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Is ‘Deck’ Stacked Against Kenneth Gladney?

November 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Some believe the proverbial “deck” is stacked against Kenneth Gladney (right) receiving justice.  And who could blame them.
According to the National Institute for Labor Relations Research, 8,799 recorded incidents of union violence since 1975 have resulted in only 1,963 arrests and 258 convictions — roughly three percent.
More than 90 days have passed without charges being [...]

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Why No Charges in Kenneth Gladney Beating Case?

November 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Yesterday, I reported that the Kenneth Gladney beating case remains in limbo more than three months after the 39-year-old black conservative (right) was beaten by Service Employees International Union thugs outside Bernard Middle School, the site of a South St. Louis County health care town hall meeting hosted by ultra-liberal Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.).
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‘One-Sheet’ Sheryl to Headline MLB All-Star Concert (Updated)

June 22nd, 2009 · 7 Comments

Only a year after she was banned from a minor league ballpark, “One-Sheet” Sheryl Crow will be the official musical entertainer at the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Charity Concert in downtown St. Louis July 11, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch today.
Rumor has it that, as part of her contract, Missouri [...]

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Photos of the St. Louis Tea Party Available

February 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Though I wrote about plans for the St. Louis Tea Party and fully intended to be there this morning on the grounds of the world-famous Arch, a broken hand — the result of playing basketball 3-4 nights a week against young men less than half my age — prevented me from doing that today.  In [...]

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Finally, St. Louis Newspaper Reports on Tea Party

February 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Finally, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has reported on the St. Louis Tea Party which took place at 11 a.m. local today on the steps at the foot of the world-famous Arch.
Unfortunately, reporter Tim O’Neil’s article (Anti-stimulus protesters rally at the Arch) that appeared on the newspaper’s web site provided only 200 hardly-descriptive words, one bullhorn-emitted [...]

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