Posts Tagged ‘Darlene Green’

The jury is not in, if Aldermanic Prez Lewis Reed, who sailed to victory with more than 85 percent of the votes against a Green Party candidate, got caught with his political pants down.  In one of the meetings of the Board of E&A, Reed, Comptroller Darlene Green and Mayor Slay made some serious cuts in the firefighters’ budget.  On the chopping block was the position of captain.  Reed vocally pushed for the threesome to keep an unfilled captain’s position in the budget.  When asked by Slay who’s up for bootstrap promotion, Reed was mum, but a quick-thinking staffer shouted, “Chris Moliter? ” The mayor deadpanned, “I don’t think so.”  Then, they voted to eliminate the position to save taxpayers thousands of bucks. BTW: Moliter is prez of Firefighters Local 73, which endorsed Reed and is negotiating with the city. Sorry, Lewis.

U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan will flex his political muscles with a fundraiser on Sept. 13 at Amsterdam Tavern.  Mayor Francis Slay, Ald. President Lewis Reed, Comptroller Darlene Green, and two former city mayors, all but two city aldermen (two aldermen named Fred – Heitert and Wessels – are MIA), an entire royal of labor officials, the city’s Democratic legislative delegation and enough lawyers to staff a midsized law firm anchor the host committee.

Did the producers of KSDK’s Just Sayin’ segment broadcast on Thursday night notice that one of the “people on the street” solicited for opinions on health care reform was (reportedly) recently wed St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green.  (If they did, her title was not mentioned.)

While Jim Buford, honcho of the St. Louis Metropolitan Urban League (UL) held the
attention of the 1,200-member audience at the Millenium Hotel, Marc Morial, the UL’s  national prez, took a shot at the U.S. Congress.  Morial pushed President Obama‘s concept of a vote up or vote down on the Health Care Reform bill and then called the lack of action by Congress “troubling.”  Meanwhile, local pols lined up to glad-hand Morial on the 100th anniversary of the New York-based UL. Hizzoner Slay spoke of Morial’s insightful leadership skills, when the two were colleagues with the Conference of Mayors. Morial was then mayor of New Orleans. Slay proclaimed the month of March as “The National Urban League’s Empowering Communities and Changing Lives” month.  Not to be outdone, Charlie Dooley and Alvin Parks did their ceremonial pitches after which Mark A. Kern, chairman, St. Clair County, mused, “I will proclaim it the national Urban League of the Century,” which got a rousing cheer.  Awards were presented for accomplishments in helping people in the African-American community to:  the Rev. Michael T. Jones; Cheryl Heard of Racial Harmony; Citi Corp., Faye Robinson and Habitat for Humanity.  The city unit of the league welcomed to its board Thomas Irwin of Civic Progress at which time some hisses were heard.  On hand for the gambol were:  Col. Bill and Cheryl Young; Susan Buford; U.L. chairman and former Veiled Prophet Stephen C. Jones; Emily Pitts; Melanie DeLeo; Frankie M. Freeman; the Rev. E.D. Shields; Katherine Osborn; Johnny Furr; Dr. Karl Wilson; John and Emma Moten, Jr.,; Henry Givens; Zelema Harris; Dennis Golden; Debra Denham; Christine Chadwick; the Rev. Sammie Jones; Metro Evening Whirl’s Gentry Trotter and St. Louis American’s Donald Suggs. After he was introed to revenue collector Greg F.X. Daly, Morial joshed, “Hey, I don’t owe any taxes.  I’m all paid up!”  And, head table guests eyeballed what some described as a 5-carat diamond ring on St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green‘s finger.  Word was that she recently got hitched to businessman Melvin Hayes.

Exemplifying behavior attributed to Athena, daughter of Zeus, the patron deity of kings, representing discipline, national defense, poetry and art, the Athena Awards will be presented on Nov., 13 at the Missouri Athletic Club by the Hellenic Spirit Foundation. Awardees are  Helen Yiatras Carey, Charlene Bry, Glen Hahn Cope, Darlene Green, Debra Hollingsworth, Malaika Home, Kathy Osborn, Ellen Sherberg, Eugenia Kardaris Starnos, Sister Anotoinette Temporiti, Becky Tharenos and Bessie Theodoro.  The Foundation supports educational pursuits and is dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Hellenic language and culture, said Nick Karakas.