09.04.2009 9:10 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
El-Amin
ST. LOUIS — The intrigue continues to pile up in the push to replace Jeff Smith in the State Senate.
Last night, at a meeting of north St. Louis Democratic committee members, State Rep. T.D. El-Amin announced he is no longer seeking…
03.20.2009 11:11 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Troupe
ST. LOUIS — Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe’s comments last night on a History Channel show about St. Louis gangs won’t make him any new friends in the mayor’s office.
Speaking on the network’s “Gangland” series, Troupe said the city’s population has provided…
03.02.2009 10:52 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Troupe
ST. LOUIS — It’s not everyday that one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington weighs-in on a city ward contest.
But it’s also not typical for an urban Democrat to encourage constituents to start toting firearms.
Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe — who…
12.04.2008 11:26 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Troupe
It didn’t take long for Aldermen Charles Quincy Troupe’s concealed weapons crusade to spread around the U.S. — and reach some sympathetic ears.
Troupe, as relayed in Tuesday’s paper, is encouraging residents frustrated by crime and violence to obtain a concealed weapons…
12.02.2008 4:31 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Troupe, left, and Slay
As covered in today’s paper, Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe — whose north St. Louis ward has been ravaged by crime — wants law-abiding residents to get concealed weapons permits to protect themselves.
Today, Mayor Francis Slay said he thinks…