8A3?OpenDocument

Members include Mayor Francis Slay, his chief of staff Jeff Rainford, and his public safety director Charles Bryson. Also Paul McKee, John Steffen, and Joe Mokwa. All of which the Post did or should have been investigating all of 2008.

For the real deal on this farce read this 2007 article from the St. Louis Journalism Review called “Post-Dispatch community advisory board: editorial window dressing?”.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6666/is_/ai_n29355241