Has Post-Dispatch resorted to bullying widows to make news?
From : Wake Up Call Missouri March 05, 2008 My story yesterday, Post-Dispatch platform is a fraud, has drawn more interest than anything I have posted before. And it should. The post was about a story written by Paul Hampel, who apparently had a bad day and decided to take it out on citizens who dare to question their local governments. Actually, after speaking with one of the people Hampel attacked, it appears it wasn’t simply a bad day on Hampel’s part, but rather a planned attack. Sandy Waters is a 64 year old widow who has lived in St. Peters for over 34 years. She has been a trustee in her subdivision for over 20 years, a job that comes with no pay but a lot of headaches. She managed her son’s baseball team when he was younger because no else wanted to do it. Sandy did all this while working part time in between being a mother and wife full time. While she followed local politics, Sandy had never spoken at a St. Peters council meeting until 2005. What made her take the time to get