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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

War on COVID-19 can be won by wearing a mask

War on COVID-19 can be won by wearing a mask

November 23, 2020

Are we at war with COVID-19? That was the explicit message from the leaders of St. Louis hospitals last week, as they emphasized how they’re fighting a battle on the frontline of a raging pandemic,...

Abstentions shouldn’t be miscounted as ‘no’ votes

Abstentions shouldn’t be miscounted as ‘no’ votes

November 10, 2020

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen decided in a 5-3 vote in September to count abstentions as no votes. This may seem like one of those “inside baseball”-type decisions that has no impact on the everyday...

Call urges a ‘no’ vote on Missouri’s Amendment 3

Call urges a ‘no’ vote on Missouri’s Amendment 3

October 26, 2020

Voters will consider a Missouri Constitutional amendment Tuesday, Nov. 3 that reverts the redistrict-ing change voters overwhelmingly passed in 2018 with Clean Missouri. Since the day after that vote,...

Call makes endorsements for South County contests

Call makes endorsements for South County contests

October 21, 2020

The Call endorses Ernie Trakas for 6th District County Council and Sam Page for county executive.  1st District Senate Voters have two viable, energetic candidates running for the 1st District Senate...

Election 2020: Call makes endorsements for South County contests

Election 2020: Call makes endorsements for South County contests

October 15, 2020

The Call endorses Ernie Trakas for 6th District County Council and Sam Page for county executive.  1st District Senate Voters have two viable, energetic candidates running for the 1st District Senate...

The Call endorses Sam Page for 2020’s county executive election

The Call endorses Sam Page for 2020’s county executive election

October 15, 2020

Those opposed to the COVID-19 restrictions enacted this year by County Executive Sam Page, a Democrat appointed to the office last year, may be tempted to vote for Republican Paul Berry. But we don’t...

The Call endorses Ernie Trakas for 6th District County Council race

The Call endorses Ernie Trakas for 6th District County Council race

October 14, 2020

Also see The Call's endorsement in the county executive race.  On one level, voters in the 6th County Council District are lucky this year: They have two candidates running — Republican incumbent Ernie...

Happy National Newspaper Week  to our readers, and to us

Happy National Newspaper Week to our readers, and to us

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 8, 2020

This has been a trying year for every local business, including a local community newspaper like the St. Louis Call. Although readership is up, advertising revenues are down due to the pandemic and stay-at-home...

Our Call: Green Park should match its meetings with its services

Our Call: Green Park should match its meetings with its services

October 1, 2020

Green Park celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and it should celebrate. Unlike past South County incorporation proposals where the numbers never added up, Green Park  is still working 25 years...

Our Call: Auditor who doesn’t audit is a farce with a high cost

Our Call: Auditor who doesn’t audit is a farce with a high cost

September 24, 2020

What do you do with an auditor who doesn’t audit? That’s one of the many tasks at hand for the County Council, although it’s the one with the easiest answer. Critics have long said that Auditor...

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