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Oldest neighborhood newspaper in St. Louis · Independent and all volunteer-run since 1970

Category: Editorial

The following four page section features articles concerning housing redevelopment plans, and law suits which will affect and are affecting the future of our area.
Buildings and street traffic in the housing supplement’s photographic montage.
Buildings and street traffic in the housing supplement’s photographic montage.
Well, here we are, right in the middle of perhaps one of the "zingiest" fashion eras in history.
Portrait printed with the “Mini Maxi Unisex HELP!” column.
Portrait printed with the “Mini Maxi Unisex HELP!” column.
One of the most effective ways to combat inferior living conditions is to take an active part in one of the various neighborhood organizations being formed or, for that matter, one that is already in action.
In the December issue of The Paper I was disappointed to note that no mention was made of the active part many area residents played in securing the veto of Governor Hearnes for the JobCorpsTraining site.
In the midst of the controversy over whether a federally-financed Job Corps Center should be located in the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood and 22 families from a building in the Pruitt-Igoe apartments should be relocated in the West End, Twenty-eighth Ward Alderman John G.
We the people of the Black race in order to form a more perfect community must seek ways and means to correct the shameful condition of our neighborhoods.
Bob Brown, author of A Plea for Black Pride
Bob Brown, author of A Plea for Black Pride
Editor's Note: In the interest of fairness, we asked the Women's Liberation group, which is located at Washington University, to reply to Mrs. Lottes' column.
Almost all businesses attract a small minority of dishonest, or at least unprincipled, practitioners.

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Editor’s Notes

Anyone who knows me knows that I believe that voting is not just a fundamental right of Americans, but that it is…

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Editor’s Notebook: The Notebook

I have been struck by generational differences in participation here in our neighborhood. Those who weathered the difficulties the neighborhood experienced in…

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Editor’s Notebook

The summer hiatus often makes me reflect on the good things in this neighborhood. Of course, I enjoyed the dog show and…

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Views of the City

Well, at last spring has arrived. Although this year's winter seemed to be pretty mild, except for those ridiculous snowstorms, it still…

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In the First Person

Historical November 1979 report or notice. Original dates, prices, contacts and program details describe the source period; current availability has not been…

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In the First Person

Historical September 1979 report or notice. Dates, prices, contacts and institutional claims describe the source period; current availability has not been established.…

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Some Thoughts on Cal Stuart

Historical May 1979 signed tribute by Vince Schoemehl, Alderman, 28th Ward. Assessments of crime, rehabilitation and neighborhood recovery are the author’s contemporary…

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The Nestle Boycott

Historical March 1979 opinion column by Karen Bynum. The author’s claims, racial terminology, figures, product list and campaign contacts are reproduced as…

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Right to Work Is a Rip-Off

Historical signed opinion by Peggy Peters, October 1978. Legal interpretations, statistics and arguments are the original author’s assertions and have not been…

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Coping With the Historic District

Historical October 1978 commentary on the newly adopted district ordinance. It is preserved as the author’s interpretation at the time, not present-day…

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