A8 ST. LOUIS AMERICAN • FEBRUARY 13 - 19, 2014

Republican laughingstock, after the electoral thrashing she subsequently took from U.S. Senator Roy Blunt: . Dooley works base Bagman for hitmen Koster – who was a Republican state senator before on profiling issue running for AG as a Democrat – has not been burnishing his County Executive Charlie everything in the letter except progressive credentials lately. A. Dooley, facing a spirited for the fact that Dooley got His office has played a critical primary challenge, is working most of his information on role in the execution of three his base hard these days. the alleged profiling incidents Missouri death row inmates First he (somewhat belatedly) from The St. Louis American. in recent months who all had appointed the county’s first The Post-Dispatch finds it federal appeals pending at the inclusion czar, as reported last impossible to acknowledge the time the state moved forward week, and then he muscled into existence of the state’s largest with killing them. the controversy over alleged weekly newspaper, which Here is how Koster’s staff racial profiling in the St. Louis now has offices right across talks about that sort of thing, County Police Department. downtown from the gray geezer from St. Louis Public Radio On February 4 Dooley hand- on North Tucker. and The Beacon’s reporting delivered a tart letter to county The Post reported that Lt. on a recent public hearing police board Chairman Roland Bryan Ludwig said that Chief of the House Committee on Corvington, the former FBI Belmar will provide all of the Government Oversight. head in St. Louis, copying documents Dooley requested. “The law is clear that the the new county police Chief Belmar declined to answer pendency of an execution Jon Belmar, the rest of the questions. is insufficient to stop an police board, county Counselor The back story here, not execution,” David Hansen Patricia Redington and the mentioned in Dooley’s letter, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Missouri Governor helped U.S. Secretary with the state attorney general’s St. Louis County Council is the firing of Lt. Patrick of Transportation Anthony Foxx cut the ribbon during dedication ceremonies for the office said. “The state of (an august body that includes “Rick” Hayes. Hayes was Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River on February 8. (UPI/ Missouri went to the United Dooley’s spirited primary tossed over anonymous letters Bill Greenblatt) States Supreme Court and challenger, county Councilman the former county police brass asked if the execution should Steve Stenger). received claiming that Hayes happen. The court answered Dooley’s letter references was asking officers to racially that question and said, ‘No, an informational ad that profile black youth, while using the execution should not be the St. Louis city branch of some language for black youth blasted the Post for sourcing Hanaway economic activity, less control stopped.’” the NAACP placed in The that gets people fired these Rice on the county police issue over our health care and, for “The pendency of an American, which was briefed days. The EYE does not mean without pointing out Rice’s announces for gov some of our communities, a execution is insufficient to stop in last week’s paper in an “thug.” Hayes has appealed to partisan status. Last week in broken education system.” In an execution” – that is really op-ed by city branch President the police board. our paper, Pruitt wrote that the The political season in fact, as attorney general Koster quite a mouthful. Adolphus Pruitt. Dooley’s appeal to his previous Post article “failed to Missouri just got officially hot has not been in a position to The Beacon’s reporting also Dooley asks for copies of black base by sticking up for mention that Rice is a St. Louis – before filing even commences set any policy of any kind had a juicy linguistic morsel three sets of things that, in the black folks who want to go to County Police Department – with former Missouri House about economics, health care or from George Lombardi, EYE’s opinion, he should have South County Center with the chaplain with a department ID Speaker Catherine Hanaway’s education. Corrections director for Gov. had on file already: the police same civil rights as everyone and badge. The fact that Rice announcement that she will run It is true that Koster has not Jay Nixon. Lombardi was department’s policy on racial else was clouded. Rev. B.T. is a chaplain with the county for Missouri governor. While joined the obstructionist state commenting on the distasteful profiling, all “stop and search” Rice, vice president of the St. police creates a conflict of this is likely not good news AGs that opposed Obama’s – one attorney at the hearing orders, and the department’s Louis County chapter of the interest.” The Post has failed, for presumptive Democratic every move. But he did file called it “sleazy” – fact that last three racial profiling NAACP, told the Post that once again, to disclose pertinent gubernatorial nominee Chris an amicus brief in the suit the state of Missouri is paying reports made to the Missouri the city branch is meddling in motive when reporting on this Koster, currently the Missouri against Obama’s Affordable its execution staff with cash Attorney General. the county branch’s domain. important matter of civil rights AG, it is really bad news for Care Act opposing the least money. David Dormire, the After vowing not to meddle Rice told the Post, “We did an and law enforcement. the guy who was passing as popular aspect of the complex director of Missouri’s adult in police business, Dooley investigation (into the profiling Corvington told the Post the presumptive Republican legislation, the mandate that penal institutions, has been talked tough: “I want it to be allegations) and we’re satisfied that his police board members nominee, , everyone purchase health transporting a little more than clear that if there is additional with it.” “are equally interested in the currently Missouri state auditor. insurance or face a penalty. $11,000 to the Apothecary legislation (or other remedy) The Post neglects to point information Dooley is seeking.” Hanaway’s announcement came As for poor Schweich, he Shoppe in Oklahoma before needed to strengthen our efforts out that Rice is a St. Louis Does this mean the police board gift-wrapped with her first still needs to win his reelection the lights go out for the against racial profiling I will County police chaplain. If the also did not previously have the A-list endorsement, from U.S. as auditor this fall as he shreds condemned. move forward aggressively.” Post reporter and editors read police department’s policy on Rep. . his fingernails and wonders “They’ve made it clear that The Post ran a decent this paper, they would know racial profiling or copies of its Hanaway comes out of the who, if anyone, is still with we wouldn’t have the people inside report on Dooley’s that by now. In his op-ed in annual racial profiling reports? gate with a not very original, him for governor now that required to carry out the death letter, mentioning just about The American last week, Pruitt Huh? nor accurate, attempt to smear Hanaway is in the race. The penalty” if they weren’t paid in Koster by association with the EYE expects Schweich’s people cash, Lombardi said. Republican’s favorite demon, are reminding Republican That makes sense. Hit men President Barack Obama. moneybags that Hanaway lost work for cash. That’s the She stated that, “The policies a statewide campaign in 2004 Mobster action that Lombardi, of Barack Obama and Chris (for Missouri secretary of state) Koster and Nixon are mixed Koster have resulted in less to a Democrat who is now a up in.

Community Brief Parking tech tests underway

Treasurer seeks people to use cash, credit cards and at Maryland and Euclid and mobile phones to pay for and Laclede and Euclid in the community input parking. Central West End. The companies selected The Treasurer’s Office will The City of St. Louis to participate in the RFP are: be asking for public input Treasurer’s Office has started Xerox, Duncan Solutions, during the field test evaluation. a six month on-street parking Aparc Systems, and a joint “A lot of weight will be given field test evaluation as part proposal submitted by T2 to customer evaluations during of an RFP for parking meter Systems, Inc., Republic Parking the field test,” said Treasurer technology. System and Digital Payment Tishaura O. Jones. The RFP was issued in Technologies. The public may give October 2013 as part of an The field test evaluation feedback by taking a survey ongoing effort to modernize sites are located on 10th at: http://www.stlouis-mo. operations. The goal of the Street between Chestnut and gov/government/departments/ RFP is to provide St. Louis Washington Avenue and at treasurer/. with a cost-effective on-street the corner of Broadway and parking system that allows Pine in downtown St. Louis