Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman – still embroiled in a fight for his old seat with comedian/Democrat Al Franken – was in downtown St. Louis Thursday, the keynote speaker at the Conservative Heartland conference.

The conference,…

Shortly before yours truly left Minneapolis-St. Paul today to return home (finally) after two weeks on the road, I got a call from a reporter (apparently from the Christian News Service) who asked a stunning question:

How did a convention anti-war…

Here’s what feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem had to say about GOP veep nominee Sarah Palin in an op-ed piece in today’s Los Angeles Times:

She is Phyllis Schlafly, only younger.

Of course Schlafly — the St. Louis native and conservative icon who has…

ST. PAUL –Until late Monday night, Phyllis Schlafly remained optimistic that the woman she’d selected months ago to headline a reception today for the Republican National Coalition for Life would appear.

But then Schlafly got the call: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin could no…

Phyllis Schlafly, founder of the Eagle Forum, was among the delegates and alternates from Missouri and other states who attended the opening party Sunday night at the  Minneapolis Convention Center.

The party was meshed with the region’s Civic Fest,…

DENVER — Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, whose ideas about feminism have riled many, embraced the choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain’s No. 2.

“She is a complete package,” Schlafly said by phone from St. Paul, where she is getting…

If you’re interested in watching Claire McCaskill’s speech tonight with a crowd of Democrats, but couldn’t make the trip to Denver, head over to Schlafly’s Bottleworks in Maplewood, where the St. Louis Young Democrats are scheduled to gather.

McCaskill will speak sometime…

Looking for a really big television to watch next week’s convention?

Hook up with the Young Democrats of St. Louis, who have booked the movie screen at the Moolah Theatre on Lindell Boulevard to watch Barack Obama’s acceptance speech.

Doors will open…

After the hullabaloo surrounding Phyllis Schlafly’s honorary degree at Washington University, another Schlafly made the national news this weekend.

Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood — one of two restaurants run by the local beer makers — was featured in the Sunday New York…

Did you catch the front of this week’s Riverfront Times?

It’s probably not what Washington University administrators want parents — many who have spent more than $125,000 on four years of education — to see when they come to town for…