Gucci Mane, real name Radric Davis, has broken his silence since his November 12 sentencing and now charges that he was completely to blame for his legal plight. “I have accepted full responsibility for my actions and I am ready to deal with what is in front of me right now,” he said in a […]
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Promising coach Duane “Scooter” Hawthorne leaves U. City
In my column a few weeks back, I commented on the great work that was being done by young University City football coach Duane “Scooter” Hawthorne. At 33, Hawthorne had led the Lions to two consecutive district championships while restoring some pride in the football program as well as the U. City community. Unfortunately, Hawthorne’s […]
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Giving Back
Paul Taxman, founder of PJ’s PawnPlus, donates over 20,000 football cards of significant value to St. Louis Catholic Academy. PJ’s PawnPlus is a family-owned business – space at the corner of Page Avenue and North Hanley Road – that buys, sells and trades everything from motorcycles to gold and fine jewelry. Birthdays Delores Flagg – […]
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Healthcare reform starts at home
Consuelo H. Wilkins, M.D. The current debate about overhauling our broken healthcare system has been both exciting and depressing. It’s very exciting to see the much-needed attention being given to our health system which is the most expensive in the world let leaves 46 million Americans uninsured. Yet it is quite depressing to see the […]
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Keisha I. Patrick
Keisha I. Patrick, an attorney with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Ready Readers, a not-for-profit organization committed to inspiring a love of reading in preschool children from low-income communities. She is a former business litigation associate at Thompson Coburn LLP, and a former law […]
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To my people at ‘Precious’ . After all of the hype, I finally got to see (or as Celie said “see what all of the fuss was about”) Precious when it debuted at the St. Louis International Film Festival this weekend at the High Pointe. And while I was sad for Precious in the film, I was even more emotionally torn for myself and my folks because of how a select few of us cut up in front of the general pops at the movies.
Really, you are going to hoop and holler when Precious gets beat down and talked all crazy to by her monster of a momma (which Monique nailed, btw) like you are at the Def Comedy Jam? The “hell nawww, no she didn’t” while kicking and screaming in your seat in front of company as the […]
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History Museum offers Treasure!, Dunham and more for the holidays
As the holidays approach, most families are busy trying to figure out what to do that will entertain everyone and not cost a lot of money. That’s certainly true in these uncertain economic times. Your Missouri History Museum is one place where entertainment and frugality go hand in hand. There are literally weeks and weeks […]
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Flyers/Tigers rematch with East Side vs. Wheaton Warrenville South on Saturday
For East St. Louis Senior High Head Football Coach Darren Sunkett, returning north for another semi-final match-up could be the sweetest yet. In November 2007, Sunkett took a young team in the backyard of Wheaton Warrensville South, one of the top ranked teams in the country, and played them to a standstill for more than […]
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Express Scripts expands in North County
Last week Express Scripts announced it had decided to build its new prescription fulfillment center at NorthPark in St. Louis County, near its corporate headquarters. The $74 million, 12-acre facility will create approximately 270 jobs and add substantial investment to the County’s tax base. Bucks County, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia, was also competing for […]
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Treating mild gestational diabetes also reduces birth complications
A National Institutes of Health network study provided the first conclusive evidence that treating pregnant women who have even the mildest form of gestational diabetes can reduce the risk of common birth complications among infants, as well as blood pressure disorders among mothers. Treatment of severe gestational diabetes is known to benefit mothers and infants. […]