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Coming Soon: New Gang Documentary features Local Pols, Young People

Posted on 05 November 2007 by Antonio D. French

The final touches are being put on a new documentary, co-produced by local filmmaker Larry Bastain (brother of State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin), which takes a closer look at the often violent lives of many of our city’s young men and boys.

“Off the Record” features interviews with gang members, local community leaders, and elected officials, including El-Amin, State Rep. Rodney Hubbard and State Senator Jeff Smith.

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VIDEO: Missouri, St. Louis Become ONE

Posted on 10 September 2007 by Antonio D. French

Last week, Governor Matt Blunt and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay joined to declare Missouri a State of ONE to help raise awareness about global disease and poverty with the ONE Campaign, a non-partisan national program dedicated to the cause.

Here is the raw video of the announcement:

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  • Antonio RT @JakeWagman On Political Fix: Get that? Alderman French hires stenographer to transcribe budget talks http://bit.ly/aWh4RO.
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  • Antonio RT @JFlorida15: Public Hearing on the budget Wednesday eve, 6:30 PM @ City Hall.
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  • Antonio Meet the Press is especially dull today. #ImissTimRussert.
    February 7th via Facebook
  • Antonio New Orleans has Saturday voting. Good idea! RT @PoliticalTicker: NOLA elects first white mayor in more than 30 years - http://bit.ly/9pIFkT.
    February 7th via Facebook
  • Antonio Can't wait till I can read my Sunday @NYTimes on my iPad. #waitingsucks.
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