Well here we are. The next chapter on the way to “the moment of truth” began when Baseball Hall of Fame ballots were mailed this week. Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken, Jr., are no-brainer picks. But, the man who once told Congressman William Lacy Clay “I’m not here to talk about the past” during Congressional […]
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Newberry in Top 500 fast-growth firms
The Newberry Group has been ranked No. 378 on Deloitte’s 2006 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years, from 2001-2005. The Newberry Group grew 330 percent during this period. Newberry Group’s CEO […]
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Inside Sports
With Earl Austin Jr. Of the St. Louis American Despite falling short in their bids for state championships in football, special congratulations must go out to CBC football coach Bob Shannon and the community of Kirkwood. CBC was 2-8 last year, but behind the legendary Shannon, the Cadets were on the brink of their first […]
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The Juice admits to squeezing profits from murders
O.J. Simpson says his need to pay bills and secure the future of his children influenced his decision to write a book that expresses in hypothetical terms how he would’ve killed his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. “It’s all blood money and, unfortunately, I had to join the jackals,” Simpson told […]
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AMERICAN FLAVORS
Sweets Family Chili Serves one small neighborhood By Ellen Sweets Denver Post We called it “Sweets Family Neighborhood Chili” because neighborhood kids were in and out all day, scooping up bowls. In St. Louis, everybody ate chili mac, which was supposed to be served with macaroni, but we ate it with spaghetti, grated cheese, chopped […]
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NAACP and NEA target dropouts
Bruce S. Gordon, President & CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, has endorsed a plan by the National Education Association to reduce the nation’s alarming high school dropout rate. “The NEA plan presents innovative and forward-thinking methods of connecting students with post-secondary options for personal growth, development and economic security,” said Gordon. […]
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NAACP confidential
The EYE confesses to waning interest in the city branch of the NAACP, in light of a paltry turnout in the recent elections. Harold Crumpton may have benefited from the jailbird vote, but if those who oppose him can’t get 75 people to show up at a branch meeting to vote him out, then they […]
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IRS sets new standards for deductions
Personal exemptions and standard deductions will rise, tax brackets will widen and income limits for IRAs will increase in 2007, thanks to inflation adjustments announced today by the Internal Revenue Service. By law, the dollar amounts for a variety of tax provisions must be revised each year to keep pace with inflation. As a result, […]
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Awards buzz
The entire experience of receiving the St. Louis American Foundation’s Corporate Executive of the Year Award, including the publicity and the positive articles about me in the St. Louis American, the awards luncheon and the videotaping session, has been both exhilarating and humbling. I have had people, many of whom I do not know, approach […]
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New tax laws could mean extra savings
The end of the year is fast approaching. Time for the usual indulgences: eating too much at parties, spending too much on holiday gifts, and planning overly ambitious New Year’s resolutions to undo the damage caused by the first two. What you’re probably not focused on, but should be, is another kind of excess. Taxes. […]