The American endorses... Yes on Prop A, Yes on Prop B, No on Prop E, No on Amendment 3, Yes on Prop L, Yes on Prop R and Bill Enyart for U.S. Congress
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Vol. 84 No. 31
CAC Audited NOVEMBER 1 – 7, 2012
COMPLIMENTARY
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‘No excuse for not voting’ Dooley, Democrats urge voters to go to polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6 By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
Photo by Wiley Price
County Executive Charlie A. Dooley held a “get out the vote” press event on Monday afternoon at the St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners. Dooley was stumping for U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, who left the campaign trail to be with her mother, who passed away later on Monday.
“There is no excuse for anybody not voting,” County Executive Charlie A. Dooley said Monday afternoon at the St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners. Dooley was flanked by “get out the vote” crews from the service workers’ union, all holding campaign signs for U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, who is up for reelection on the November 6 ballot. In fact, Dooley was speaking as a surro-
gate for Senator McCaskill, who left the campaign trail to be with her critically ill mother. “Claire wishes she could be here, but she is taking care of her family,” Dooley said. “She is where she needs to be.” Betty Anne McCaskill passed away later on Monday surrounded by family at the age of 84. Dooley, a Democrat, previously endorsed McCaskill, as have most other elected Democrats in the state. With President Barack Obama polling poorly in Missouri
and Governor Jay Nixon facing a marginal Republican challenge, McCaskill’s race is the hottest at the top of the tick– County Executive et for Charlie A. Dooley Democrats. Indeed, several other statewide Democratic candidates – including Attorney General Chris Koster, Jason Kander (who is running for the open seat Secretary of State) and Susan Montee (who is running against incumbent Republican
“Get your family, your neighbors, your community, and the people at your jobs to get out and vote.”
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Inclusion under fire at TIF hearing
Carving the pumpkin Cristian Ford-Urenda, 7, a student at St. Louis Language Immersion School, carves a jack-o-lantern Saturday during the Moonrise Hotel’s Great Pumpkin Carve & Glow.
CORTEX, S.M. Wilson, consultant all questioned By Rebecca S. Rivas Of The St. Louis American Community members were surprised Tuesday when they showed up to the TIF Commission’s public hearing for the CORTEX project, a $2.2 billion research park in “I’m concerned the Central West End. It had been postponed about the until Dec. 12. capacity on Sources said CORevery project.” TEX postponed the meeting because of – TIF community leaders’ Commissioner heightened calls for Ken Hutchison stronger minority participation goals on the project. Dennis Lower, CEO and president of CORTEX, declined comment. Rodney Crim, executive director of the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC), told The American that the reason was logistical. “It’s a big complicated project so it’s not anything unusual,” Crim said. “Our lawyers just want to look at every detail.” Crim said SLDC and CORTEX will continue to talk about mandating more minority and See CORTEX, A8 Photo by Wiley Price
Closing the academic achievement gap
UMSL remembers Marguerite Ross Barnett
Webster Groves High School challenges black students to improve
New plaza on campus commemorates game-changing chancellor
By Bridjes O’Neil For The St. Louis American
By Dale Singer Of The Beacon
African-American students at Webster Groves High School have accepted the Webster Challenge to reduce the academic achievement gap between themselves and their Caucasian peers by 50 percent. The initiative focuses on academics, attendance and increasing student involvement in extracurricular activities and community service. “It’s exciting to see the degree to which our stu-
When Marguerite Ross Barnett became the fifth chancellor of the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1986, the campus was poised to become a more integral part of the region, not only in terms of education but also in terms of the area’s economy. She lit the spark that helped make the change happen, using a forceful personality and sense of salesmanship that made the area’s top executives look at UMSL
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Photo by August Jennewein/UMSL
Hubert Hoosman, who led the fundraising campaign for the memorial to the former chancellor, speaks on Friday at the dedication of the Marguerite Ross Barnett Plaza on UMSL’s north campus.
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