A8 ST. LOUIS AMERICAN • MARCH 13 - 19, 2014 have done anything to change Reception for Redditt that culture or the perception of it.” It’s four years later, and Redditt Dooley’s opponent – this time, Hudson, a a Democrat – still has the candidate for same potential campaign issue the STLCC against him. Unlike Corrigan, Who is Board of a Republican with no hope of Trustees, and competing against Dooley at his wife Hope his base, Stenger might be able visited with to use it. Steve Stenger? Bishop L.O. Jones at the campaign reception Expanding Medicaid St. Louis County corporations. for Hudson Councilman Steve Stenger The EYE understands that held Friday at Gov. Jay Nixon and state presented himself in the this is probably not the same Bishop Jones’ Rep. Tommy Pierson will new offices of The St. Louis story the corporate community church, the host a community meeting American on Tuesday morning hears when Steger visits with Great Grace at Greater St. Mark Family for an editorial board meeting. them, but no foul there. We Church, 3690 Church, 9950 Glen Owen Stenger, 42, who is in his are talking about a politician. Pershall Rd. Dr., 6:30 p.m. Thursday, second year of his second He is expected to speak to the Photo by Wiley Price March 13 to discuss reforming term representing parts of concerns of the people in the and expanding Medicaid in South County on the council, room. Missouri. They will discuss has filed in the Democratic Stenger’s story started to get how strengthening Medicaid primary against incumbent more interesting when he spoke will provide affordable health County Executive Charlie of his work as a litigator in coverage to 300,000 working A. Dooley. Stenger came private practice taking spillover Missourians and bring the alone, which the EYE scores defense cases that the federal tax dollars Missourians send in his favor for the first visit public defender can’t handle. to Washington, D.C. back of a non-black candidate. The (For example, the federal concern of a black community of minority inclusion goals, Stenger or the Post’s editorial to Missouri. State Budget EYE knows that in 2014 any public defender might be newspaper. showing the first sign of life on board, whose positions are Director Linda Luebbering white candidate has a conflicted out because Not being a fool, Stenger this issue on the campaign trail often indistinguishable. will provide an analysis of black friend he can a client is testifying was neither claiming nor during a downtime when there Where does this leave Mike the budgetary implications get to accompany him against another indigent implying that all black people are no millions or billions in Jones, the African-American of Medicaid reform and to an editorial board defendant. In this in the county are criminals contracts on the table. political veteran who still has expansion, which would bring meeting at a black case, outside counsel or so poor that they require a And this led to Stenger’s a position, at least officially, in $6.1 billion back to the state community newspaper. is needed for the other public defender if accused of a sharpest point, which could Dooley’s inner circle? Stenger over the next three years. It’s appreciated when a defendant.) crime. He also discussed having resonate with black voters if – who surely knows Jones has white candidate comes Stenger said it was a black friend who underwrites he has the courage to take the a good relationship with The in alone prepared to eye-opening to sit bonds and is not happy with the message to them directly – American – chose his words Candidates forum explain – candidly and Steve on the same side of Dooley administration because and it would be a risky move carefully. He said Jones seems on the record – why Stenger the courtroom with he feels he has not been able that could backfire. Not in independent of Temporiti and North County Churches black people should the poorest, socially to compete for contracts from these exact words, but Stenger Earls, though Stenger was Uniting for Racial Harmony vote for him (or, at expendable defendants, county government. implied that Charlie Dooley unsure of any influence Jones and Justice is holding its first least, not vote blindly against many of them black, accused This brings us to the crucial is a black man and politician, has on Dooley. “He seems candidates forum 6:30 p.m. him before scrutinizing his of federal crimes. A defense consideration of minority but you wouldn’t necessarily to work behind the scenes,” Tuesday, March 18 at St. candidacy). attorney needs to learn the inclusion in county government know that by looking at his Stenger said of Jones. This was Marks United Church United Stenger brought a story to most disturbing and pathetic workforce and contracting. administration and how it does a very savvy handling of that Methodist Church, 315 Graham tell. He talked about growing facts about a client’s life, Stenger said on the record that business. matter. Rd., Florissant. All candidates up in relative racial isolation especially in the sentencing he is all for M/WBE inclusion “Having watched Charlie Let’s hear from Mike Jones running for office this year in the southwestern fringe of phase, in an effort to conjure and is prepared to insist on it, from the beginning of his himself, speaking to The in North St. Louis County the city that votes so heavily some sympathy from the jury no matter what his new friends career,” Stenger said, “I don’t American in October 2010, are welcome to participate, for Mayor Francis G. Slay and judge. Stenger talked and funders in the construction think the problem is Charlie but the last time Dooley defended especially for Ferguson- (and voted so heavily against about being a white Catholic trades say. the people he has surrounded his office. This was a general Florissant, Hazelwood School Barack Obama). He talked boy from South St. Louis The EYE understands that himself with.” The EYE put election, where Dooley faced Boards, St. Louis Community about expanding his experience who suddenly became deeply this may not be the same story some names on the table: John a Republican, Bill Corrigan. College Board, St. Louis of racial diversity during his acquainted with the worst that Stenger’s current friends Temporiti and Gary Earls. Then as now, Dooley was County Council and the St. college years in North County horror stories of the poorest and funders in the construction Stenger agreed, those would be defending himself against Louis County Executive at the University of Missouri black people in the St. Louis trades hear when Steger visits the names. He described Earls the accusation that not very positions. Each candidate – St. Louis, where he studied metropolitan area. with them, but we are talking as “a tank that doesn’t move progressive white men, rather will be allowed to speak accounting. He became a CPA This did not come across about a politician. If he wins, in reverse” – a good image for than Dooley himself, were for five minutes and will be and went to work at Ernst as Bill Clinton-esque “I feel of course, he will need to be the Jeff Rainford chief of staff running his administration. asked to respond to questions. & Young in St. Louis. After your pain” pandering. Rather, pressured by the community type. Of Temporiti, Stenger Jones said, “My observation All candidates who wish to studying law at Saint Louis it came across as a lawyer to keep any of the promises he said, “At this point, I think from working for county participate, please contact University, he threw aside his from South County making a makes on the campaign trail. he is only in it for himself.” government is, from a black President Rance Thomas, at first career in transactional convincing case for why he Stenger was dead right Of course, you can read these perspective, the political 314 238-6828. The public law to establish his own understands some of the issues when he said the Dooley sentiments in almost any culture of county government is is invited to attend and practice, wanting to practice in the poorest areas of the administration was a Johnny edition of the St. Louis Post- somewhere between hostile and participate. law for people, rather than county, which are the special come lately to the importance Dispatch, whether expressed by indifferent. I don’t think we .