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The Ephemerist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Toon Books is presenting a couple of their books as online read-along books, with dialogue read aloud in as many as five languages. That’s not only a good promotional tool for the delightful early reader books that they bring out, it’s also a unique opportunity to hear Jeff Smith play the part of Little Mouse, [...] Related posts: The sound of comics No Sound In Flutes Nutrica Baby Books...
a catchpenny blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
My Republican friend Tory (everybody should have at least a couple, right') emailed me about my take on his former Dartmouth instructor Jeff Smith . Here is my response: Hey Tory! How's AZ? The whole thing is really sad. I mean, he deserves to go to prison, because he basically had a million chances to come clean but instead he lied to federal investigators and (worst of all) very explicitly counseled...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The St. Louis Riverfront Times prorides a list of those who wrote letters urging leniency for former Rep. Steve Brown, D-St. Louis, prior to his sentencing Tuesday. Among those is Rep. Bryan Stevenson, R-Webb City. The publication provided a sampling of those letters, as well as letters supporting Brown's co-defendant, former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, at this link . Brown was placed on probation...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Acting U. S. Attorney Michael Reap filed a motion in U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri today asking that letters of support for former Sen Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, who was sentenced to one year and one day in prison Tuesday, be made public: 1. Attached as Exhibit A to defendant Smith’s Sentencing Memorandum were a number of letters for the Court’s consideration relative...
The Beguiling Books & Art (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Hey folks! The much-anticipated documentary The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, Bone and the Changing Face of Comics , is now in stock at The Beguiling. We just got it in so unfortunately I haven't seen it myself yet, but I've heard good things and Jeff Smith himself seems pretty pleased with it. The 76 minute documentary is an extensive profile on Smith including interviews and other footage, and also includes...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
This should come as no surprise, considering he received no prison time, but former Rep. Steve Brown, D-St. Louis, filed a waiver of his right to appeal today in U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Brown was sentenced to two years of probation and a $50,000 fine Tuesday. His co-conspirator, former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison and...
Mike Lynch Cartoons (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Warren Kremer . Not a household name, but a comics artist that millions of kids have read. He drew a lot of the Harvey Comics characters for 35 years and created or co-created (along with Harvey Comics publisher Alfred Harvey and editor Sid Jacobson) Stumbo the Giant, Hot Stuff and others. During his 35 years with Harvey, he drew all of the covers. Warren's son Richard is the namesake for "Richie...
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
In a note of contrition before he was sentenced to one year and one day in prison Tuesday, former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St Louis, said his desire to do anything he could to win his Congressional race against Russ Carnahan, brought about his downfall. "I was raised better than that, but I thought the ends justified the means," Smith said. "I squandered my reputation and my political career....
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
While former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, received one year and one day in prison following a one hour, 10 minute court session Tuesday, his co-defendants will not serve any prison time. As noted in The Turner Report Tuesday, former Rep. Steve Brown, D-St. Louis, was placed on probation for two years and fined $50,000. Smith's campaign treasurer in his unsuccessful 2006 Congressional campaign against...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Political Activity Law (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Jeff Smith was sentenced in Missouri today to one year and one day in prison, according to this report. Two former St. Louis-area lawmakers and a campaign treasurer were sentenced Tuesday in a federal obstruction of justice case tied to a failed 2004 congressional campaign. Former state Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, received the harshest sentence [...]
Show Me Progress - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
As the legislative session ground to its end last spring, Jeff Smith threatened to filibuster the entire budget in the State Senate if Republicans insisted on cutting funds for tax credits for the rehabbing of historic buildings. He prevailed in protecting the program, particularly the smaller projects that make up the bulk of the program. Historic tax credits have helped revitalize downtown St....
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
A federal judge sentenced former Sen. Jeff Smith , D-St. Louis to one year and one day in jail this morning. He will also have to pay a $50,000 fine. The judge rejected Smith's attempt to get off with community service and house arrest. Former Rep. Steve Brown, D-St. Louis, who cooperated with the FBI in its investigation, received two years probation and was fined $40,000.
The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Former Missouri Sen. Jeff Smith and Rep. Steve Brown will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to obstruction charges for lying to investigators during a probe of Smith’s unsuccessful 2004 bid for U.S. Congress.
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, will be sentenced in less than three hours for his role in obstructing a federal investigation into monkey business during Smith's unsuccessful 2006 Congressional primary campaign against Russ Carnahan. Also scheduled to be sentenced are Smith's co-conspirators, former Rep. Steve Brown, D-St. Louis, and Smith's campaign treasurer Nick Adams. The final few days before...
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