St. Louis Rams rookie quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Curtis in overtime to cap a wild comeback and give the Rams a 33-27 win over the Houston Texans. Isaac Bruce scored on a 43-yard pass with 26 seconds left and the Rams recovered an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff. […]
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Congregations call for job growth
Metropolitan Congregations United and United Congregations of Metro East will join as many as 1,000 area residents in a call for creation of thousands of jobs for local workers, with the Highway 40 improvement project being a “top priority” for minority employment. The bi-state public meeting will be held from 7:30-9 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 1) […]
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Dave Chappelle back on stage
Dave Chappelle has quietly returned to the stage and performed three hilarious shows Nov. 19-21 in Las Vegas, according to The New York Times. On June 1, he performed a pair of unannounced sets at two stand-up clubs in Los Angeles, the Improv and the Comedy Store, where he humorously discussed his abrupt flight from […]
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Advocates For Kids backs Buford
Jim Buford has won another endorsement for the SLPS board of education election, which is months in the future. Advocates For Kids has endorsed both Buford and Darnetta Clinkscale for four-year terms for the April 4, 2006 election. Famed attorney Frankie Freeman said Monday “We are delighted with Jim’s appointment.” “He is a strong civic […]
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Rams rally behind rookie Fitzpatrick
St. Louis Rams rookie quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Curtis in overtime to cap a wild comeback and give the Rams a 33-27 win over the Houston Texans. Isaac Bruce scored on a 43-yard pass with 26 seconds left and the Rams recovered an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff. […]
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Holiday weekend spending jumps 22 percent
Shoppers spent almost $28 billion over the weekend, a 22 percent bump over last year’s Thanksgiving weekend and a strong kickoff to the four-week holiday shopping season. That’s the estimate from the National Retail Federation, which conducted its annual “Black Friday” shopping survey of more than 4,200 people with BIGresearch, a consumer research firm. An […]
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Irvin charged with possession
Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin was charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia after Plano police officers searched his vehicle during a traffic stop. Irvin, an ESPN analyst and semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, told The Associated Press late Sunday that the drug pipe found in his car belonged to a […]
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Wedding party for Omarion
Chris Brown, Marques Houston, Raven Symone, and Young Jeezy attended former B2K star Omarion’s 21st birthday celebration recently at y Supperclub in West Hollywood, California.
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Student-athletes get jump start on financial future
Hartford Team teaches Playbook for Life at SLU St. Louis-area student-athletes, despite facing student loan and other debt incurred during their college years, are bullish on their financial future. However, while more than half have begun to plan for life after college, more than one-third lack the confidence to properly manage their finances. Across the […]
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Close to the edge
Your article on fighting the stigma of mental illness was right on! The World Health Organization has predicted there will be an increase in people dealing with mental health issues in the coming years, and we must fight stigma to make it acceptable to reach for help. When you think about the traumas and disasters […]