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Editorial: Short Takes on the newest name in Texas education, a no-brainer helmet law and other items in the news - STLtoday.com

Fri, 04/08/2016 - 16:04

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Editorial: Short Takes on the newest name in Texas education, a no-brainer helmet law and other items in the news
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... students from 14 nations make up her 20-person squad. The win must have offered at least some comfort to local chess patron Rex Sinquefield, who took a 72-28 (percent) pounding Tuesday in his other favorite sport, trying to eliminate the city ...

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St. Louis earnings tax issue has turned political friends into foes. - STLtoday.com

Mon, 04/04/2016 - 12:14

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St. Louis earnings tax issue has turned political friends into foes.
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Brown said he has met with Slay and his staff at Sinquefield's farm, the posh St. Louis Racquet Club and Sinquefield's chess club to discuss ways to reduce the city's reliance on the tax. Those discussions have produced few results, he said. Slay said ...

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St. Louis earnings tax heads to voters - STLtoday.com

Sat, 04/02/2016 - 11:00

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St. Louis earnings tax heads to voters
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Rex Sinquefield, a multimillionaire stock market pioneer, is adamantly against it. Sinquefield is Slay's largest campaign donor, adding to the political intrigue. “I'm not beholden to any donor,” Slay said last month. Sinquefield is a longtime opponent ...

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Sergey Karjakin to face Magnus Carlsen after victory at Moscow Candidates - The Guardian

Fri, 04/01/2016 - 14:27

The Guardian

Sergey Karjakin to face Magnus Carlsen after victory at Moscow Candidates
The Guardian
It will certainly not be the US chess Maecenas Rex Sinquefield, who has made his home city of St Louis one of the major international centres for the game, and who bankrolled Garry Kasparov's abortive 2014 election campaign against Ilyumzhinov.

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Slay says Sinquefield's anti-earnings tax campaign is 'reckless' - STLtoday.com

Tue, 03/22/2016 - 18:18

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Slay says Sinquefield's anti-earnings tax campaign is 'reckless'
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Financier Rex Sinquefield, who has been friendly with the St. Louis mayor, has pumped more than $2 million into the "Vote No on the E-Tax" campaign. "It hit me out of nowhere," Slay said ... "The chess stuff, education, boy scouts." Slay said he has ...

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Pestaño: Manny Pacquiao joins elite group - Sun.Star

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 08:10

Pestaño: Manny Pacquiao joins elite group
Sun.Star
Since the second edition, the event uniquely combined blindfold chess and speed chess, and has been held in Monte Carlo. Invited players considered this like an invitation to the White House and the players were treated like royalty. Rex Sinquefield is ...

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SBJ interviews the third-generation CEO - Springfield Business Journal

Mon, 02/22/2016 - 15:05

Springfield Business Journal

SBJ interviews the third-generation CEO
Springfield Business Journal
The third-generation Griesemer to lead Springfield Underground Inc. addresses that prickly relationship and other topics – from his work with billionaire political contributor Rex Sinquefield to his exit strategy at Springfield Underground – in these ...

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SBJ interviews the third-generation CEO - Springfield Business Journal

Mon, 02/22/2016 - 15:05

Springfield Business Journal

SBJ interviews the third-generation CEO
Springfield Business Journal
The third-generation Griesemer to lead Springfield Underground Inc. addresses that prickly relationship and other topics – from his work with billionaire political contributor Rex Sinquefield to his exit strategy at Springfield Underground – in these ...

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SBJ interviews the third-generation CEO - Springfield Business Journal

Mon, 02/22/2016 - 15:05

Springfield Business Journal

SBJ interviews the third-generation CEO
Springfield Business Journal
The third-generation Griesemer to lead Springfield Underground Inc. addresses that prickly relationship and other topics – from his work with billionaire political contributor Rex Sinquefield to his exit strategy at Springfield Underground – in these ...

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Sinquefields give Mizzou New Music Initiative $2 million gift - STLtoday.com

Mon, 02/01/2016 - 14:01

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Sinquefields give Mizzou New Music Initiative $2 million gift
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The Sinquefields may be better known for their giving to chess education and political causes, but they've been supporting music composition at Mizzou for more than a decade, through several different programs. Their latest gift brings the total for ...

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10 Things We Could Do with $1.1 Billion Other Than Build a New Rams Stadium - Riverfront Times (blog)

Mon, 01/04/2016 - 07:03

Riverfront Times (blog)

10 Things We Could Do with $1.1 Billion Other Than Build a New Rams Stadium
Riverfront Times (blog)
... voted to close all coffee establishments, it wouldn't effect me. But you might not want to live here. So why only keep the entertainment Wash U students and Economists find thrilling. What would that be, by the way. A hot game of Chess with Rex ...

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Chess (#1181) - Business Standard

Fri, 01/01/2016 - 12:34

Business Standard

Chess (#1181)
Business Standard
There is talk of the next title match being in the US (perhaps with Rex Sinquefield as a key sponsor) and that would mean Kirsan taking a backseat unless his problems with the US Treasury Dept are sorted out. However, the location of the title match ...

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How This Missouri Mega-Donor Is Making His Pet Projects Part Of The 2016 Elections - Huffington Post

Wed, 12/16/2015 - 02:00
How This Missouri Mega-Donor Is Making His Pet Projects Part Of The 2016 Elections  Huffington Post

WASHINGTON — Amid troubles back home over how to close a $765 million deficit, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback traveled across the border earlier this year to ...

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The most important chess tournament in decades is happening right now in London - Business Insider

Sun, 12/06/2015 - 10:51

Business Insider

The most important chess tournament in decades is happening right now in London
Business Insider
I spoke to Kasparov around the time of the Sinquefield Cup — named for retired financier Rex Sinquefield, who is almost singlehandedly transforming St. Louis into a global mecca for chess — and he seemed delighted at how the Tour was coming together.

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Chess world plunged into crisis as FIDE president 'withdraws' to fight Syria ... - Telegraph.co.uk

Sun, 12/06/2015 - 10:22

Telegraph.co.uk

Chess world plunged into crisis as FIDE president 'withdraws' to fight Syria ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Kirsan playing chess with Col Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Ilyumzhinov, who also visited former Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi shortly before he was deposed, won re-election as Fide president last year after defeating chess legend Garry Kasparov in an ...

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London Chess Classic 2015: Michael Adams faces tough start - Telegraph.co.uk

Mon, 11/30/2015 - 18:01

Telegraph.co.uk

London Chess Classic 2015: Michael Adams faces tough start
Telegraph.co.uk
The tournament will be broadcast live on Norwegian television, as chess interest continues to grow there. The country has a new generation of strong players following in Magnus Carlsen's footsteps. One of their number was confused by Black's ...

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