During the September 2012 evidentiary hearings ordered by the Missouri Supreme Court, Judge Michael Manners warned death row inmate Reginald Clemons if he pled the Fifth Amendment and refused to testify about his role in the 1991 Chain of Rocks murders that the court would draw a “negative inference.” Manners kept this word. Last week, […]
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Selena J’s Words to Live By: When your next level is calling you
Several weeks ago I was the commencement speaker at a graduation. After the event was over, a woman approached me and said, “I used to listen to you on the radio. You helped me make a monumental decision in my life; you helped me get out of an abusive relationship.” Outside of that being one […]
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Style basics for back-to-school shopping
This time of the year feels somewhat like Christmas – mainly because kids get a chance to re-up on their gear and reinvent themselves from head to toe. Now, I know the focus is supposed to be on the books; but like so many adults when we were school age, kids like to express themselves […]
Posted inPolitical eye
Missouri state minstrel show clowns on Obama
“Bring in the clowns” is a wisecrack not unknown to the political area, but this Saturday at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia they really did bring in the clowns – and one of the clowns was wearing a false face that caricatured President Barack Obama. According to many reports from press and citizens in […]
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Bishop Luther James Blackwell gently brings change to church
Bishop Luther James Blackwell, pastor of the San Francisco Temple Christian Assembly in North St. Louis County, was led to his vocation by a powerful dream. “I felt an angelic call to the ministry and ran to my grandmother to ask her what I should do,” said Blackwell, an Ohio native who has been in […]
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Intersection of art and race
News of the Black Rep’s eviction from Grandel Theater traveled fast. The Black Rep has known for months that Grand Center was interested in selling the building, but the actual git-yo-stuff-out-in-two-weeks-or-else notice came as a real shocker. Tenants received the notice by email. As usual, white power brokers missed the opportunity to change the racist […]
Posted inInside sports
STL and ESL sprinters compete with world’s fastest in Moscow
Former Berkeley High and Lindenwood University track star Mike Rodgers was on the track with the fastest men in the world last weekend at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia. Rodgers advanced all the way to the finals of the 100-meter dash, where he finished in sixth place. The winner of […]
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Science Center exposes youth to careers
Teens involved with the Saint Louis Science Center’s Youth Exploring Science (YES) program recently had an opportunity to network with St. Louis area professionals in a variety of career fields. Professionals and teens mingled at the Taylor Community Science Resource Center, 4900 Manchester Ave., and dined on a buffet-style breakfast during a pre-event mixer. They […]
Posted inEmployment news
STLCC launches online job search engine
On Aug. 7, St. Louis Community College officially launched STLCC Career Coach, an online tool to help job seekers answer these questions and more. The tool helps St. Louisans access real-time information about local employment, including how much jobs will pay, which industries have job openings and which jobs will be needed in the future. […]
Posted inHealth news
Good nutrition means better school performance
Back to school season can be a daily struggle for parents who pack lunches and make sure their kids have had something to eat before they dash out the door, but it will pay off if you make the effort, said a University of Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator. “Although any breakfast is better […]