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Layoffs mark end of era at Post-Dispatch
Ninety-nine years after Daniel R. Fitzpatrick became the editorial cartoonist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, that proud history of.
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Mike Owens, former broadcast news reporter, tries politics
Mike Owens is hoping the visibility created during his 27 years as a news reporter on KSDK Channel 5 will help him win a seat in the Missouri State House during next Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
Owens, 61, is one of three candidates running in the newly-drawn 84th House District in the City of St. Louis. As no Republican has filed, whoever wins the primary will take the seat when the Legislature reconvenes next year. Others who have filed for the office are Hope Whitehead and Karla May, whose old House district includes part of the 84th.
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Station to submit video in Iowa missing girls case
The NBC affiliate in Iowa City has been subpoenaed for interview footage in a case of two missing girls. Please see the link below for the full story by Ryan J. Foley with the Associated Press.
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Former reporter culls clients from old beat
The St. Louis Beacon recently reported on former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Jake Wagman, who has gained some clients for his new research company possibly because of work he did as a reporter. Read the St. Louis Beacon story here. Tell us what you think.
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Illinois judge reverses shield law ruling
An Illinois judge recently reversed his decision about the Illinois shield law. The judge originally ruled that a Website named TechnoBuffalo.com was not protected by shield laws.