St. Louisans rejoice under the Washington Monument
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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Talking about prejudice on the road to inauguration
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…
Mixed emotions on the inaugural road to Washington
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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Turn-A-Round tour spins its wheels, finally arrives in Virginia
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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130 Obama-bound St. Louisans head east for Washington
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. …
St. Louisans to begin journey to Washington for Obama’s 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…
Blunt accuses Missouri media of “deliberately” misleading
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…
Fired staffer did warn Missouri governor about e-mail retention
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…









