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St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Call makes endorsements for Lindbergh Board of Education, Green Park mayor

Call makes endorsements for Lindbergh Board of Education, Green Park mayor

March 31, 2023

Lindbergh school board Five candidates — incumbent Matt Alonzo, Andrew Lawson, Paul Leinweber,  David Randelman and  incumbent Christy Watz — are running for three open seats on the Lindbergh Schools...

Call makes endorsements for April 4 elections: Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors

Call makes endorsements for April 4 elections: Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors

March 31, 2023

When Aaron Hilmer first won election to the Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors nearly 20 years ago in 2005 alongside Bonnie Stegman, critics said they lacked the necessary experience...

Public forums should not be a free-for-all

Public forums should not be a free-for-all

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 27, 2023

In recent years, the public forum  at County Council meetings has become a breeding ground for hate speech and misinformation, with individuals speaking on culture war topics that are completely unrelated...

Letters to the editor

Political parties not willing to work across the aisle is ‘what’s really scary’

February 27, 2023

To the editor: A letter in the Nov. 24, 2022, edition of The Call talked about scare tactics and how it’s the Democrats who are scary, not the Republicans. I would think the reader would understand...

Letters to the editor

Mehlville has been responsible with tax dollars, deserves levy increase

February 26, 2023

To the editor: I think it’s worth acknowledging that when neighboring districts are considering cutting down to four days of school per week, largely due to the need to make budgetary cuts, the Mehlville...

Letters to the editor

Reader encourages others to ‘vote no and close your wallet’

February 26, 2023

To the editor: It’s time to take matters into our own hands by using the power of the purse.  The only way to get the attention of our politicians to combat the crime wave we are being subject to,...

Reader reminds renters to carefully review lease agreements before signing

November 25, 2022

To the editor: Renters beware! I have noticed a disturbing trend in home rental leases. Renters need to carefully review any lease agreement for costs associated with maintenance on the rental property....

Pay attention to the stop signs on Grant’s Trail, says reader

Pay attention to the stop signs on Grant’s Trail, says reader

November 24, 2022

To the editor: About 30 years ago I was into amateur bicycling and racing. My bicycling group often complained about drivers not sharing the road. However we ignored stop signs and I was in an accident...

Republicans aren’t using scare tactics, it’s Democrats’ actions reader says

Republicans aren’t using scare tactics, it’s Democrats’ actions reader says

November 24, 2022

To the editor: Democrats claim that Republican commercials taking on the issues of city crime and rampant inflation are nothing but scare tactics. It’s not Republican commercials but crime that has...

Supreme Court should go step further, declare ‘right to life’

Supreme Court should go step further, declare ‘right to life’

November 24, 2022

To the editor: The Supreme Court decision in Dobbs has overturned Roe and Casey. I personally believe they should have gone further, declaring the right to life. The biological definition of life includes...

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