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Megan Green, president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, said in a social media post that she was present and the protest remained calm “until the police came in like an ambush.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Mayor Tishaura Jones announced the wide-ranging legislation Tuesday, noting support from several members of the Board of Aldermen.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

Aldermen at Amsterdam’s municipality voted Thursday in favor of a motion calling on the city to move the terminal away from its current location close to the central rail station.

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Our Revolution, an activist group which grew out of Sanders’ 2016 White House bid, endorsed Johnson and progressive candidates who recently won three of four seats on the St. Louis City Board of Aldermen.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2023

The headlines told of a decision by the Board of Aldermen, after four months deliberation, that the local budget could not afford traffic lights at certain dangerous intersections of the town.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers