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East St. Louis commemorates Miles Davis' 84th birthday

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Published June 2, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.

On Wednesday, May 26, East St. Louis mayor Alvin L. Parks threw a party to commemorate the 84th birthday of Miles Dewey Davis III, known to most as Miles Davis. The event, which took place in Parks' office, honored the jazz legend and paid tribute to the role the city played during Davis' fo ...

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At Last

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Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 7:00 a.m.
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Eye on St. Louis. Yesterday afternoon the Missouri Department of Transportation held a ceremony to reopen the second and last segment of I 65 - US 40, which had been closed for complete rebuilding. The highway is the main east - west corridor through St. Louis City and County. The highway was the oldest in the area and in great need of improvement. For two years, the state closed first the western and then the eastern half. It caused great increases in travel times and hurt business along the

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Mayor of East St. Louis fed up with violence, changes liquor laws

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Published Oct. 3, 2009 at 7:38 p.m.

Mayor of East St. Louis fed up with violence, changes liquor laws ...

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East St. Louis Laying Off City Employees, Firefighters

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Published Sept. 11, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.
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One Shift Could Be Eliminated ... East St. Louis, Illinois, is on the verge of major layoffs among city employees ... The city council met until 1:00am Friday trying to decide how to balance the budget. Tough economic times and declining tax revenue are to blame for the anticipated lay-offs that could slash 20 percent of the fire department's staff, or one entire shift. City Manager Robert Betts says the numbers are not final yet, but he and the mayor plan to meet with East St. Louis city

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Bowling Green Mayor Resigns After Controversial Traffic Stop

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Published June 16, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.
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Mayor Says He Feels He Did Not Do Anything Wrong ... A surprise resignation in Bowling Green, MO after police pull the town's mayor over for speeding and discover that he had been drinking. He was allowed to drive away with a warning. The now former mayor is speaking openly about that traffic stop for the first time. Bowling Green is a town of about 3200 people; the county seat of Pike County, northwest of St. Louis ...

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Around The Overlook

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Published June 12, 2009 at 6:05 a.m.
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Scenes from Saturday's dedication of the new Mississippi River overlook and park ... Above is the Gateway Geyser, which has been in this location for twelve years. Most St. Louisans are unaware of it because is is only on for 15 minute periods during the warmer months. You can't see it from almost anywhere except right under the Arch and the neighborhood in East St. Louis. The water can rise over 190 meters, as high as the Arch, but it does so only occasionally. The height of the plume is

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Wifi comes from peas, woman accusing cop of illegal behavior has to answer some Qs

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Published June 3, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

In January 2007, Mayor Francis Slay announced that he'd cut a deal with AT&T to outfit the entire city of St. Louis with low-cost wireless Internet. But the agreement, worth an estimated $30 million, fell apart once word spread that the city had failed to seek bids from other companies— and ...

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East St. Louis mayor defends late-night clubs

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Published May 12, 2009 at 6:15 p.m.

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Charles Jaco Responds To Austin Mayoral Candidate's "St. Louis Slam"

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Published May 3, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.
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FOX 2's Charles Jaco gives his response to a man running for mayor of a Texas city who is running an on-line ad that slams St. Louis. The spot essentially says, "Don't let Austin become what St. Louis has." Brewster McCracken is the Mayor Pro Tem in the city of Austin and he's one of the front runners in the campaign for mayor. He debuted an ad on YouTube.com this week, which he calls "The Austin Model". He says his city must avoid "the St. Louis slide" ...

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Texas Mayoral Candidate Slams St. Louis in Commercial

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Published April 29, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.
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Says St. Louis is What His City Does Not Want To Be ... A man running for mayor of a Texas city is running an ad that slams St. Louis ... The spot essentially says, "Don't let Austin become what St. Louis has." ...

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