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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

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...

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...

Our Call: A new tradition with Call-Outs for those in the community

Our Call: A new tradition with Call-Outs for those in the community

September 4, 2020

Welcome to the Call-Outs, in which we will recognize the people achieving so much for our community, sometimes with little recognition. Arlee Conners. The longtime Oakville High School football coach...

More oversight is always better than less, even now

More oversight is always better than less, even now

May 2, 2020

Editorial What is the best way to spend the $175 million St. Louis County will receive in federal funds for the coronavirus response? Who should make those decisions? With a corrupt county executive...

Our Call: Rallo shows the benefits of the business of corruption

Our Call: Rallo shows the benefits of the business of corruption

March 12, 2020

Editorial Businessman John Rallo was given 17 months in prison last week by U.S. District Judge Richard Webber — not a light sentence, certainly, but not enough for the crimes Rallo committed either. For...

Our Call: A year after merger talks, Chiefs get a state together

Our Call: A year after merger talks, Chiefs get a state together

February 6, 2020

Editorial What a difference a year makes. A year ago we were lamenting the fact that the fate of the future of St. Louis government was in the hands of everyone else in Missouri except St. Louis. Yes,...

Our Call: Closed sessions happen too much for transparency

Our Call: Closed sessions happen too much for transparency

January 23, 2020

Editorial For decades, we’ve believed that local government boards have held closed sessions for discussions that could and should be held in public. But without being in the closed sessions ourselves,...

Our Call: Charter panel, Freeholders should be open for public

Our Call: Charter panel, Freeholders should be open for public

January 2, 2020

Editorial The St. Louis County Charter Commission only had until Dec. 31 to come up with changes to the county Charter, the constitution-like document that governs the county, but it didn’t agree on...

Our Call: Diversity and inclusion are important; so is Santa

Our Call: Diversity and inclusion are important; so is Santa

December 24, 2019

Editorial One of the longest-running traditions in the 30 years of The Call is local students writing letters to Santa, an annual chronicle of what toys are most popular and what hopes and dreams children...

Our Call: Council GOP fumbles its chance to shine for voters

Our Call: Council GOP fumbles its chance to shine for voters

December 12, 2019

Editorial In the 30 years The Call has been covering St. Louis County government, it has historically been the Democrats on the County Council who have repressed free speech and public comment, while...

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