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Tony's Kansas City: Cindy Circo's Cauthen Suspension Excuse

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:08:00 -0500

We have heard from Council Lady Jan Marcason on the Cauthen suspension.

Mayor Funky gave a few terse comments.

Now, THANKS TO THE BEST TKC TIPSTERS, we have Council Lady Cindy Circo's explanation for The Cauthen Removal.

Smart people say she [...]

Tony's Kansas City: A Westside "Urban Hero"

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:07:00 -0500

NBC Action News Reports: Primitivo Garcia Elementary's Bob Wilcox was honored at a VIP awards luncheon by The Downtown Council on Wednesday. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Catholic Key Covers KCPD Volunteer

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:04:00 -0500

Check out a really great profile featuring KCPD administrative assistant Irene Munoz and her faith-based volunteering.

Via KCPD Chief Corwin's Blog [...]

Tony's Kansas City: The TKC Wednesday Night Link Layout

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:54:00 -0500

Just a few links that have been on my mind . . .

Maybe more jobs in this cowtown: Jobless rate falls in KC metro

KCTV has captivating video: Chase Video Shows Stolen Car Catching Fire

MEGA-METH!!!! [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: Sen. Ridgeway Proposes Constitutional Amendment To Scare Local Governments Away From Public Option

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:31:56 -0500

Here's a pretty incredible constitutional amendment, introduced yesterday by Sen. Luann Ridgeway (R-Clay County). She wants to disqualify any political subdivision from receiving state funds if they choose to participate in a still-undefined-federal-public option.

SJR 23 - Prohibits a political subdivision from receiving state funding if [...]

Political Fix: Nixon, Richard push autism-insurance legislation

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:30:02 -0500

Richard, left, and Nixon

JEFFERSON CITY — House Speaker Ron Richard and Gov. Jay Nixon have continued their battle to be the champion of families with autistic children today, with competing announcements concerning legislation in the upcoming session of the General Assembly.

Richard, a…

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Tony's Kansas City: Jeff Roe's Source Blog Claims Kansas City Mayor Pro Tem Bill Skaggs Has A "Sweetheart" Missouri Fee Office Deal!!!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:28:00 -0500

A bit of triangular politics (or something). Still . . . TKC Note: The only people Mayor Funky's crew treat worse than their enemies are their friends. Here's the money quote on the alleged Skaggs family sweetheart deal: "Skagg's and Snowden's involvement has been a loose thread in the" [...]

KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Musil out of GOP Third District House race

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:27:02 -0500

Greg Musil has decided not to run for the House seat in KS-03 being vacated by Rep. Dennis Moore.

"I do not have the absolute and complete passion I believe is required to take on a congressional race,” Musil said in a press release.

Musil has run before for [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Chat Line Romance Turns Out To Be Nothing More Than A Kansas City Scam

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:25:00 -0500

Kudos to a brave North Carolina who reveals the details of how she was scammed by a dude playing on her desperation. And honestly, stealing a middle-aged women's rental car is today's reminder that romance is dead in this cowtown. [...]

KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Dodge City returning to its roots

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:18:32 -0500

Wyandotte County won't be the first community in Kansas to open a state-owned casino. The Boot Hill Casino and Resort hopes to open before the end of the year.

On Friday the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission meets in Dodge to go over final details. The regulators want to review the casino's security operations [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Spurned by Tiger Woods, Elin Nordegren Now Wants Pasty White Dudes Like YOU!!!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:16:00 -0500

Actually, no she doesn't.

But that won't stop so many clueless middle-class sports fans from celebrating the predictable infidelity in a celebrity marriage. Thankfully, Tiger's sponsors are much more loyal than he appears.

And here's a clue regarding [...]

busplunge: MODOT Lays Off 100 People

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:55:00 -0500

USA Today is reporting that MODOT will lay off 100 people. MoDOT lays off 100 people statewide
Posted 12/2/2009 7:45 AM ET

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Department of Transportation will lay off 100 people statewide to help fund the retirement [...]

Show-Me Daily: Thinking Rationally About Rationing

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:53:13 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Last month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force revised its guideline on mammograms, advising that women should wait until age 50 to get one. Last year, the same organization made a similar recommendation for prostate cancer screening in men — namely, that men 75 years and older should [...]

Plog: Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 105, Nelson E. Hopkins Jr.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:41:19 -0500

Kansas City police say the victim of Tuesday night's fatal shooting is 17-year-old Nelson E. Hopkins Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. KCPD detectives believe Hopkins had left the Plaza Library ... [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: "Republican Kingmakers" and "Power Lobbyist" To Host "Intimate" DC Fundraiser For Blunt

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:37:58 -0500

Roll Call:

Republican kingmakers Fred Malek, an ally of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), and power lobbyist Charlie Black are co-hosting a fundraising dinner for GOP Rep. Roy Blunt’s (Mo.) bid for Senate in 2010.

Malek, a businessman who served as a top adviser to several former [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: Photo of the Day

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:25:48 -0500

Roy Blunt, Ron Richard, Patty Richard and George W. Bush in 1999, as found on the new RonRichard.com.

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KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Tweets from the top of the Pentagon

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:14:23 -0500

Even the chairman of the J0int Chiefs of Staff is tweeting these days.

"Finished 1st hrg," Adm. Mike Mullen wrote earlier today from Capitol Hill, where he testified about the new Afghanistan strategy. "Told Senators our approach in Afghanistan is as much about partnering w/ Afghan forces as it [...]

Show-Me Daily: Your Assignment: Help the Federal Government

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:12:43 -0500

This St. Louis Post-Dispatch article about the Census in Schools Program mentions lesson plans provided by the federal government:

Gateway, like 118,000 schools nationwide, will get lesson plans provided by the Census Bureau in subjects such as math and social studies that puts into context the importance of the census, [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: Palin's Dad Blasts "Liberal Media Back East"

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:12:00 -0500

Sarah Palin's father, Chuck Heath, blasted the east coast media in a brief interview with Ky3 News Wednesday. Palin did not address the media and her handlers warned against attempting to ask her any questions. *WATCH CLIPS ABOVE* "The liberal media back east, they raise hell with her. She's tough." [...]

Plog: Six pseudoephedrine mega-thieves admit guilt

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:00:55 -0500

Aim for the stars. If you miss, you'll hit the moon. Or, if you're a half-dozen pseudoephedrine robbers, you'll hit jail.In a brazen robbery on Superbowl Sunday 2007, six people hijacked a...' [...]

KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Sierra Club smacks Koster for 2008 donation

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:59:30 -0500

In a news release the Missouri Clean Water Campaign -- part of the Sierra Club -- says Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster should return a $2,500 donation from Smithfield Foods, which operates several large hog farms in Missouri through a subsidiary called Premium Standard Farms.

(UPDATE: The release says the [...]

The WATCHWORD: CDD 12/01: Voluntary Action Center matches individuals, families with Christmas sponsors

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:58:21 -0500

Columbia’s Daily Dish 12/2 Voluntary Action Center matches individuals, families with Christmas sponsors (CM) Sponsors signed up earlier than usual for the Voluntary Action Center’s Christmas program. The center matched more than 1,000 Boone County families and individuals with sponsors from the community. Trial begins for second parent in death of 2-year-old [...]

Show Me Progress: Smithfield money won't sway Koster's judgment. (Wink.)

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:48:16 -0500

What? Just because Chris Koster introduced a bill in the state senate in 2007 to wipe out what little local control there is over factory farms and just because he is now pursuing an unnecessary appeal to a judicial ruling creating two mile buffer zones around state parks and historic [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: The VID: Palin's Arrival At Borders

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:26:00 -0500

RAW VIDEO: WATCH Sarah Palin arrive at Borders bookstore in Springfield.Continuing Coverage on Ky3 News @ 5,6 & 10 [...]

busplunge: My Brothers And I And Some Of Our Automobiles Featured In National Blog!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:26:00 -0500

Hey Bus Riders, for your reading enjoyment
While not all of the Lee clan seem to be as car nutty as a couple of its members, Jim and John, they’re at least as entertaining, with plenty of car memories among the 10 of them (five boys, five girls).
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Fired Up! Missouri: Cynthia Davis and Ed Emery Refuse To Back Down From Bogus Birther Theories, Tim Jones Refuses to Comment

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:17:59 -0500

KBIA had an short story yesterday on the continued existence of the birther movement in Missouri politics featuring Reps. Cynthia Davis (R-O'Fallon) and Ed Emery (R-Lamar). It's frustrating to hear the local NPR reporter does present their questions as semi-legitimate queries, but the lunacy from' [...]

Political Fix: Russ Carnahan gets “chairman” title in front of name

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:15:50 -0500

Number of comments: 10

Carnahan

WASHINGTON — Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis, gained stature in Congress this afternoon when he was named to head a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that can provide oversight on the nation’s escalated war effort in Afghanistan.

At a hearing this afternoon, it was announced that…

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Plog: Attention drivers: That red light at E. Gregory and 71 Hwy means stop

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:00:37 -0500

Spent yesterday morning at traffic court hearing red-light cases, and, man, that camera at East Gregory and 71 Highway sure pulls in some duckets for the city -- $100 per ticket to be exact.... [...]

Political Fix: Mo. regulators endorse Lumiere Place but investigate former CEO

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:44:52 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Dan Lee

JEFFERSON CITY — Winning re-licensure from the Missouri Gaming Commission was a snap this morning for the $564 million Lumiere Place casino in St. Louis.

Still undecided: whether regulators will mete out any discipline to the casino’s parent company, Las…

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Political Fix: McCaskill: Oversight needed for 75,000 Afghan contracts

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:24:32 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Sen. McCaskill

WASHINGTON — After praising President Barack Obama for his new war plan, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., returned Wednesday to her refrain — abuses in government contracting.

During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense…

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Plog: Killa City: Top 10 things to know about homicide in Kansas City

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500

The KCPD released it's third quarter homicide results yesterday, which includes some 98 homicides up to September 30. The total to date is 105. We dug through all 24 pages so you don't have...' [...]

Political Fix: Ill. gov. candidate Hynes: Expand gambling, but not at horse tracks

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:37:10 -0500

Number of comments: 7

Hynes

ST LOUIS - Illinois Comptroller and governor candidate Dan Hynes today reiterated his stance that Illinois should expand gambling to help address the state’s budget crisis, by adding “two to three” new casinos in the state.

But he isn’t embracing the…

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KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Atlanta mayor results eerily echo Kansas City's, with some differences

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:31:24 -0500

Losing Atlanta mayoral candidate Mary Norwood says she's likely to pursue a recount in a race that almost exactly mirrors Kansas City's mayoral results in 2007 -- with the important difference that Al Brooks never got a recount of the ballots.

Results this morning show Kasim Reed got 41,901 votes [...]

KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: More reaction to the new Afghanistan policy

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:28:29 -0500

In cased you missed it, here's what some local lawmakers had to say about President Obama's speech:

Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee:

“This is parallel to what we did in Anbar Province in Iraq, working with the local folk much more, supplying resources to them. It worked.

Can [...]

Political Fix: Democrat Robin Carnahan backs Obama’s Afghanistan strategy

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:24:29 -0500

Number of comments: 4

JEFFERSON CITY — Perhaps tiring of continued Republican attacks that she won’t take firm positions on important national topics, U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan, a Democrat, issued a news release today backing President Barack Obama’s Afghanistan strategy.

“I support the decision by…

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Fired Up! Missouri: Rally Scheduled Tomorrow To Protest Forsee's Opposition to Energy Bill

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:07:22 -0500

A coalition of student groups -- including Coal Free Mizzou (Beyond Coal), Greeks Going Green and the College Dems -- is joining together with faculty at 1pm tomorrow to rally for comprehensive clean energy legislation outside Gary Forsee's office at University Hall.

More information about the event [...]

Political Fix: Local Republican reaction varies on Obama’s Afghanistan speech

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:05:23 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Obama delivers his plan at West Point

Local Republicans offered a mix reaction to President Obama’s announcement last night that he will send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, who is retiring next year, was mostly positive, offering…

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KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Carnahan backs Obama on Afghanistan

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:04:25 -0500

Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, who's running for the Senate next year, came out foursquare behind President Obama's plan for Afghanistan.

Here's what the 2010 Democratic candidate had to say:

"The failure to focus on Afghanistan for the past several years has created a difficult and dangerous situation. I [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: Carnahan Supports Obama's Afghan Strategy

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:04:00 -0500

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Robin Carnahan threw her support behind President Obama's Afghanistan strategy Wednesday morning.

Carnahan said she supported the president's decision to boost troop levels, but did not address the July 2011 timetable set that has come under criticism from Republicans.

"The" [...]

Plog: More claims of mistreatment by Mark Mangino

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:00:46 -0500

The parade of ex-players with stories of mistreatment at the hands of Kansas football coach Mark Mangino keep coming. The latest, former defensive lineman Cory Kipp, told the Lawrence Journ... [...]

KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Skelton, Bond applaud Afghanistan decision; protest planned for KC Wednesday

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:45:29 -0500

Sen. Kit Bond, a Republican, and Rep. Ike Skelton, a Democrat, say President Obama made the right decision in ordering an increase in U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Bond doesn't like the idea of an 18-month pullout schedule, however.

Wednesday night, The American Friends Service Committee and the KC Iraq [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: Palin Arrives At Borders

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:35:00 -0500

Sarah Palin arrived at 9:57 a.m. Wednesday morning at Springfield's Borders bookstore for a two-hour signing.

Palin was greeted to cheers of "Sarah, Sarah," by the predominately female crowd. Palin is traveling with both of her parents. The 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee worked the rope [...]

KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Palin going rogue in Missouri

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:34:40 -0500

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Sarah Palin’s million-copy book tour is headed to southwest Missouri. The former GOP vice presidential candidate was scheduled to sign copies of her book “Going Rogue” from 10 a.m. to noon today at the Borders bookstore in Springfield.

Store managers expect an overflow crowd and are limiting [...]

KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Wednesday's open thread

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:28:46 -0500

Hump day. Enjoy...

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Arch City Chronicle News: Law to Regulate Meth Ingredient Pre-Filed

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:21:09 -0500

Last month the Washington Missourian reported that since that town’s anti-smurfing law the sales of pseudoephedrine have declined 93%. In the 90 days before the law – which requires a prescription for purchase of the meth-making medicine – 4,346 boxes of pseudoephedrine were sold. In the 90 days after the [...]

Inside Missouri Politics: Palin book signing moving smoothly

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:14:00 -0500

More than 500 people received wrist bands this morning at the Sarah Palin book signing event at Borders Bookstore in Springfield. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! SUSPENDED CITY MANAGER WAYNE CAUTHEN CLEANED OUT HIS OFFICE!!!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:50:00 -0500

Here's a bit of hope for bright-eyed Kansas City optimists who mistakenly think this town is capable of progress.

KICKASS TKC TIPSTERS SAY THAT SUSPENDED CITY MANAGER WAYNE CAUTHEN RECENTLY REMOVED HIS PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM HIS OFFICE!!!

Could this be a glimmer of hope [...]

Plog: Kevin Smith tries, fails to convert Megan Phelps-Roper

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:30:31 -0500

I cut out of yesterday's World AIDS Day celebrity @ tweeting smackdown -- Michael Ian Black and Rainn Wilson vs. Megan Phelps-Roper (Shirley Phelps-Roper's daughter, Fred Phelps' granddaught...' [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Teaching Co-Mayor Gloria Squitiro

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:28:00 -0500

Here's a bit of follow-up to recent Internets news on the status of Gloria Squitiro's Triumphant Return to City Hall.

Apparently, Squitiro would have to submit to training if she wanted to bring her barefeet back into Mayoral Business at the City's Epicenter of [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Increasing Kansas City, Missouri School District Violence Unites Teachers

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:21:00 -0500

WDAF reports that "a group of Kansas City, Missouri, school teachers say they aren't going to wait for the district or anybody else to solve their problems and are taking a proactive approach to school safety.

The informal group of teachers and district staffers met on Tuesday evening'" [...]

Tony's Kansas City: City Hall Cash Crack Down

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:17:00 -0500

In light of other recent "ethics" jokes, City Council Will Consider Campaign Limits . . . Whereas I couldn't imagine why anybody who didn't have a consulting business or a wasn't developing a project in need of tax money would even consider paying most of these clowns.[...]

Tony's Kansas City: TKC TIPSTERS CONFIRMED!!! MODOT HOLIDAY LAYOFFS FINALLY REPORTED BY THE STAR!!!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:10:00 -0500

I'm sure it doesn't matter to families who will be struggling this winter after MODOT layoffs but AWESOME TKC TIPSTERS were the first local source of information regarding upcoming, local job losses. Natch. [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: Tilley Now Has A Deal To End Burcham's Lawsuits -- How 'Bout That?

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:04:16 -0500

In what must surely be just happenstance, House Floor Leader Steve Tilley and former Rep. Tom Burcham announced a legislative deal to end Burcham's predatory lawsuit racket exactly one day after Rep. Tim Jones informed the Associated Press that the FBI was interested in [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Respect KC's Favorite Reckless Driver

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:01:00 -0500

KCTV5 reports taht Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas will become the 10th player to have his jersey retired by the Kansas City Chiefs during a ceremony at halftime of Sunday's game. Sadly, the honor won't help the many kids he fathered by' [...]

Plog: Jenkins gets what she asked for, probably regrets it

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

For everyone who hasn't succumbed to health-care-reform-debate exhaustion, here's some news about it for Kansas. The agency in charge of advising the state's lawmakers on health-care polic...' [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Upcoming Jackson County Cuts

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:59:00 -0500

All of Jackson County government is bracing for serious cuts and even more belt tightening . . . Except for those lucky workers dedicated to PR for County Executive Mike Sanders. [...]

BlogKC: More on the Platte County annexation bid

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:53:56 -0500

Tony had the Platte County annexation story first, and we have to admit we missed it somewhere in the middle of the parade of boobs.

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Tony's Kansas City: LOL: LeVota Ethics Reform!!!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:52:00 -0500

From The Examiner: "Standing in Independence’s Harry S. Truman Library on Tuesday, state Rep. Paul LeVota, D-Independence, unveiled his plan for legislation that aims to reform ethics and accountability in the Missouri General Assembly."

I'm sorry, I have friends who are Democrats and I would vote for the' [...]

Political Fix: Palin to draw crowd — but not media — in Southwest Missouri

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:44:10 -0500

Number of comments: 10

Palin's "Going Rogue" in Southwest Mo.

The “Going Rogue” tour hits Missouri today, with ex veep nominee Sarah Palin stopping in the heart of the state’s Republican corridor.

While the 2008 campaign season took Palin to St. Louis to debate her Democratic [...]

Show Me Progress: Courtney Cole (D) in the 121st District: December fundraiser in Warrensburg

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:43:59 -0500

Courtney Cole, the Democratic Party candidate in the 121st Legislative District, continued her fundraising juggernaut last night with an event in Warrensburg. There were seventy individuals in attendance. Courtney Cole, the Democratic Party candidate in the 121st Legislative District. Former State Representative Deleta Williams (D) introduced Courtney Cole: ....I would like to introduce [...]

KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Wednesday: Around the political blogosphere

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:42:58 -0500

Analyzing Kander's ethics reform plan

Thoughts on President Obama's handling of Afghanistan

Video: Palin fans wait outside for Springfield book signing

An ethics complaint is field against Bill Stouffer's Congressional campaign, the Kansas Lottery Gaming Facilities Review Board approves a casino plan for Wyandotte County, and the quarterly homicide report [...]

The Source: Carnahan Family Gets Big Windfall

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:37:18 -0500

24th State has a great article up on how the Carnahan family uses its political influence to enrich its members with government money. An excerpt follows:

The St Louis Business Journal is reporting that Tom Carnahan's Wind Capital Group got a quarter of a billion in loan guarantees [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Big Money Kansas City Weed Bust

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:37:00 -0500

A $22-Million Dollar Kansas City Marijuana Ring Was Recently Busted . . . Because a serious thriving urban agriculture market that could generate increased revenues or at least pizza sales would be too dangerous. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Kansas Coke Ring Sentencing

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:36:00 -0500

Man Sentenced to 235 Months for Masterminding Cocaine Trafficking Ring [...]

Tony's Kansas City: I guess local government needs more guns

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:34:00 -0500

The Star: "If Raymore City Councilman Jeff Cox gets his wish, he and his colleagues soon will be able to carry a concealed weapon during meetings." [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Bannister Toxic Death Count

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:32:00 -0500

NBC Action News Investigation: "New claims of sick and dead workers from the Bannister Federal Complex." [...]

The Source: Skaggs and Snowden's Fee Office Involvement

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:30:32 -0500

Back in July we brought up our belief that James Ryan Williams wasn't acting alone - and the two names we brought up were Democrat politicians Bill Skaggs and Phil Snowden.

Their involvement went a long way towards [...]

Plog: Good luck figuring out food stamps online in Kansas

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's annual report (PDF here) on food stamp enrollment puts Missouri at No. 1 in the nation, with close to 100 percent of those eligible for assistance receiv... [...]

BlogKC: Westside Dwell house for sale

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:59:42 -0500

The Westside house featured in the October 2008 issue of Dwell Magazine is now for sale (by owner). The home of El Dorado Architects’ Jamie Darnell is in the 1600 block of Belleview Avenue, in the little architects’ enclave perched on the very top of the Westside bluff.

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Tony's Kansas City: Inspired TKC Wednesday Links

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:58:00 -0500

Just a bit of morning Link inspiration . . .

Jesus Christ The Star sucks as of late: KC church hopes to make impact with new urban core building

Enjoy the profits earned by Mayor Kay: KC Public Library [...]

Plog: Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 105, man found dead near E. 54th and Lydia

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:30:49 -0500

Kansas City police are investigating the death of a man near East 54th and Lydia Tuesday as a homicide. View Larger Map Around 9 p.m., KCPD officers met with Rockhurst University security... [...]

Missouri Political News Service: The life of Prisoner 36608-044: Money CAN Buy You Anything

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:15:45 -0500

Convicted Felon Mark “Steve” Brown or Prisoner 36608-04 as he is now referred to as recently confirmed what he already knew – money and influence can buy you anything. Brown worked for ten years under then Attorney General Jay Nixon, eventually achieving the position of Deputy Attorney General for the eastern [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: Obama's Speech on Afghanistan: "The New Way Forward"

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:11:03 -0500

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Plog: Get your free H1N1 vaccination Thursday

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0500

This has been a great week for free medical stuff. First there was the free HIV testing, now there's free H1N1 vaccines. The Kansas City Health Department has a vaccination clinic sched... [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Hope, Change And The Sausage Grinder

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:47:00 -0500

I don't sweat national news on this blog but last night's speech by Obama impacts all of Kansas City and the rest of the world.

For all the talk about Hope and Change it was disappointing to hear Obama double down in Afghanistan. The Obama' [...]

Gone Mild: Blogger Appreciation - BlogKC

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:47:00 -0500

BlogKC is the bass player of the Kansas City Blogosphere, standing way in back, head down, plunking out a rhythm that is essential to the song but almost unnoticeable behind the screaming guitars, dramatic vocalists and hard-blowing brass. Low-key and dependable are the two words that come to mind [...]

The Turner Report: Newspaper Days signing set for Saturday at Hastings in Joplin

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:45:00 -0500

The final preparations have been made for the first signing for my new book, Newspaper Days, which is scheduled for this Saturday, Dec. 5, 1 to 4 p.m. at Hastings in Joplin.

The book features highlights (and lowlights) from my 22 years as a reporter [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Kansas City Higher Education Killing

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:24:00 -0500

NBC Action News: One person was shot to death near the campus of Rockhurst University Tuesday evening. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Kansas City Homicides Aren't Down, They're Trending Upward!!!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:20:00 -0500

Again, kudos to the KCPD for being so forthright with their reporting of local homicide stats . . . However, so many folks concerned with crime in this cowtown must note that KC has more murders in 2008 and 2009 than we did in 2007 and that demonstrates a [...]

Inside Missouri Politics: Line is growing at Borders for Palin book signing

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:06:00 -0500

More than 600 people were in line by 7 a.m. this morning at Borders Bookstore in Springfield for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's book signing. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Ramsey Una Vez Más

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:05:00 -0500

The promo for Kansas City's Ugly Sweater Party looks even better in Internet HD on Vimeo. [...]

KCBike.Info: Rock Creek Trail opens in Independence

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:00:12 -0500

The first phase of Independence’s Rock Creek Trail is now open in the western part of the city. The first 1.5 mile segment runs from Rotary Park near 23rd and Northern to Country Club Park near 30th and Norton. It’s a small start, but the Rock Creek Trail will eventually [...]

Urban Review STL: Harland Bartholomew negatively impacted many cities

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:56:31 -0500

Number of comments: 5

Twenty Ten years ago today famed urban planner Harland Bartholomew died. From his NY Times Obituary, Harland Bartholomew, 100, Dean of City Planners:

Harland Bartholomew, the dean of comprehensive city planning in the United States, died Saturday at his home in Clayton, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Silly Workflow At Midtown Kansas City Spin Pizza Doesn't Ruin Classy Food or Ambiance

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:55:00 -0500

Kansas City Lunch Spots comes up with a fantastic review of one of my favorite places to watch hipster d-bags pay way too much for pizza. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Missouri Ethics!!! No, Seriously.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:48:00 -0500

Patrick Tuohey at The Missouri Record takes on the "circular reasoning" of State Rep. Jason Kander and his completely non-ironic attempt at Ethics Reform in Missouri. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: "Succotash now open in Longfellow"

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:46:00 -0500

I have no idea why I thought this BlogKC post was gonna contain vegetable porn. [...]

Plog: KCK Archbishop sent $10K to repeal same-sex marriage in Maine

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Campaign finance reports from Maine show that a Kansas Catholic organization headed by Kansas City, Kansas, Archbishop Joseph Naumann was among the largest private contributors to re... [...]

MPN: Missouri Political News: Number of bills filed on Dec. 1 exceeds numbers of state legislators; first House bill would completly ban texting while driving

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:24:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Dec. 1 marked the first day for state legislators to file bills for the 2010 session that begins Jan. 6. And legislators showed up in droves to pre-file nearly twice as many bills as they did last year.

In all 56 legislators, of the [...]

Missouri Record Blog: Announcing: Liberty on the Rocks KC

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:29:00 -0500

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Show Me Progress: At the Heart of the Heart of the Jobs Problem

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:18:59 -0500

Most of us have heard our more retrograde legislators and cable news pontificators gleefully proclaim the stimulus a failure - despite evidence that it softened the recession fallout considerably (see also here). Wiser observers, such as the Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman, note that more rather than less stimulus was [...]

Tony's Kansas City: The TKC Late Night Stretch

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 -0500

Yesterday was a damn fine day of posting . . . Today might not be as gully but maybe still interesting . . . But probably not as fun as Holly Valance in a tube top.

Stay tuned. [...]

The Turner Report: KODE breaks resignation of PSU football coach Broyles

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:54:00 -0500

KODE broke the story of Chuck Broyles' resignation as Pittsburg State University football coach at the top of the 10 p.m. newscast tonight.

The station has been on top of this unfolding saga since it reported last week on Broyles' arrest in Galena on suspicion of driving under the [...]

The Turner Report: Text of President Obama's speech on Afghanistan

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:53:00 -0500

Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan — the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests and the strategy [...]

The Turner Report: Fired police officer sues city of Granby for sexual harassment

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:40:00 -0500

A female police officer fired in August by Police Chief Scott Whitman is suing the city of Granby for sexual harassment.

In the lawsuit, which was filed today in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Whitney Dodson claims she was sexually harassed by Alderman Jeremy [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: Missouri Pols React Cautiously to Obama Surge Plan

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:29:00 -0500

REPUBLICANS EMBRACE SURGE, CRITICIZE TIMETABLEMCCASKILL: "THOUGHTFUL STRATEGY"SKELTON HAS QUESTIONS*GET MORE KEY QUOTES HERE*

Missouri's leading Republicans praised President Obama's call to infuse Afghanistan with 30,000 additional troops but contended a timetable for withdrawal could undermine the goal of the mission.The president said the troops [...]

Inside Missouri Politics: Diehard Palin fans camping out at Borders tonight

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:59:00 -0500

About two dozen diehard Sarah Palin fans are camping out in front of the Borders Bookstore tonight to be first in line at the former Alaska governor's book signing event tomorrow. [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: Rupp to Chair Redistricting Committee

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:58:00 -0500

Senator Scott Rupp will chair the Senate committee tasked with oversight of redistricting Congressional districts following the 2010 Census. Sen. Charlie Shields tapped Sen. Brad Lager as vice-chair; Democratic Minority Leader Victor Callahan will also serve on the committee. "Redistricting is a key component to" [...]

100 Year Old Weblog: PROPOSE $14,000 HOME FOR THE CRITTENTON MISSION. ~ Fireproof Building at Thirtieth and Woodland Will Be Ready by Next Summer.

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:46:00 -0500

November 18, 1909 PROPOSE $14,000 HOME FOR THE CRITTENTON MISSION. Fireproof Building at Thirtieth and Woodland Will Be Ready by Next Summer.
Captain J. H. Waite, at the head of the Florence Crittenton mission and home, located in an old dwelling at 3005 Woodland avenue, made the statement last [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: Palin's Proud Supporters Line Up At Borders

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:01:00 -0500

"You snooze, you lose"
The first diehard Sarah Palin fans began lining up at Borders early Tuesday afternoon, bundled up to beat back a December chill yet hunkered down, to be among the first to see the former Alaska Governor when she makes it to Springfield Wednesday morning.
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Fired Up! Missouri: Following Up On Forsee's Energy Company Ties

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:17:28 -0500

Following up on my post from Sunday, Janese Heavin has a story today for the Daily Tribune outlining UM System President Gary Forsee's various stock holdings and ties to corporations. Essentially, Forsee's response to questions about his financial interest in Great Plains Energy -- an energy holding company [...]