I spent the long, cold day yesterday with a group of Ritenour High School students. The students are members of Partners in Achievement, an organization dedicated to closing the achievement gap between White and minority…

Revelers enjoy the Illinois Inaugural Gala

WASHINGTON - The Illinois Inaugural Gala is underway at the Renaissance Washington Hotel. It’s hundreds of gowns and tuxes in a line that’s snaking throughout the hotel lobby. The event will include things like…

As I walked to the National Mall this morning I was stunned with the number of vendors selling Obama merchandise. Not just t-shirts, hats and scarves, but long johns, action figures and Obama chocolate too,…

As I walked around the National Mall today with my camera, I decided to ask people what they would say to Barack Obama if they got the chance. Here are a few of the many…

Thousands gathered at the National Mall today for the inauguration kick-off ceremony. Here’s what happened before the main show.

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…

P-D reporter Michele Munz, on the scene at Velda City city hall, says the line of voters waiting to vote is about 300 people.

An earlier estimate was 200.

And there are just 10 minutes until Missouri polls close. (Although everyone in…

Problems persist at Velda City city hall, says P-D reporter Michele Munz.

More than 200 people still waited to cast a ballot as night fell and the closing of polls neared. The wait: about 5 hours. Which, oddly, is an improvement…