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Col. Battle-Turner Leads Police Board; Col. Gray Seated

Col. Richard H. Gray, far left, after he was sworn in recently as the newest St. Louis police commissioner. He was elected board vice president. Next to him, left to right, is Col. Michael Gerdine, D.C. (treasurer), Col. Todd Epsten, Col. Bettye Battle-Turner, Mayor Francis G. Slay and Secretary & General Counsel Mark Lawson. Shortly after Gray was sworn in as a police commissioner on Wednesday, May 19, board members had a series of elections for president, vice president and treasurer. By a vote of 3-2 Battle-Turner replaced Epsten as
board president. Following the elections tension between board members increased and moments into reading the revised agenda Epsten refused to read the report of the purchasing member, abruptly resigned and stormed open of the room.

 


 

 

St. Louis VA Centers Welcome Home Vets

 

The St. Louis VA Medical Center recently held a Welcome Home event for area Vets. Several hundred veterans were presented with gold medallions outside of the Soldier’s
Memorial in downtown St. Louis.U.S. Congressman Russ Carnahan, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, a Vietnam vet and St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay were among the guest speakers, praising the current military in providing service, and the
veterans for protecting America’s freedom, aboard. Those honorees included veteran troops from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

 


 

   

Domestic Violence Focus Of
Alpha Phi Alpha Conference

 

 

The men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Delta Epsilon Lambda Chapter of East St. Louis, Ill., in collaboration with the Vision for Life, Inc., are soliciting your support as they present, “Understanding How to Treat Each Other Without the Violence” & “If These Walls Start Talking” Conference.

This event is being held to address the increasing rise of domestic violence and its impact on the local community, families, children and its effect on the male and female identity/relationship.

The conference will take place at World Impact, 3108 N. Grand, St. Louis, Feb. 18 & 19, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., both days. A 7 p.m. nightly service will be held at Scruggs Memorial CME Church, 3680 Cook Ave.

A diverse panel of guest will be speaking on the legalities of domestic violence, teenage domestic issues, health related matters, warning signs (red flags), its consequences and alternatives to preventing a volatile situation. Panelist include: Patricia Cole, president and CEO of Vision For Life; Dr. Nathaniel Eno, founder and Chief Servant of Crossroad Encounter, Dallas, Texas; and the Rev. Dr. Angel Smith, pastor of Kingdom Destiny Ministries, Detroit, Mich.

Event fees range from $60 to $125. Call 314.497.5144 for registration information.

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

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