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Greg Tellis, known as simply “G” on stages across the city, is putting the finishing touches on his debut CD Guilty Thoughts.
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On the world’s biggest stage, Usain Bolt shattered three world records in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: the 4x100m relay, 200m record and his own 100m record despite slowing down to celebrate well before crossing the finish line.
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Calvin Thomas, BSN, Smart Team Coordinator for BJC, talks with Norma Barnes. BJC HealthCare system is adopting a new philosophy of care for the elderly.The change will occur because Barnes-Jewish Hospital has become an Accountable Care Organization.
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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon presents veteran Delores Jones a copy of House Bill 1731 after signing the bill at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. Louis on May 31, 2012. The bill provides a dedicated funding source for MissouriÕs seven veterans homes, where more than 1,300 military veterans live. House Bill 1731 increases the transfer amount from the Missouri Gaming Commission Fund to the VeteransÕ Commission Capital Improvement Trust Fund, providing a dedicated annual funding source of $32 million for the ongoing operations of Missouri veterans homes and cemeteries. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
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Hooded as if in shame, a statue of Joe Paterno was removed from outside the Penn State football stadium on Saturday.
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Hayward, H.E. and slave nurse Louisa. DAT 284. Ambrotype, 1858. Missouri Historical Society Photographs and Prints Collection. Scan (c) 2000, Missouri Historical Society.
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Mama Lisa visits with local artisans and merchants at her farewell party at Kotu Beach, The Gambia.
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At Juffureh, The Gambia, stands a statue of a person with a globe for a head and dangling chains that have slipped the shackles. The words “Never Again” are painted on its base.
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Mama Lisa enjoys a sunset drum talk at Kotu Beach with Mandinka drummers.
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Mr. Dumbuya and his 7th and 8th grade math students at Kotu Junior Secondary School enjoy a visit from Mama Lisa.
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When Jamilah Nasheed announced her campaign for Missouri’s 5th Senatorial District in January at Ranken Tech, she opposed a black incumbent (Robin Wright-Jones) and created an opening for a white progressive; Jeanette Mott Oxford filed in March. The election is August 7.
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Russ Carnahan’s page on the legislative action website for the rent to own industry. Carnahan has been attacking U.S. Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay for supporting the industry, when Carnahan and Clay have co-sponsored the same rent to loan regulatory bills for the past four years.
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U.S. Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay in his campaign office. Clay is up for reelection in the Aug. 7 primary.
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Former East St. Louis star Dawn Harper is trying to become a two-time gold medalist in the 100-meter high hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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Elder Byron Dodson, Pastor Marco Greer, Bishop Lawrence Wooten, Bishop Alphonso Scott, Pastor May Johnson, Dr. Douglass Petty and Pastor Donnie Moore
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