Obama calls for peace in Ferguson
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/ferguson-obama-statement-110015.html
Aisha Sultan/StlToday.com
There was an eerie flashback to 1965 in parts of the St. Louis region Sunday. Riot gear. Tear gas. German shepherds. Looting. Stores on fire. Dozens arrested. It was the violent aftermath of a violent encounter the day before between a police officer and teenager Mike Brown, who was killed. [...]
“#WeCareFerguson”
A friend felt her stomach turn; I got teary and had a terrible sense of disbelief. I listened closely as CNN interviewed the Mayor of Ferguson and police officials. I heard the news that the FBI was taking over the investigation into the shooting of an unarmed African-American teenager in [...]
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FBI to investigate police involved shooting in Ferguson
A Call for Calm / Kara Kaswell
As a longtime journalist, seeing the looting and rioting in North St. Louis County, I'm reminded sadly of the absolute anarchy and mayhem in the wake of the Rodney King riots in 1992. The Sacramento TV station flew us into Los Angeles within the first 8 hours of the riots [...]
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Summer? The Mom Vivant / Debbie Baldwin of Ladue News
By Debbie Baldwin Anyone with children older than 10 has slowly come to terms with the fact that there is no summer. OK, that was an exaggeration. Of course, there’s a summer. According to the calendar, summer lasts about three months. Mentally, it lasts six weeks. Emotionally, summer is 16 [...]
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Gay Marriage on way to SCOTUS?
Court Hearing Gay Marriage Arguments From 4 States By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in six gay marriage fights from four states — Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee — in the biggest such session on the issue so far. Three judges [...]