Finally, real momentum is building in Congress to address the NCAA’s blatant use of college athletes for its – and individuals – personal gain. Sen. Christopher S. Murphy (D-Conn.) released a report last Thursday titled “Madness Inc.” that takes direct aim at the $14 billion annually reaped in by the NCAA through on-campus sports and […]
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$62 billion in education cuts proposed, key college aid could be slashed
Every budget defines priorities and values. To put it another way, what’s really important in life gets supported financially. For many families, having a home, food, and utilities usually rank pretty high. Then there are other budgetary concerns like saving for college or having a ‘rainy day’ fund to cover less frequent costs that can […]
Posted inHealth news
UnitedHealthcare steps up for Boys & Girls Club
Employees of UnitedHealthcare of Missouri presented the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis with a $1,000 donation as part of UnitedHealthcare’s “Step Up for Better Health” campaign. UnitedHealthcare also donated a treadmill and 100 pedometers to the Boys and Girls Club at Hazelwood School District’s Southeast Middle School, to encourage student to become […]
Posted inLetters to the editor
Kinfolk, skinfolk and St. Louis
I commend The St. Louis American for running Blake Strode’s editorial “In politics, all kinfolk are not skinfolk.” I believe that both blacks and whites need to heed Strode’s advice to consider a candidate’s past actions and policy, and not primarily skin color, and that to some degree many are increasingly more willing to do so. […]
Posted inInspirational message
No tomorrow
I remember as a high school senior going to a religious retreat and listening to a recording supposedly between the devil and one of his soul recruiters, who was having little to no luck at populating hell. The devil gave him one more chance to succeed before suffering the vilest of consequences. The next morning […]
Posted inLocal news
Adam Layne, Tracee Miller join SLPS board
St. Louis city voters picked Adam Layne and Tracee Miller to serve on the seven-member elected St. Louis Public School Board in the April 2 general municipal election. Layne is a former Teach For America teacher who worked at the SLPS school Clyde C. Miller Career Academy, and he is an education advocate. He received […]
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Donald Trump and the devil
There is no reasoning that can describe Donald Trump’s actions. The devil has prevailed, and there is no turning back for Trump. His destiny is like a ship on a stormy sea, and whoever is in its wake goes down with him. Trump displays the intelligence of a tenth grader in high school walking around […]
Posted inPeople on the move
Linda Robinson joins Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri
Linda Robinson joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri as director of Volunteer Recruitment. She will be responsible for recruiting mentors for the youth in programs and building relationships with the community. She was previously employed with Wells Fargo Advisors for 28 years, most recently as team lead in the Trade Processing Department. She […]
Posted inLocal news
Cumulative voting in Ferg-Flor, school board diversity unchanged as black challenger unseats black incumbent
Election results on Tuesday, April 2 suggest that federal court-ordered cumulative voting in the Ferguson-Florissant School District as a means to bring more diversity to its school board did not work as intended – at least not this time around. There were three candidates, two black and one white, vying for two positions, which meant […]
Posted inEditorials
Galloway reports secret, unlawful change to state tax withholdings
Missouri Governor Mike Parson does not dispute that the Department of Revenue under his administration unlawfully made changes to taxpayer withholdings in January 2019 that will result in over-withholding for the majority of individual Missouri taxpayers. Further, he does not dispute that his administration made this unlawful change without the proper public review process and has […]