Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Patch will send questionnaires to candidates running in the Shrewsbury aldermanic races and Affton Fire Protection District race. What questions should we include?
Two contested elections will highlight many of our local ballots in Affton and Shrewsbury on Election Day in April. Residents living within the Affton Fire Protection District will see three candidates vying for one seat on the district's board. In Shrewsbury, incumbent Elmer Kauffmann will face challenger Tim Gabrian in a race to represent the city's first ward as alderman. Aldermanic candidates also are running in Shrewsbury's second and third wards, though those races are uncontested. As we approach the election, Patch will send each candidate a questionnaire to help empower voters to cast their ballots for the candidates they believe in. And we would like to include all of you in the process. What questions do you have for the …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Three Affton area candidates are vying for one seat on the fire district's board.
Three candidates are running for one open seat on the Affton Fire Protection District Board of Directors. Incumbent Dave Pearson, who serves as the board treasurer, is running for another six-year term in the April 2 general election. He is being challenged by two Affton area residents who have filed to run for the board as well. The three running, including Pearson, are: The two other members of the board are Terry Bader, president and John Cognasso, secretary. See more in Patch about the Affton Fire Protection District:
Thursday, January 17, 2013
When the first day of filing closed Tuesday evening, three officially registered their candidacies with Lindbergh schools. A fourth candidate filed Jan. 10.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
One item on your April 2013 ballot might be a plan to raise sales taxes across St. Louis to pay for improvements in area parks and at the Gateway Arch.
When the April 2013 election arrives, you might be asked to vote on a potential hike to sales taxes in the city of St. Louis and both St. Louis and St. Charles counties. Keep this in mind. The increase would be 3/16 of one cent, and would help pay for improvements in area parks and at the Gateway Arch, among other things, reports the St. Louis Beacon. In a Dec. 13 article, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the money collected from the tax increase would be split in the following ways: The Missouri General Assembly approved the tax over the summer, but it still requires regional support across St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch reported. If lawmakers in St. Louis and both counties approve the issue, then it is expected to appear before …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Emira Adilovic saved the life of a poll worker who collapsed in a heart attack as the polls closed on Election Day. The man died Friday after spending time with his family in the hospital.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Emira Adilovic saved the life of a poll worker who collapsed in a heart attack as the polls closed on Election Day. The man died Friday after spending time with his family in the hospital.
A custodian at Gotsch Intermediate School used CPR and a defibrillator to stabilize a poll worker who had a heart attack just after the polls closed on Election Day. Emira Adilovic’s quick action kept the poll worker alive during the approximately 20 minutes needed for the fire department to arrive and transport the worker to the hospital. The poll worker, whom the custodians know only as George, died Friday after four days in the hospital. Tears well in Adilovic’s eyes when she thinks of the death of a man she tried so hard to save. “I am sad,” said Adilovic, who was born in Bosnia, “but I am happy because he had time with his family.” Jumping into action Tim Showers, another custodian at Gotsch, had just closed the building at the end of…
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Connor Valenti couldn't get a job at Dierbergs, but ended up a hard worker on newly elected Missouri Representative Bob Burns' successful campaign.
When South County Democrat Bob Burns ran successfully for State Representative in the new 93rd District, he had help from a DeSmet senior with his own hopes for a future in politics. Connor Valenti is a straight-A student, but couldn’t get hired by Dierbergs, Burns said, but he and Burns said he found the right job, in politics. Valenti worked for Burns's campaign since before the primary elections. "I went door to door with him when I had time, straight through the summer," Valenti said. "I was knocking on doors, talking to people." Valenti said he worked the polls all day in the primary election, but couldn't in the final because he had school. Valenti’s mother worked for Burns six years ago when Burns ran against Republican Jim Lembke …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Find out who will represent Shrewsbury and Affton in Missouri's senate and house and St. Louis County Council.
Here are the results from the top five local races affecting Affton, Shrewsbury and South St. Louis County: MO Senate Election Results: Sifton Beats Lembke in 1st District Race - In a very close race, Scott Sifton defeated incumbent Missouri State Sen. Jim Lembke. Election Results 2012: Burns Wins Over Leech - Democrat Bob Burns defeated Republican Tony Leech in the polls for the Missouri House of Representatives' 93rd district seat, which represents Lemay and parts of Affton. Election Results 2012: Englund Beats Brown by 306 Votes - The election marked round three in an ongoing political battle between Vicki Englund and Cloria Brown. Election Results 2012: Montecillo Wins over Faulstich - Democrat Genise D. Montecillo defeated Republican …
Bob Burns, a Democratic candidate for Missouri state representative, had to ask for the correct ballot when he noticed his name wasn't on it.
See what your neighbors had to say about yesterday's election.
Dave Pearson
12:59 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013
I am not running a campaign for this office, and no I am not endorsed by the Fireman's Union. Only One candidate is. more ›