The Association of Fundraising Professionals St. Louis Chapter is honoring David Steward and the late Kathryn Nelson on Friday as part of National Philanthropy Day. Deborah Linck Nelson will accept the honor in behalf of her late mother and family.
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It’s your fault! No, it’s yours!
Columnist Cassandra Walker I consider myself a pretty peaceful person. When I was a little girl, I was the one who always tried to make sure that everything was peaceful on the playground. Sometimes that meant talking the bully out of the fight or telling a classmate that the other classmate said they were sorry, […]
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Lima Neal
Pinnacle Staffing Professionals has hired Lima Neal to manage candidate and client relationships at Pinnacle.
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Is the Iraqi War Winnable?
Columnist Jamala Rogers To win anything means that there’s some identifiable, achievable goal. In the war in Iraq, we have neither. Now that the election is over, US citizens will be expecting a new strategy for the Bush-made war, including an exit plan. Can lawmakers come up with a realistic plan when the Bush team […]
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Brokeback Beyonce?
In what may be an effort to broaden her range as an actress, the follow up film to Beyonce Knowles heavily hyped Dreamgirls just might be a lesbian romance. She has been approached along with Desperate Housewives Star Eva Longoria to play a lesbian couple in Victorian drama feature Tipping the Velvet , an adaptation […]
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Welcome to the frat, Coach Linehan
Scott Linehan is now officially in the NFL head coaching fraternity. He has been second-guessed — and rightfully so. There has been much discussion about his decision to not attempt a field goal with the St. Louis Rams facing a fourth-and-one in the fourth quarter of last week’s loss to Seattle. My, how quickly we […]
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MLK Memorial breaks ground in D.C.
$100 million fundraising goal not yet met By Alvin A. Reid Of the St. Louis American Hubert Hoosman, Vantage Credit Union president and CEO, says he’s traveled the world and seen and experienced many things as an entrepreneur and corporate executive. “But I’ve never been anywhere or seen anything that has given me an internal […]
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Democratic Congress could pass predatory lending legislation
Clay intends to push bill offering consumer protections By Chris King Of the St. Louis American With U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a Democrat from Massachusetts, poised to assume control of the House Financial Services Committee from retiring chair Michael Oxley (R-Ohio), U.S. Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay, who serves on the committee, said he will have […]
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Angling for 2008
The colleagues who revolted against Bowman say he was angling to be the only state legislator with a gold star on his hat (and cash in his hand) coming out of the general election – which is to say, going into the 2008 primary … when who knows what will happen? Here’s one guess: The […]
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Keeping family business in the family
Dozens of black-owned companies were represented during the 7th Salute to Excellence in Business Luncheon last Friday and readers can enjoy coverage throughout this edition of the St. Louis American. Many of these entrepreneurs plan to leave a legacy for their children, by passing on the family business. And yet 39 percent of all family […]