Field of candidates in Frontenac; Ladue School Board. No contested races in Olivette.
There will be no contest for mayor or council members in Ladue in Tuesday's election. Alderwoman Nancy Spewak is uncontested for Mayor of Ladue, replacing the retiring Anthony "Tony" Bommarito. Ladue ward candidates, uncontested are: Art Bond, Ward 1; John R. Fox, Ward II, and Bill Brennan, Ward III. City of Frontenac Mayor Keith Krieg is running for another term unopposed. Ward Races in Frontenac Ward I Kate Hatfield, 49 year old health care consultant versus Michael Morrison and incumbent John T. O'Connell, incumbent, 56 year old business consultant. Ward II Bud Guest, incumbent, 66 year old retired engineer, unopposed. Ward III John Levis, incumbent, 70 year old investment banker against Tom O'Brien, 49 year old small business owner. …
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Tuesday's council meeting was on the second night of the Jewish holiday commemorating the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
When the Olivette City Council met on Tuesday for its regularly scheduled meeting, it ran afoul of Jewish residents who faced the decision to attend the meeting and speak out on an important issue, or stay home for their commemoration of the second night of Passover. That's the word from the Anti-Defamation League of Missouri and Southern Illinois, which issued a statement slamming the city for its decision to proceed with the meeting. Those meetings are regularly scheduled on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Those meetings, according to policy on the city website, run unless they fall on a holiday. "We must assume that the council's interpretation of the word 'holiday' is sadly limited," said ADL Regional Director Karen …
The Olivette City Council voted to end the city's membership in the Creve Coeur-Olivette Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night.
The Creve Coeur-Olivette Chamber of Commerce will continue to go by the same name, despite the fact that Olivette has decided not to continue as a chamber member, the organization's Executive Vice President Nancy Gray confirmed Thursday. Tuesday night, the Olivette City Council voted not to renew the city's membership in the Chamber, citing a dissatisfaction with the organization's leadership and general questions about what the city has gotten out of the arrangement. Gray forwarded the following statement Thursday issued on behalf of the chamber's Board of Directors: The board of directors of the Creve Coeur-Olivette Chamber of Commerce is disappointed in the City of Olivette's decision to not renew its membership. We have 36 member …
BOB OSTERHOLT
6:22 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
C'mon people,a governmental 'holiday' is known to be defined by nationally recognized dates. Not Christian holidays, not Muslim holidays, and not Jewish ones. Please stop gripping at straws because the vote went against your views. more ›