Philadelphia 76ers star Allen Iverson will pay for the funeral of a man who died three years after he was shot for refusing to hand over his Iverson basketball jersey to a group of teens. Kevin Johnson died Tuesday morning after his family chose to remove his life support. He was 22. “I don’t think […]
Posted inPolitical eye
Person to person
Kacie Starr Triplett knows how to play inside the paint – in basketball, as evidenced by her appearance in Earl Austin Jr.’s “Best of 20 Years” lists, and now in politics as well. Her campaign for Reed’s seat in the 6th Ward is actually behaving like a campaign. This week, it crowed about labor endorsements […]
Posted inLetters to the editor
Go, blue dogs
As a conservative African American, I am in a very distinct minority. I had become totally cynical and disillusioned by the hypocrisy and greed of the politicians and preachers who call themselves conservatives. Subsequent to the recent midterm elections, I am very optimistic and encouraged by the significant increase in the number of “Blue Dog […]
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Ask Gwendolyn Baines
Refuse to cook Thanksgiving dinner without a Turkey! By Gwendolyn Baines NNPA Columnist Dear Gwendolyn: Every Christmas and Thanksgiving, my husband comes up with an excuse not to purchase a turkey. Our turkey always came from his job. However, two months ago his job downsized and my husband was in the termination group. With his […]
Posted inEmployment news
SEMO scholarship
Southeast Missouri State University will again team up with KMOX Radio this year in presenting the fifth annual KMOX Jack Buck Scholar-Leadership Award at Southeast Missouri State University. The award, which was launched in 2003 and was the first scholarship to be established in memory of Buck, recognizes a student in the St. Louis Metropolitan […]
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The Honorable Brenda Stith Loftin
The Honorable Brenda Stith Loftin, St. Louis County associate circuit judge, was recently installed as president of the National Association of Women Judges. Loftin is a graduate of the University of Missouri – St. Louis and Saint Louis University Law School. After engaging in private practice, Judge Loftin served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in […]
Posted inPersonal finance
This Medicare drug bill might be changing
Now that the Democratic Party has a majority in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, look for Congress to take quick action on the existing Medicare prescription bill that took effect on the first day of 2006. Of all the potential expenses you may face during retirement, health care may be the biggest […]
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Russ on point
Carnahan got high marks from Democratic insiders for his work pushing progressive candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot. That and Carnahan’s increasingly diverse (and black) base in the near South Side of St. Louis, where he also lives, encouraged the EYE to pull Carnahan’s coat and get his take on the upcoming session in Congress. […]
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Botanical Garden helps protect Madagascar
Research by Missouri Botanical Garden scientists who identified the biological importance of Montagne des Français – a rocky area on Madagascar ’s northern tip rich in highly diverse and unusual plants and animals – has convinced the Malagasy government to grant it Temporary Protected Area status. This completes the first of three steps necessary to […]
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Just Beat it.
Just Beat it. “Ummm.” That’s how a Clear Channel telephone receptionist responded when I called the station Tuesday and asked for radio host Dee Lee to confirm that the Dee Lee Morning Show was indeed canceled. Ummm, that must be a yes. After fumbling her words as if Leonard Little had blindsided her, she put […]