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01.21.2009 5:06 pm

Heading home to St. Louis from the inauguration…or trying to at least

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
City hall reporter Jake Wagman and photojournalist Elie Gardner look for other flight options at Dulles.

City hall reporter Jake Wagman and photojournalist Elie Gardner look for other flight options at Dulles.

Six of us, four Post-Dispatch reporters and two PD photojournalists are spinning our wheels at Dulles airport in Washington, D.C., somewhat weary from three days…

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01.20.2009 8:42 pm

St. Louisans rejoice under the Washington Monument

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Roschell Murray joined three busloads of St. Louisans as they celebrated the inauguration of President Barack Obama on the National Mall.  The swearing-in ceremony concluded their three day trip which left from Jennings last Saturday.

Watch an audio slideshow from their journey.

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01.19.2009 12:40 pm

Talking about prejudice on the road to inauguration

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Beginning a two hour journey to Washington from their Virginia hotel, St. Louisans riding on two buses were asked to offer their thoughts on why they decided to make the trip for the inauguration of Barack Obama.

Mamie Payton, 60, returned…

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01.19.2009 9:27 am

Mixed emotions on the inaugural road to Washington

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For Maxine Johnson of St. Louis, the excitement of going to Washington, D.C. to witness the inauguration of the 44th president was tempered by sadness.

Johnson’s mother, Helen Underwood, 78, was buried the day before buses pulled away from a Target…

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01.19.2009 12:27 am

Turn-A-Round tour spins its wheels, finally arrives in Virginia

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A 21-hour journey from St. Louis to Harrisonburg, Virginia ended Sunday night as three tourbuses from locally owned Turn-A-Round Tours pulled into the Massanutten Ski Resort.  A combination of snow and ice delayed the buses as drivers rode east on…

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01.17.2009 10:07 pm

130 Obama-bound St. Louisans head east for Washington

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

And they’re off…

More than 130 members of ten St. Louis churches filled three motorcoaches, bowed their heads in prayer and left a Jennings parking lot about an hour ago, en route to Washington to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama. …

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01.16.2009 9:02 am

St. Louisans to begin journey to Washington for Obama’s inauguration

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The U.S. Capitol, for the presidential inauguration

Destination: The U.S. Capitol, for the presidential inauguration

Tomorrow evening on the outskirts of Jennings, three tour buses will pull into the Buzz Westfall Plaza in front of the Target store.  There, an expected 130 Barack Obama supporters will gather their…

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11.18.2008 4:33 pm

Blunt accuses Missouri media of “deliberately” misleading

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Boxes of e-mails from the administration of Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt are delivered to the Post-Dispatch.

Boxes of e-mails from the administration of Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt

The administration of Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt on Tuesday alleged that three state media outlets, including the Post-Dispatch, “deliberately misled Missourians” in stories about the 60,000 e-mails and other documents obtained…

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11.15.2008 6:03 pm

Fired staffer did warn Missouri governor about e-mail retention

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Post-Dispatch editors load 22 boxes of e-mails from the Blunt administration into the elevator.

Post-Dispatch editors load 22 boxes of e-mails from the Blunt administration into the elevator.

The long-awaited blizzard of e-mails from the administration of Gov. Matt Blunt finally came through this week, and the key documents show that fired deputy counsel Scott…

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