This Saturday, Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, East St. Louis Chapter, will sponsor a stem cell and bone marrow drive at Jackie Joyner-Kersee Boys and Girls Club, 101 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Circle in East St. Louis. Anyone in good health between the ages of 18 and 60 may […]
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St. Louis American Sports Quiz
Name the only two National Basketball Association players to win the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards in the same season. What year were the Harlem Globetrotters founded? Who did Jack Johnson defeat to win the world heavyweight title? Who led the National Hockey League in scoring in 2004? Which actor/film director […]
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Harmony through circus arts
On Saturdays, kids sleep late. Some watch cartoons. A few play sports. Not the kids of Circus Harmony. They juggle fire and toss knives. Their unconventional weekend workouts have landed members of the predominately African-American ensemble on “Steve Harvey’s Big Time Challenge” and “Late Show with David Letterman.” Saturday, February 26 Circus Harmony will perform […]
Posted inPersonal finance
Don’t take estate tax repeal for granted
In July 2004, the federal government was on pace to collect more gift and estate taxes for the year than were collected in 2003 — despite a reduction in the top estate tax rate and a higher exemption amount, according to Haver Analytics. One explanation for the increase could be because the wealthy were benefiting […]
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Smith becomes a superhero
Fresh from the record-breaking opening of his Hitch, actor/rapper Will Smith has signed on for Tonight He Comes, a drama about a down-and-out superhero. The story follows Smith, who crash-lands in New York and causes general chaos with his drinking, smoking and one-night stands, used to assuage his general discontentment. After he is drawn to […]
Posted inLetters to the editor
West Bank statement
Your editorial cartoon of Feb. 10 that depicts Israel’s leader Sharon as taking advantage of a tiny and weak Palestinian leader Abbas is totally malicious and misleading. I expect better from your fine editorial staff.If your artist had checked his facts, he would know Israel is giving back control of the West Bank. Israel is […]
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Dello Thedford and the Gospel Symphonic Choir at UMSL
Dello Thedford and the Gospel Symphonic Choir will be the last leg of the UMSL’s eventful and distinguished 2005 Black History Month celebration. UMSL can boast the likes of Susan Taylor of Essence, Kevin Powell, Lerone Bennett of Ebony and businessman David Steward as part of their 2005 schedule of participants. Dello Thedford and the […]
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Commentary – Bush’s Cabinet is blacker than the Oscars
I often think of Chris Rock as a dependably astute observer of human behavior, sort of an Alexis de Tocqueville of modern American comedy. Rock’s standup style, after all, recalls Tocqueville’s description of the literature of democracies. “The style will often be strange, incorrect, overburdened, and loose,” the French observer wrote, “and almost always strong […]
Posted inObituaries
Alice Elizabeth Hall
The Mahr Family mourns the death of their beloved Alice Elizabeth Hall (March 30, 1914 n February 9, 2005). Mrs. Hall dedicated her life to family, yet was a humanitarian and role model to everyone who was blessed to have known her. She is the youngest of four siblings, Felton Burton Mahr Sr., Allan David […]
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Johnson on the move
Lee Johnson, owner of Lee J clothier, has been elected to the Forest Park Forever board of directors.