Gateway Journalism Review

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Claire McCaskill: Garland should act, Breyer should retire, the filibuster should stay

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Attorney General Merrick Garland should act on the contempt case against Steve Bannon, Justice Stephen Breyer should retire, Democratic senators Diane Feinstein and Patrick Leahy are getting old, the filibuster should be retained but reformed and former Attorney General Eric Holder was too slow to release the report clearing former Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson. Those are … [Read more...] about Claire McCaskill: Garland should act, Breyer should retire, the filibuster should stay

GJR honors publisher, editor of The St. Louis American with lifetime award

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Dr. Donald M. Suggs has spent his lifetime accomplishing one achievement after another. He was the first in his family to complete high school. He is an oral surgeon-cum-civil rights advocate, art collector, and newspaper editor and publisher.  As executive editor and publisher of The St. Louis American Suggs is chief producer and promoter of the 93-year-old weekly … [Read more...] about GJR honors publisher, editor of The St. Louis American with lifetime award

Kay Drey: Whistleblower for an Atomic Age in St. Louis

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Commentary Kay Drey is an activist, environmentalist, a whistleblower and an Earth Mother. Who could argue that there is anyone more passionate than Kay Drey about protecting humanity from the dangers of the atomic age? Humanity means mothers, fathers, children – it’s not just a word. She is the premier whistleblower because she has educated so many journalists to blow … [Read more...] about Kay Drey: Whistleblower for an Atomic Age in St. Louis

Anna Crosslin named 2021 GJR/SJR Freedom Fighter

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Ask Anna Crosslin, Gateway Journalism Review’s 2021 Freedom Fighter, about   Afghan resettlement, and she paints the “big picture” from decades of public service on immigration resettlement.   The retired leader of the International Institute of St. Louis, St. Louis’ immigrant service and information hub, starts out like this: “One of the things I could look … [Read more...] about Anna Crosslin named 2021 GJR/SJR Freedom Fighter