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Tony Awards Watch Party June 8 at Ballpark Village

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Juneteenth Event in University City

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Budget Process Explained at City Council Public Hearing

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  • Post published:October 12, 2010
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By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council held a public hearing on the proposed budget of $29.7 million for fiscal year 2011 at Monday night’s council meeting. The city’s fiscal…

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Constitution Day Programs Celebrate U.S. Constitution Ratification in 1787

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Brown Elementary School fifth-grade students (from left to right)  Chase Lyons, John Daugherty, Aaron Acharya, Natalie Fleming and Josh Douglas act out a Constitution Day play written by their teacher,…

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Outdoor Laboratory Gets Students Close to Nature at McNair Elementary

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NATURE LAB: Tyler Kampen, Nytel Gilmore and Collin Goodwin, fourth-grade students at McNair Elementary School, work with teacher Linda Kain, right, during an outdoor science lab in the building’s center…

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OfficeMax Names Jury Teacher ‘A Day Made Better’ Winner

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Diana Collins, a second-grade teacher at Jury Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District, was surprised to receive a framed certificate and flowers from employees of OfficeMax as she was…

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McCluer, IWA, Lutheran North Host District Girls Volleyball Tournaments

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By Jim Wieners McCluer High School, Incarnate Word Academy and Lutheran High School North will be hosting District Girls Volleyball Tournaments that will be played during the period of Oct.…

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Hawks Again Take 7-0 Record to McCluer North As Districts Begin

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HAZELWOOD CENTRAL DEFENSIVE LINE AND LINEBACKERS wait for McCluer to break the huddle. The Hawks  routed the Comets 48-12.   Jim Wieners photo By Jim Wieners For the second straight year…

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Seems Like Rams Were Doomed After Onside Kick

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By Randy Gardner The chants of Super Bowl 2011 came to a screeching halt on Sunday as the Detroit Lions put a butt kicking on the St. Louis Rams. I…

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Spanish Lake town hall meeting, Oct. 25

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The Spanish Lake Community Association will hold its Fall Town Hall meeting for Spanish Lake residents on Monday, October 25th, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Catholic High School, 1720…

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Hazelwood West Middle School Students Win Essay Contest

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Walmart® and KidSmart© selected two Hazelwood West Middle School students as winners of a St. Louis area essay contest. The students won $100 gift cards for their entries. Hanna Orrick…

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Movie review: Secretariat

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DIANE LANE portrays  Penny Chenery Tweedy , the owner who believes in Secretariat in the Disney  film. By Maggie Scott Secretariat, the story of the most magnificent piece of horse…

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