On Monday Marriott International, Inc. announced the addition of five minority-owned hotels to its portfolio, including a new property owned by the Roberts Hotel Group. The Roberts Hotel Group is led and managed by brothers Michael and Steven Roberts, chairman and CEO and COO, respectively. As a part of the agreement with Marriott, the Roberts […]
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SLCC receives ‘clean’ audit
St. Louis Community College recently received an unqualified – or “clean” – audit from its independent auditing firm Clifton Gunderson LLP for the year ended June 30, 2006. The firm reported the basic financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the college, and the changes in the financial position and […]
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A snow day in the life of Cassandra
Columnist Cassandra Walker Everyone knew it was coming, but I believe we were all a little surprised at the end results. Like most of you, I went without power for awhile after our first snow storm of this year. I found myself like many parents home with children for several snow days. “Mommy, what do […]
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Mary Clavenna
Mary Clavenna has been named the 2007 Missouri Head Start Association Parent of the Year. Mary and her family are associated with Grace Hill Settlement House Head Start in St. Louis. This award recognizes a Head Start parent for their outstanding service to the Head Start community.
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Red Cross outreaches to blacks, ‘We must serve the entire community’
Quick, how many house fires will there be in the St. Louis area this week that leave families in need of assistance? Did you think to yourself, “5 to 10”? You’re way off. Try 21. That’s an average of three a day. As CEO of the American Red Cross-St. Louis chapter, it is Joseph White’s […]
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All Children Matter unmasked
Missouri Pro-Vote is releasing a report today that traces all the school choice money pouring into St. Louis back to its sources and crunches the numbers on who has been pocketing the most. One can tell by looking at these financials that the All Children Matter inner circle are political novices, who are greatly reliant […]
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New millennium alderwoman?
Kacie Starr Triplett – who hopes to fill Reed’s shoes in the 6th Ward rather than let him hand the job to lobbyist Patrick Cacchione – has started a campaign blog at www.kaciestarrtriplett.com. Triplett clearly has innovation, organizing skill and youth (not to mention height, determination and beauty) on her side, but Cacchione – something […]
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$30K on a Monday night
On Monday night, Bill and Maritza Stock, two German immigrants who own the popular Gast Haus near Lafayette Square, hosted a fundraiser for Reed. It was a diverse crowd, with many white faces that one might have expected to show up at a Shewsbury event. Reed hauled away almost $30,000 in campaign greenbacks. If Reed […]
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The federal government is abusing small businesses Since the advent of contract bundling, we now have a virtual coup in the procurement practices of the United States government. Big business is running the operation. www.stlamerican.com
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Can Reed win?
The bottom line with endorsements, of course, is not settling old scores but rather winning the race. Local 73’s endorsement of Reed will help him in South St. Louis among white voters. How much clout Local 73 exerts among voters is anybody’s guess, but it will not hurt Reed to print and mail political literature […]