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Forecast: Cloudy With Chance of Sunshine Law (Update)

January 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Having worked as a public affairs professional for many years, I understand when I’m being stonewalled.  Such appears to be the case now: On Jan. 11, I filed a Missouri Sunshine Law request with the St. Louis County Police Department; The following day, I received confirmation via e-mail that the request I made Jan. 11 [...]

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Double-Standard at Saint Louis University?

January 24th, 2010 · 7 Comments

Does a double-standard exist at Saint Louis University? Recent events at the Jesuit university might cause you to believe one does. This weekend, SLU’s Muslim Students’ Association hosted a three-day conference, “Saving Our Deen: Living a Muslim life in a not-so Muslim world,” at the school’s Busch Student Center. Part of the conference agenda — [...]

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Terror, Travesty and Tales of Suppressed Evidence

January 24th, 2010 · 9 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: I waited to publish this piece until after the Army Clemency and Parole Board made public it’s decision concerning the case of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna.  Why?  Because I did not want to divert anyone’s attention from the 26-year-old Army officer’s case and what seems like overwhelming evidence to suggest, first, that Army [...]

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