October 17, 2018
Letter to the Editor To the editor: As a very active and involved parent in Rep. David Gregory’s district, I have been thrilled with his leadership and humility. For example, Rep. Gregory was the one who got the ball rolling toward a safer school environment for our children. In his effective meeting with the superintendents,
[ Read More ]Call Newspapers and the Mehlville High School Student Council are co-sponsoring a forum next week for the candidates running in the 94th and 95th District races for the Missouri House. Jim Murphy and Jean Pretto of the 94th and Michael O’Donnell and Mike Walter of the 95th are seeking election Nov. 6. The forum will
[ Read More ]Letter to the Editor To the editor: Democrat County Executive Steve Stenger is eager to merge Democratic St. Louis city into St. Louis County. Then, the city can disincorporate and dump its debts onto us county taxpayers. Democrat city politicians will be hired by St. Louis County at higher salaries, pensions and other perks —
[ Read More ]Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Math teacher William “Bill” Heisse, Republican, will contend with Affton’s current representative, Doug Beck, a Democrat, for the 92nd District Missouri House seat on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Beck, 53, 1020 9426 Brenda Ave., Affton, is the current state legislator for the 92nd House District as well as a pipefitter with
[ Read More ]Letter to the Editor To the editor: This is in response to recent letters opposing a city/county merger and the misguided view that Amendment 1, Clean Missouri, is the Legislature’s disguised attempt to implement a merger. First, Amendment 1 was not placed on the ballot by the Legislature. It is a petition initiative. Voters across
[ Read More ]A forum for the three candidates running in the special election for Crestwood mayor will take place later this month. Ward 3 Alderman Grant Mabie, Christopher Court and Neil Brown are seeking election Nov. 6. The seat carries a four-year term. The candidate forum, co-sponsored by Call Newspapers and the League of Women Voters, will
[ Read More ]Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Rep. Mike Revis, D-Fenton, is running for re-election in the 97th Missouri House District after he was first elected in a February special election. The seat opened after former Republican Rep. John McCaherty resigned last year. Revis is being challenged in the election Tuesday, Nov. 6, by Republican Mary Elizabeth
[ Read More ]Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Two Oakville residents are competing this fall to hold the vacant seat of the 94th District of the Missouri House held by the late Rep. Cloria Brown. James “Jim” Murphy, Republican, is running in the election Tuesday, Nov. 6, and is being challenged by Democrat Emma “Jean” Pretto, a Democrat
[ Read More ]Letter to the Editor To the editor: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of attempting to rape a high-school student while himself being a high-school student at 17 years of age, over 30 years ago. I would like to see, by show of hands, how many elected politicians in Washington, D.C., can
[ Read More ]The proposed Missouri constitutional amendment on ethics reform and redistricting, “Clean Missouri,” is back on the Nov. 6 ballot after a favorable appellate court ruling. The measure will appear as Amendment 1 on the ballot. Among other reforms, it will limit lobbyist gifts to legislators and campaign contributions and create new legislative districts. Three lobbyists,
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