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08.29.2008 9:04 am

Ed Martin involved in controversial Obama ad

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Anybody who knows peripatetic Republican lawyer Ed Martin knows that he enjoys doing lots of things — serving as chief of staff to Gov. Matt Blunt, heading the St. Louis Ed MartinElections Board, organizing opposition to the Anheuser-Busch takeover — but staying on…

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07.31.2008 12:14 pm

Alderman’s tavern toasted as “Bar of the Week”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ever wonder how the city’s Board of Aldermen can be so boisterous — yet, at the same time, so convivial?Ken Ortmann

Perhaps it’s because so many of the aldermen — three actually — are in the saloon business, a tradition deeply rooted…

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07.18.2008 1:31 pm

Blunt stops in Belgium to meet with InBev execs

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Already on his way overseas when the Anheuser-Busch deal was announced this week, Gov. Matt Blunt has made a detour to visit the new brewmasters. Gov. Matt BluntBlunt, taking part in a previously planned trade trip to Europe, stopped at InBev headquarters…

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07.17.2008 9:34 am

Hey, New York Times: Need directions to Forest Park?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The New York Times dropped into town recently to take the pulse of St. Louis as we say goodbye to our iconic brewery. Grand Basin in Forest Park

Times scribe Dirk Johnson does a nice job of capturing the pathos of St. Louis — “In a city…

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07.16.2008 9:21 am

Remember me? Roberti helps Slay’s $300,000 quarter

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Earlier this week, Mayor Francis Slay lauded the outgoing superintendent in Clayton as one of the region’s education “heroes.” Bill Roberti

On Tuesday, Slay submitted a thick campaign finance report that showed a contribution from another figure in local public education history –…

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07.15.2008 10:46 am

Montee offers response to McCain’s high-dollar event

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

State Auditor Susan Montee will be downtown this morning, offering a Democratic response to today’s visit by GOP presidential nominee John McCain. Susan Montee

McCain will stop by the St. Louis County estate of Stephen Brauer, former ambassador to Belgium, for a pricey fundraiser…

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07.14.2008 6:26 pm

Buzz over Cindy McCain’s A-B holdings

Blogworld is filled with speculation over how much money Cindy McCain, wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain, stands to gain from the sale of Anheuser-Busch to InBev.

A couple weeks ago here on Political Fix, our own Jake Wagman…

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07.14.2008 5:57 pm

Mayor Slay goes live tonight on Bloomberg

Word is that Mayor Francis Slay will be live on Bloomberg TV tonight to discuss the InBev buyout of Anheuser-Busch. Not sure of the time just yet, in case anyone can or wants to tune in.

Slay has been a…

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07.14.2008 4:23 pm

On Fox News, Ed Martin takes on A-B takeover

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The peripatetic Ed Martin — former Chief of Staff to Gov. Matt Blunt, head of the St. Louis Elections Board and aide to the Archbishop — was on the Fox News Channel moments ago, discussing his opposition to the takeover of…

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