A new plan for city schools that involves science and civics
Community schools by Mary Armstrong, President of Local 420 FTSRP is so precise and correct that one must surely wonder if the School Boards et al in St. Louis will have the common sense to do all they can to…
Good deal or not, the badges are not necessary
Former Police Chief Joe Mokwa, forced from office for improper dealings, -aside from a substantial separation package, took with him a $5,900 solid gold badge! Seems after a 1993 stink about paying $2,100 for a Chiefs Badge, the only thing…
From police chief to the president, experience counts
It will not surprise anyone if a number of veteran police officers who have been on the St. Louis Police Department longer than thirteen years leave. How the Police Board can justify the selection of someone with little or no…
Disturbing pattern of corruption exists in St. Louis Police Department
Sunday’s article, (”Tow lot tactics: Delays, deceit”, Sept. 21), discloses a disturbing level of corruption in the St. Louis police department. That article indicates that police and/or their relatives were able to buy or drive cars which had been “separated…
Any money repaid in towing scandal should go to victims, not city
I don’t know if I should be horrified, disgusted, embarrassed or just shrug my shoulders and silently say “same old, same old” to myself concerning the abysmal story of our growing towing debacle.
All I do know is that every single penny…
Did Mokwa get paid for the same work twice?
Former Police Chief Mokwa resigned for abusing the power of his office. It sends a poor message that we will pay him some $700,000 plus $80,000 a year for the rest of his life. But I am especially puzzled by…
Bring back the old shoe-leather detective
I’m a semi-retired senior citizen, who lives within about seven blocks of his place of employment. This summer I decided to walk to work on numerous occasions, rather than drive.
Having been a stickler for exercise and physical fitness for most of my life, which now…
Congrats to holier-than-thou Post-Dispatch reporters for ruining Mokwa’s career
Congratulations to the holier-than-thou Post Dispatch for ‘casting the first stone’ and achieving your goal of ruining Police Chief Mokwa’s career because of his already troubled daughter. We are all guilty of taking advantage of the positions that life has…
Police Board is as culpable as Mokwa
Editor - When Police Commissioner Goodson said “Case closed,” it sounded like an attempt to stifle futher investigation. Sounds like an attempt cover up, doesn’t it? And couldn’t that be considered an “accessory-after-the-fact” or some such thing? Do the Board…

