Charlie Dooley

Yes, the County Has Made a Dent in Youth Heroin Deaths. But Work Remains

In 2011, as heroin deaths surged in St. Louis County, folks from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse non-profit teamed up with state officials and county law enforcers to launch the "Not Even Once" campaign. The point was to let young people know -- through speeches, moive and bus ads ... More >>

Tobacco Tax Critics Warn That Prop B Will Shrink City Coffers. But Mayors Ain't Scared!

Critics of Proposition B -- which would jack up the state tax on cigarettes from 17 cents to 90 cents per pack -- are warning St. Louis and Kansas City: Don't vote for this! It will actually shrink your revenue! Perhaps, but the powers-that-be don't seem spooked at all: Both our mayor, Francis Slay, ... More >>

Hundreds Rally to Save St. Louis County Parks

Photos: Ashley AtkinsDemonstrators blanketed the sidewalk and then packed a County Council meeting last night. ​A crowd that swelled to well over 200 people arrived to downtown Clayton yesterday to protest the proposed closing of dozens of St. Louis County Parks.

James Clark and Norm White want their Neighborhood Alliance to save St. Louis' worst neighborhoods. Then they want it to save America.

County Smoking Ban Exemptions On the Way Out, Tobacco-Free St. Louis Says

County Executive Charlie Dooley: Is he about to get his way on smoking ban exemptions? Tobacco-Free St. Louis says yes.​The non-profit agency Tobacco Free St. Louis has a $545,000 contract with St. Louis County to -- among other things -- urge the county council to remove exemptions from the count ... More >>

UPDATE: Mayor, Rest of City Get Ready for Impending Snowpocalypse

​Egypt is in total chaos right now, you may have heard. The government has been overturned and there's rioting in the streets. But the Egyptians are way luckier than St. Louisans because even though their country is a shambles, it's going to be 70 degrees and sunny in Cairo tomorrow. And what ... More >>

St. Louis County to Crack Down on Smoking Ban Exemptions

Charlie Dooley​The Post-Dispatch this morning follows up on an issue Daily RFT has been monitoring closely: the staggering number of bars and restaurants attempting to work their away around the new smoking bans in St. Louis and the county. The daily's story today adds a new wrinkle to the rankle ... More >>

County Animal Control Staffed by Underqualified, Overpaid Incompetents

County health department whistleblower Dr. Helen Kamp just wants to make sure county animals have good lives, like this dog does.​Dr. Helen Kamp did not phrase her complaints in such strong language when she resigned from her job as a veterinarian in the animal control department at the St. Louis ... More >>

Bill Corrigan Didn't Have to Win Election to Kill St. Louis Merger Discussion

Dooley 'n Corrigan: Wait, which candidate won? ​Updated 10:38 a.m. with response from Dooley's office. The unofficial results have incumbent Charlie Dooley defeating Republican challenger Bill Corrigan 51 percent to 47 percent in the race for St. Louis County Executive. But could it be that Corrig ... More >>

Charlie Dooley's Reelection Keeps City/County Merger Talks Alive

Sometimes, the morning after, it's difficult to tell just what an election signifies. This year, we find ourselves wondering if the American people like Republicans again. Or do they merely (for the moment) hate Democrats? And what about that Christine O'Donnell?Charlie Dooley: Pro-merger candidate ... More >>

Bill Corrigan: New Ad Opposes County-City Merger, Has Francis Slay Calling B.S.

corriganforexec.com​Bill Corrigan, the Republican candidate for St. Louis County Executive, is out with a new campaign commercial meant to scare voters over a proposed merger of the county and St. Louis City. The ad (viewable on Corrigan's website) claims that the merger -- which incumbent Charlie ... More >>

Congressman Todd Akin Skipping League of Women Voters' Debate

Congresswoman JoAnn Emerson of Cape Girardeau debated her Democratic challenger, Tommy Sowers, last night. And Charlie Dooley, the St. Louis County Executive, is debating his challenger, Republican Bill Corrigan, Thursday.Todd Akin gives the League of Women Voters the runaround.​But Congressman To ... More >>

5 Questions with B&W Sensors' John Baine -- The Guy Behind Those Danged Speed Cameras

​His company has been compared to acne and derided as nothing more than a money grab. Still, these are heady times for John Baine, co-founder of Sunset Hills-based B&W Sensors. Just last week yet another St. Louis suburb announced that it would use his company's controversial speed cameras to ... More >>

Dooley/Corrigan Battle Heating Up

County Bout-y: Dooley v. Corrigan​The gloves are coming off in the battle for St. Louis County Executive. Yesterday incumbent Charlie Dooley released his tax returns for the past four years in an effort to prove he's an "open book" and challenged his Republican contender, Bill Corrigan to do the s ... More >>

Charlie Dooley Opposes Casino Next to Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Image sourceCharlie Dooley may have killed the Riverview Casino development​Daily RFT first reported on the proposed "Riverview Casino" next to the pristine wetlands of the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area and the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers way back in July 2009.Despite str ... More >>

Former St. Louis Mayor Sues Metro; Is Quite Okay About It

mhmvoices.orgFreeman Bosley Jr.​Just hung up the phone with Freeman Bosley Jr., St. Louis' 43rd mayor (1993-1997).As you may have read, Bosley, now an attorney in private practice, filed suit yesterday against Bi-State (a.k.a. Metro) claiming that the transit agency failed to meet its minority par ... More >>

County Republicans Desperate for Black Leader, Turn to Controversial Chris Arps

move-on-up.orgChris Arps​The St. Louis Area Young Republicans are hosting their April meeting tonight with guest speaker Chris Arps. Arps was also the guest speaker a couple weeks back out in west county when the Wild Horse Township Republicans invited him to speak to their group. So who is Arps a ... More >>

Kinloch Fire Protection District in Dispute With St. Louis County and NorthPark Over TIF Funding

photo by Keegan Hamilton Darran Kelly, chief of the Kinloch Fire Protection District​The Kinloch fire station is one of the nicest buildings in town, but that doesn't mean it's in good shape. The heater is broken, some of the windows are boarded-up, and until recently, a blue tarp, dubbed " ... More >>

Obama Visits St. Louis, Wishes it Were 2008 All Over Again

Claiming a burning need to get out of politics-obsessed Washington, President Obama visited St. Louis yesterday for a nice, relaxing chat about health care. After delivering his speech at St. Charles High School, the president dropped in at the Renaissance Grand Hotel downtown for a benefit for his ... More >>

FBI Investigating St. Louis County Executive's Office?

Image Via Charlie Dooley's words exactly​That's the word coming from KMOX this morning. Citing anonymous sources, the station's Kevin Kileen reports that the FBI's "probe goes all the way up the elevator." Here's the issue at the heart of the rumored wrongdoing:  The feds are looking ... More >>

Missouri Gaming Commission: Ex-Pinnacle CEO Guilty of Bad Behavior, Innocent of Crime

Image Via​You can bet that ex-casino boss Dan Lee would like to take back a few things he said to Steve Stenger and Charlie Dooley.Early last month, when Lee was the CEO of Pinnacle Entertainment, the Vegas-based company that owns and operates three casinos in the St. Louis area, he planted his fo ... More >>

Dooley Signs Smoking-Ban Bill; St. Louis County Voters to Decide Issue in November

charliedooley.comCharlie Dooley​St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley this morning signed a smoking-ban bill that will bring the measure before voters on November 3. Dooley endorsed the bill despite objections from health agencies -- including the American Cancer Society -- which wanted him to ... More >>

County Smoking Ban Headed for Nov. 3 Vote -- Despite Objections from Both Sides of Debate

​It's not a perfect bill, but it's the best one County Councilwoman Barbara Fraser thought she could get her fellow council members to endorse.

St. Louis County Council Gives Preliminary Approval to a Weakened Smoking Ban

The St. Louis County Council voted 4-3 last night to move forward on a bill that would ask residents to vote on a smoking ban on the Nov. 3 ballot.The bill exempts casinos from the ban as well as taverns that generate more than 75 percent of their revenue from alcohol sales. Those exemptions would b ... More >>

County Council Receives Smoking Ban Bill, More Provisions to Follow

The St. Louis County Council last night was presented a bill that would ask residents to vote on an ordinance banning indoor smoking in bars and restaurants. The bill proposed by council member Barbara Fraser had few provisions, though more could be added next week. Among those being considered are ... More >>

Mayor Slay: "Not Willing to Wait Forever" for County to Approve Smoking Ban

mayorslay.comThe honorable Francis Slay may be a "butthead" for never getting back to Riverfront Times regarding our survey of local politicians and their views on smoking, but the St. Louis mayor is willing to share his thoughts via his blog. On Sunday the mayor once more blogged about a proposed c ... More >>

Kissed-Off in Kinloch: The city's tiny police force is up in arms over paltry pay and dangerous work conditions

Metro Messed-Up

Star Power

Krazy for Kookin'!

"I can just hope that every single person can experience a live show just once. They will be changed forever."

Week of August 3, 2006

Letters

Week of October 13, 2004

Mount Buzzmore

Scandals, shootings and tax anger crack Westfall façade, but bags of money, no GOP opponent -- yet -- may keep him on his pedestal

Pipe Schemes

The powerful Pipefitters union has a simple plan to provide job security for its members: It wants to take away other people's work.

The Redundant-Component Campaign

Vote for Gore, vote for Bush -- what's the difference?

Hand-Me-Down District

After 32 years, Bill Clay is retiring from his congressional seat. He wants to leave it to his son, but a crowded, eccentric field of candidates is contesting the will.

Nothing a Few Thousand Sit-ups Wouldn't Cure

A candidate for St. Louis sheriff wants things shaped up on his watch; plus, other St. Louis follies and foibles

NO WALK IN THE PARK

Funding approval of Laumeier Sculpture Park's business manager is put on hold as St. Louis County Councilwoman Edith Cunnane calls for an audit of the park's finances