LaDainian Tomlinson broke Shaun Alexander’s NFL single-season touchdown record of 28 when he scored three times Sunday in the San Diego Chargers’ victory over the Denver Broncos. With the fans chanting, the star running back took a handoff from Philip Rivers and scored on a 6-yard run with 3:57 left to tie the mark. After […]
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Public Service Commission needs public input on storm preparation
Public Service Commission Major storms in the last three years, but especially this year, have caused major disruptions to AmerenUE and to the lives of its customers. Violent storms are not surprising or unforeseeable – the saying in Missouri is if you don’t like the weather just wait fifteen minutes because it will change. Recent […]
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Miami hires black coach
Longtime Miami defensive coordinator Randy Shannon will replace the fired Larry Coker as coach of the Hurricanes, The Miami Herald reported on its Web site Thursday. The 40-year-old Shannon is the sixth black head coach currently at one of the 119 Division I-A schools, joining Mississippi State’s Sylvester Croom, UCLA’s Karl Dorrell, Buffalo’s Turner Hill, […]
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Mary J. Leads Grammy nods
Fresh off of her nine Billboard Awards last week, scored a leading eight Grammy nominations today as the recording academy announced the contenders for its annual awards yesterday. “Be Without You,” a single from Ms. Blige’s album “The Breakthrough,” drew nominations in two big categories, record of the year and song of the year, although […]
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White firefighters will back Reed
The EYE has heard from a City Hall source that St. Louis Fire Fighters Local 73 – aka the white firefighter’s union – will endorse incumbent Jim Shrewsbury, president of the Board of Alderman, in his challenge from Alderman Lewis Reed. Local 73 is a long-standing ally of Mayor Francis G. Slay’s administration, and City […]
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Bourisaw and Local 420 dispute panel findings
“We need to work together as a community of parents, teachers, businesses, and board members, to fix the problems facing the St. Louis Public Schools,” said Superintendent Dr. Diana Bourisaw. She is questioning the accuracy of two reports given earlier this week to the State Advisory Committee, a five-member board established by the Missouri Commissioner […]
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BET top execs head for greener pastures
The taping of the 1st Annual BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, GA will be Michael Lewellen’s last event as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications for the network. Nina Henderson-Moore, one of the network’s top Black female executives, will also leave the BET Networks. Both media veterans are planning to pursue different interests. Lewellen’s staff […]
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Chingy kicks it for real at The Loft
Ching-a-ling was thrown out of The Loft nightclub last night (Thursday) after refusing to pay the $10 entry fee for his entourage and reportedly retaliated back by knocking out a window Chingy and his crew were about to attend Hot 104.1 personality and program director Craig Blac’s birthday party when an argument ensued at the […]
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Be safe, not sorry, by taking holiday precautions
For most people, the holidays are a time to shop and spend, travel and revel. It is also easy to be distracted, or worse, a victim, putting yourself, your finances, and your family at risk. “There are a few simple steps everyone can take around the holidays to protect themselves from theft, liability, property damage […]
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Patti LaBelle concert postponed
According to a representative of the Roberts Orpheum Theater representative, Patti LaBelle will not be performing this weekend due to illness. Her management reported that she is ill and will be canceling her show here, as well as a show in Charlotte, SC. The promoters and Ms. LaBelle are working on a new date and […]