St. Peters' politics is a dirty business and has been for decades! Just to name a few that have been down in the mud would be Tom Brown, Tom Brown #2, Michelle Stein and who else can be added to this list? I have been living in this city since 1994. I did not pay much attention to the politics until we bought a home in 1997! I would vote for people in the 3rd Ward and for Mayor and they would end up being felons or something else that would force them out of office. I am tired of it! Now we are looking at Vicki as a temporary replacement and possibly elected as our next 3rd Ward Alderwoman at the next election? I would be afraid to vote for her, fearing there are some skeletons in her closet or anyone that will run for Gus's office. What is a voter to do when good, honest people will not run for office because they do not choose to get down and wallow in the mud with rest of the rabble in St. Peters Government!

Just like Mr.Akins, Fred made a mistake with his mouth now he will need to leave mankind. Saint Peters Government " gets er done ". Great Job Guys and Gal's and Mayor Pagano, a Tip of our Hats to each.

Ward 3 has the opportunity of a lifetime to appoint a beautiful, passionate, caring and honest woman to the alderman position! I have been married to Terri for 29 years and we have raised our family in St. Peters since 1988. Terri was selected by her peers as The American Red Cross Volunteer of the Year here in St. Louis area. Terri has poured her heart into St. Peters as a neighborhood watch captain, while serving on the St. Peters Veterans Commission and while running for office. This year Terri and her close friend Glenda Jungers knocked on thousands of doors for 3 straight months to reach out to St. Peters residents. Terri ran in the last two Ward 3 elections and narrowly lost each campaign to both of the incumbents. She lost to Gus Elliott by only 74 votes! The American voter has been crying out for "honest" citizens with integrity to step up and serve. I will put Terri's integrity and honesty up to any citizen here in St. Peters. I highly encourage voters of St. Peters to come to a meeting at City Hall and introduce yourself to your Aldermen before you make judgments on them. St. Peters is a great city to raise a family. It can stay a great city if we are all involved and vote in each election for candidates with high integrity.

It has been my pleasure to follow with great interest the love and passion and caring that Terri Violet has demonstrated for her City of St. Peters. There are very few city events that she is not attending, participating in or running. She understands the needs of the city and has demonstrated this by running two outstanding campaigns for the position of city alderman. She barely lost her first run for election, and unlike most people who give up she continued to participate in city events. She ran for office the second time, and was very close to winning again. Did she leave in disgust? No, in fact it fired her up more to stay involved. I live in O'Fallon and I know that we would love to have Terri Violet as one of our city council members. This is St. Peters chance to appoint the right person for the right job. Terri is my friend, a strong Christian woman, a wonderful wife, outstanding mother, great grandmother and much more!.... It should and will be Terri Violet for the new St. Peters City Council. TERRI WILL DO THE CITY PROUD!

I would like to clarify that when I was referring to "passionate" I was referring to Terri's fervent love for the City of St. Peters and her residents. Terri has a national presence with her work in the American Red Cross. Citizens that she has served including our City and County residents and veterans who have actually got to know her can vouch for her character. I really appreciate the citizens that do not hide behind anonymous names on blogs and internet newsfeeds. I have noticed during the elections that those who use their real name have a sense of integrity.

St. Peters lost a stalwart defender of Capitalism and personal freedom in Gus. I'm extremely disappointed that he dropped out over such a silly non-issue.

I have known Terri Violet for about 6 years. She has been an outstanding volunteer with the Red Cross, with her neighborhood watch program and with the Veterans Memorial Commision here in St. Peters. She is a U.S. Navy Veteran and a loyal American. Terri is committed to helping the citizens of Ward 3 and all the citizens of St. Peters. She will be an outstanding Alderman and a valuable asset to our city.

All I hear is noise from some of you. People don't have any right to criticize when day to day you sit at your computer and tv and complain and pass judgments on events when in all actualty they could be changed by YOU. Have you stepped up for your city? Day to day are you volunteering your time?

Once again, even though my mailing address is St. Peters (63376) I live in the City of O'Fallon and have lived in the same home for 26 years....I love this part of St. Charles County!. I am active in my city in several different areas and proud to live in O'Fallon. Just as Michelle Walker does not know Terri Violet, I do not know Michelle Walker. I would love to be sitting over a cup of coffee with Michelle right now to tell her of the Terri Violet that I know and why she is right for this position as an alderman with the city. I am confused as to why she would start a petition to change what the Mayor and the Aldermen are legally allowed to do. Michelle, I am a sincere and caring person and I believe that Terri Violet is clearly the one and only person ready to hit the ground running in this position. I ask that you contact me so that we can talk about Terri Violet...My cell # is 314-780-1811 and my email address is jimfrain@aol.com. I would be honored to talk with you. Thank You.

Thanks to Michelle Walker for calling me. We had a positive talk and I was proud to tell her of the reasons that I felt that Terri Violet would be a great alderman for the City of St. Peters.

What I find so vexing is why, if someone is so passionate about their views to openly voice them in this forum, would he or she hide behind the anonymity of a fictitious name? Similar to when you see a criminal in front of news cameras on tv. Why do they hide their faces? It sure didn't stop them prior to committing the crime. It's all too easy for people to anonymously voice their opinions and challenge one another while hiding like a coward behind a computer screen. If you feel that strongly about your views, make them known. As an American, it is our constitutional right to freedom of speech without fear of prosecution. It's all to easy to thrust a comment against another in a forum such as this. It takes a real man to actually step forward and debate his point of view with another as a civilized citizen. One must use intelligence, logic, and reason.

I will make my views known! It is not important who I am! We have no way of knowing if your real identity is Rob or if it is Fred! The facts of the matter are what count!

It's Rob alright. Would really enjoy a public debate. Would like to have Alderman Violet present so she is afforded the opportunity to retort your comments publicly. I bid you good day sir.

I am running for alderman. Ward 3 deserves to choose our own alderman. I am all for a public debate!!! If your interested in becoming involved with my campaign, please call me 314-960-0055

Ms. Walker I may be interested becoming involved in YOUR campaign but may have reservations after reading YOUR post as in the sentence: If "your" interested in....... (you're) We do not want to replace one incompetent person for another as our third ward alderman! Please have some one help you or proof read YOUR writing! YOU'RE starting off on the wrong foot

I don't think of comments on the patch as formal and am used to a lack of punctuation in the digital age. I'm not accustomed to the scrutiny, but am a resident stepping up for democracy. Sorry for the grammatical error. I will attempt to improve my proof reading skills :-)

Remeber that the 3rd ward residents are watching very closely to both candidates in this election given the past scandals it has suffered! Michelle Stiens & Gus Elliot are still fresh in our memories! Violet, as you know, has the advantage with the questionable legality of her appointment to the board! Yes it is a digital age we live in but do not give the opposition anything to use against you, no matter how in significant it may seem! Violet is a two time looser and there is a reason for that.

Braudis? You are still with us? I can only assume they have Wi-Fi at the " home" now! :)

oops! If the post gets approval the post should have read: "no matter how insignificant it may seem"! That was not a typo or misspelling! That is how it was entered from the smartphone.They are not always that smart! :)
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Remember that the 3rd ward residents are watching very closely to both candidates in this election given the past scandals it has suffered! Michelle Stiens & Gus Elliot are still fresh in our memories! Violet, as you know, has the advantage with the questionable legality of her appointment to the board! Yes it is a digital age we live in but do not give the opposition anything to use against you, no matter how
insignificant it may seem! Violet is a two time looser and there is a reason for that