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Political Fix: Florissant police oppose pay cut

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:49:34 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Robert Lowery

Florissant Mayor Robert Lowery and city council members on Monday faced about 60 city police officers whose pay they may cut by 3 percent by the end of the month.

The blue-uniformed officers sat in the back rows of the council…

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Not Right About Anything: Blending sports and politics...something I've never, ever done before

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:45:00 -0500

(*-I know this is similar to my last entry, but it bears repeating.)
As some of you perhaps know, I am a bit of a fan of the New Orleans Saints. I was born the year of the 1-15 Aints, so there was never a question that it would be [...]

Tony's Kansas City: The TKC Workstation Awaits

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:03:00 -0500

There are a few things to take care of before I get crackin' on the morning links . . . Which I'm going to try to put up in a more timely fashion.

In any event . . . I just wanted to let loyal [...]

MPN: Missouri Political News: Bond promotes 'The Next Front' with Jon Stewart

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:32:00 -0500

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U.S. Sen. Kit Bond (R) is leaving the Senate in 2010, and like so many other retiring politicians these days, he wrote a book.

Bond's book, The Next Front, identifies southeast Asia as the next front in the war on terrorism. On Monday [...]

The Turner Report: Jeff Smith's former treasurer also angling for lighter sentence

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:44:00 -0500

With only eight days to go before his sentencing on felony election conspiracy charges, Nick Adams, who served as treasurer for Jeff Smith's 2006 Congressional campaign, is doing his best to trim the length of his sentence.

Adams' lawyer filed a sealed sentencing memorandum in U. S. District Court' [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: Nixon Makes No Predictions on Unemployment, End of Recession

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:21:00 -0500

Gov. Jay Nixon made no predictions about when Missouri's unemployment rate would drop and said it was "very, very difficult" to determine when the state would climb out of a recession.

Nixon also made the case that Missouri has been able to manage the recession better than other states and' [...]

Show-Me Opinions: Palin To Sign Books

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:19:00 -0500

The Springfield News Media is reporting this evening that former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin will have a book signing at Borders when she speaks at College of the Ozarks next month. Regardless of your political affiliation, it is nice to have someone of national [...]

busplunge: Oliver North, Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin---THIS JUST IN....DEBATE CANCELLED...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:14:00 -0500

I keep expecting Carnac to open the envelope and tell us a funny punch line but it ain't gonna happen.

The SN-L is reporting that Oliver North will be in Silver Dollar City on Veteran's Day broadcasting "Fox and Friends".

Saturday Mike Huckabee' [...]

Urban Review STL: Improved sharing & commenting

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:55:47 -0500

Very early this morning I found a blog that impressed me based on the comment system employed. In the footer I could tell the blog was based on WordPress just like this one. I had to have this system.

So tonight I made the change on how comments on this blog [...]

The Turner Report: Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Barton County Sheriff's Department

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:31:00 -0500

The family of a 22-year-old inmate who committed suicide Nov 10, 2006, in the Barton County Jail, filed a wrongful death suit against former Sheriff Shannon Higgins, the Sheriff's Department and deputies Jauson Keys and Michael Weston, today in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
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Show Me Progress: McCaskill on Stupak

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:04:04 -0500

Much better: Oppose Stupak.Don't think we should change current law which is no public $ for abortions,but amndmt goes too far limitng private funds too

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The Turner Report: Goodman: Another candidate spreading rumors about my dropping out of the race.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:39:00 -0500

In a wide-ranging interview with The Fuse Joplin, Sen. Jack Goodman, R-Mount Vernon, says rumors about him dropping out of the race are being spread by another candidate, though he does not name the candidate.

As far as fundraising is concerned, Goodman said, his main opponent is the front [...]

Show Me Progress: FDL Action Health Care Update: Monday (11/9/09)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:34:32 -0500

Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Monday, November 9. 1. Jon Walker summarizes the passage of health care reform (HR 3962) as "a truly historic moment...[that] will help millions of Americans," but also "at best bittersweet" from a progressive perspective. In the end, this bill "will at" [...]

MPN: Missouri Political News: McCaskill hits MSNBC to talk about cost controls in health care bill

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:34:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

From Politico.com; McCaskill at 1:08:
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KY3 Political Notebook: Another Shot At Palin in Springfield

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:00 -0500

The Ky3 Political Notebook has learned that Sarah Palin will do a book signing at Borders in Springfield before she speaks at College of the Ozarks on December 2nd. Palin is scheduled to speak on "patriotism, citizenship and civic engagement" at College of the Ozarks [...]

Tony's Kansas City: TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! BETH CALLED TO CASA FUNKY BEFORE UPCOMING COMMITTEE SHAKEUPS!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:40:00 -0500

We're already past Halloween but it looks like Co-Mayors Gloria Squitiro and Mark Funkhouser are using scare tactics on Council Lady Beth Gottstein.

WORD AROUND THE CITY COUNCIL IS THAT BETH GOTTSTEIN WAS SUMMONED TO MAYOR FUNKY'S BROOKSIDE LAIR AS PART OF AN [...]

Tony's Kansas City: TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! Cauthen buddy David Park will get Neighborhood and Community Services Director Job Permanently

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:28:00 -0500

Neighborhood and Community Services has been without a leader for quite awhile . . . And now THANKS TO AWESOME TKC TIPSTERS readers of this blog know in advance that Acting Department Director David Park will get the post permanently.

It's an important [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Prairie Village Old Man Beat Down On Tape

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:09:00 -0500

Wow.

Video of the Prairie Village old man getting a world class beat down is . . .

Horrible.

Cruel.

Unjust.

Amazing. Totally useless.

And while I decry violence of any sort . . . I can't help' [...]

Tony's Kansas City: After The Hype: Kansas City, Missouri School District STILL Out Of Control!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:06:00 -0500

This is the best gauge of so-called progress at the KCMSD despite the hype that continues to surround Superintendent Covington . . . If local schools are still so violent that the cops need to be called in then every bit of so-called "progress" amounts to nothing more than PR: [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Kansas City Shootout!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:05:00 -0500

NBC Action News: Kansas City police are investigating shootings that happened near 43rd and Prospect Monday afternoon. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: JoCo Dead Deer Death Count

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:04:00 -0500

Jason Miller and The Bite Club of KC will be crying into their pillow tonight: 313 Deer Culled In Shawnee Mission Park [...]

Tony's Kansas City: The Monday Night Time TKC Link Look

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:54:00 -0500

A glimpse at some of today's better headlines:

Because more people need help keeping their utilities on than you really want to think about: KCP&L Holds Resources Fair

PR for a good cause from the KCPD: Pictures from Trick [...]

Tony's Kansas City: KC Swine Flu Preparations Too Late

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:38:00 -0500

Privileged suburban spawn are getting double doses of Swine Flu vaccine before KC puts on their first clinic. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Dharma Gallery: Vintage store/art gallery mashup Now Open In Westport

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:36:00 -0500

May's Machete brings the news in a great post . . . Expect a trendy hipster write up in FYI or Ink many months later. [...]

Show-Me Daily: Parents as Teachers: A Middle-Class Entitlement

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:53 -0500

This article in the Kansas City Star celebrates the Parents as Teachers Program, and the fact that it makes no effort to focus on people who really need help:

Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of legislation in 1984 that forced all Missouri school districts to offer the experimental Parents as [...]

Show Me Progress: An angry woman rants about churches, taxes, and the Stupak Amendment

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:27:16 -0500

According to reports, Missouri has made a controversial decision to join South Dakota and West Virginia as the only states that collect sales taxes on the services rendered by yoga studios. Yoga studio owners claim that they should enjoy the same exemption from the sales tax as churches since they [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: Nixon Pools $266 M For Water & Sewage Projects

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:15:00 -0500

"Thousands of jobs" Gov. Jay Nixon committed $266 million dollars of federal and state money to water and sewer projects Monday, which he pledged would create or save thousands of construction jobs across the state.Nixon is dedicating $146 million dollars in federal stimulus money and adding it to $120 [...]

Show Me Progress: Carnahan and Clay return to St. Louis

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:59:24 -0500

An enthusiastic group of fifteen or twenty people greeted Russ Carnahan as he exited the concourse on his return to St. Louis after the historic vote in the House on HB 3200. A minute later, Lacy Clay strolled out of the same concourse and was delighted to be greeted so [...]

Show Me Progress: "A Gentleman's Agreement"?: there's gotta be a contract around here somewhere

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:57:52 -0500

This is the twenty-fifth post in an ongoing series as we file Missouri Sunshine Law (RSMo 610) requests and investigate the non-renewal of the contract of University of Central Missouri President Aaron Podolefsky. Links to previous coverage are below the fold. BG and MB We had previously asked for the contract [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: Monday Catchup

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:46:05 -0500

Gov. Nixon kicked off a $266 million initiative to speed creation of construction jobs on infrastructure projects.

Sen. McCaskill doesn't believe the Stupak Amendment will bring down health care reform in the Senate.

Missouri's nine members of Congress split along partisan lines -- with the exception of Skelton-- in' [...]

Political Fix: Durbin goes to bat in Senate for SIU baseball coach

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:43:52 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Callahan

WASHINGTON — Throughout the months of health care debate, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has told stories of constituents fighting insurance companies.

On Monday, Durbin shared the story of Southern Illinois University baseball coach Dan Callahan.

Speaking on the Senate floor, Durbin implored colleagues…

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U.Town: Mental Health Support at MU

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:38:01 -0500

Several programs on MU’s campus have been created to help students with personal problems. One such program is the At Risk Behaviors Committee, whose purpose is to provide coordinated response to distressed students. The committee partly was created because of the violence on other college campuses in recent years, such as the [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: New Outfits From Nordstrom? Of course!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:35:27 -0500

You know about the room service, booze, steak, seafood and other nice meals personally enjoyed by Tour of Missouri organizers with taxpayer-subsidized accounts. But did you also know that taxpayers also helped buy Nordstrom dresses and shoes for the imported Podium [...]

The Turner Report: H1N1 vaccine clinic scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17, in Joplin

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:00 -0500

Access Family Care, in collaboration with Joplin and Jasper County Health Departments, will be providing a H1N1 Flu Vaccine
The following news release was issued this afternoon by the city of Joplin:

Clinic on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Clinic will be [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: White Republicans Are "Scared" of Michael Steele, "Black Folks" In General

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:45:43 -0500

As part of RNC Chairman Michael Steele's ongoing "off the hook" public relations campaign, he explained yesterday how white Republicans are scared of him.

Stand by for a correction and/or clarification of the Chairman's remarks from the RNC.

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Show Me Progress: Sen. McCaskill: the Abortion Prohibition is on the Insurance Plans not on Individuals

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:42:13 -0500

Crossposted with permission from debcoop at Open Left. The original post can be found here. Senator McCaskill is sadly wrong on what the Stupak-Pitts amendment prohibits. Even if she were right, it would still be a wound to the rights of women in this country. Even if the original Stupak amendment [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: Leading Bioethicist: Blunt Making A Fool Of Himself With Vaccine Rhetoric

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:24:02 -0500

Arthur Caplan, Ph.D., Director of Penn's Center for Bioethics, is not impressed with the country's response to the swine flu epidemic, nor some politicians' efforts to use the crisis for their personal gain. Caplan takes aim at Roy Blunt and a few others in a new op-ed published today:

When' [...]

Plog: Unhappy New Year: Sprint cutting thousands of jobs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:18:23 -0500

Sprint Nextel could cut as many as 2,500 jobs. Just saw the "breaking news" from KMBC Channel 9, which says the cuts are company wide and should be done by December 31. There's no good tim... [...]

Plog: Scott Roeder confesses to killing George Tiller

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:49:18 -0500

The Associated Press is reporting that Scott Roeder, the man accused of killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller, has confessed to the killing. The AP's Roxana Hegeman reports tha... [...]

Show-Me Daily: Government Transparency Done Right

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:35:39 -0500

On Friday, the state of Missouri surprised me. I’m used to long waits, unreturned phone calls, and copying fees whenever I ask a local or state official for public records. So, when I called the folks at the Missouri Accountability Portal (MAP), a state government website devoted to making [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: Columbia Officials Remain "Lukewarm" About Tour's Local Impact

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:31:15 -0500

T.J. Greney reports in The Columbia Daily Tribune that Columbia will bid to host a Tour of Missouri stage next year, but is openly questioning the local economic impact of bringing the race to town.

City again will bid for stage in Tour of Missouri
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Plog: Having solved all of KC's problems, KCPD enforces jaywalking

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:22:56 -0500

Attention free-form street crossers: The KCPD wants you. Starting today, the department will be enforcing the jaywalking rules, which means no more crossing when it simply looks clear, acc... [...]

Political Fix: Ad the week of Veteran’s Day nudges McCaskill, Bond on energy

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:12:18 -0500

Number of comments: 6

On the week of Veteran’s Day, a veteran’s organization is airing an ad in Missouri seeking to convince the state’s U.S. Senate delegation that energy independence is a key component of national security.

According to the…

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Plog: The shooting is over in Shawnee Mission Park

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:05:59 -0500

Jason Miller and the animal rights activists in Bite Club of KC are still waging their war against Johnson County Park and Recreation District, barraging officials with daily e-mails about... [...]

Inside Missouri Politics: Nixon touts $266M in money for sewer, water infastructure

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:59:00 -0500

Governor Jay Nixon was in Springfield this afternoon to announce an initiative to spend $266 million in state and federal dollars on wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects over the next three months. [...]

Show-Me Daily: Missouri’s Homeschooling Laws Are Fantastic

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:51:46 -0500

I knew homeschoolers in Tennessee faced some restrictions, but I wasn’t aware that parents need a bachelor’s degree or their superintendent’s permission to homeschool high school–aged students. (Parents of younger children need only a high school diploma or GED.)

There are many happy homeschooling families in Tennessee, and I [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: Daily Star-Journal: Skelton No Way Defines 'Liberal'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:53:07 -0500

This seems like a fairly obvious point, especially given the frustration from progressives (including me) over his vote on the House Democrats' health care bill, but Ike Skelton isn't exactly a pawn in some sort of leftist plot to destroy America.

Skelton no way defines [...]

KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Monday's open thread

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:02:10 -0500

Health care reform squeaks by in the House. LJ released by the Chiefs. Let the good times roll...

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Plog: Slideshow: Tulips on Troost planting

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:09 -0500

Durwin Rice, founder of Tulips on Troost, smiled with confusion and delight at the downright balmy temperatures on Saturday morning. "I feel like we're in the wrong month," he said ...' [...]

Show Me Progress: Wait, you mean that Terms Limits might have a negative effect?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:50:33 -0500

At least that's a conclusion from the Springfield N-L which glances at the possible cost of the upcoming Wildberger and Wood special elections. Although while the article mentions Louis Ford resigning to give his son an upper-hand, it doesn't mention how much it cost to hold a special election where only' [...]

Plog: Product review: Will K2 synthetic marijuana get you high?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:36:02 -0500

Last week, The Kansas City Star and metro TV news were all brooding over K2, a legal synthetic pot. It supposedly gives you the same high as marijuana, and was legally available for pu... [...]

KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Battle of the Br(iy)ans under way with Pratt townhall this week

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:33:24 -0500

JEFFERSON CITY | Eastern Jackson County voters looking for early insight into what could be one of the closest primaries of the 2010 election season should head to Moreland Ridge Middle School in Blue Springs on Tuesday night.

State Rep. Bryan Pratt, of Blue Springs, is holding a town hall meeting [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: McCaskill: Stupak Amendment Shouldn't Kill Bill

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:33:00 -0500

Sen. Claire McCaskill doesn't believe a House amendment in the healthcare bill that restricts a woman's right to access or pay for abortion will bring down the legislation in the U.S. Senate.

"I am not sure that this is going to be enough to kill'" [...]

Tony's Kansas City: TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! NOBODY REPORTED THE CALL TO TAKE CROOKED MAYOR FUNKY BEFORE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:08:00 -0500

Sometimes, the most groundbreaking things are right in front of us, waiting to be discovered.

To wit, AMAZINGLY, AWESOME AND KICKASS TIPSTERS have recently clued us into some of the more important details from the recent Ethics audit of Mayor Funky which have [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Chiefs Let Larry Go!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:58:00 -0500

Run, Larry, Run . . . Into the waiting arms of Jay-Z: Chiefs Release Embattled RB Larry Johnson

OR

HOW TWITTER AND THE INTERNETS KILLED YET ANOTHER CAREER!!! [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: VoteVets.org: "It's a Question of American Power"

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:41:43 -0500

VoteVets.org has new ads up today supporting their "fight to get a comprehensive clean energy and climate bill through the Senate and on to the President."

Our new ad is blunt and to the point. Featuring Iraq War Veterans, it makes the case that oil profits to the Middle East [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: John Loudon Sorry Obama Is Such A Horrible Person

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:31:17 -0500

It's the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which means it's an especially good day day to talk about why Barack Obama is a terrible person. Former state Sen. John Loudon explains:

To Our Friends in Europe, We Apologize for Our [...]

Plog: Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 97, woman shot to death at Meyer and South Benton

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:30:27 -0500

Kansas City police say they're investigating the shooting death of the woman at Meyer and South Benton Sunday as a homicide. Police were called to the 6600 block of South Benton around 10 p....' [...]

Plog: Kit Bond on The Daily Show tonight

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:10:52 -0500

Missouri U.S. Sen. Kit Bond is scheduled to be in the hot seat tonight on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (hat tip to Mike Mahoney's blog).The show preview says Bond will "talk about the s..." [...]

The Source: Daily Round-Up (11/9)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:44:24 -0500

Just in case you missed it, the Senate and House health care bills contain hundreds of instances of the word "tax" (with all its variations).

DNR Laying Off 48 State Parks Workers (News-Leader)
After rushing through a decision to lay off 100 state parks workers, the DNR scales [...]

Plog: Chiefs release Larry Johnson

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:41:51 -0500

Guess the days of Larry Johnson cashing fat checks are close to over. The Chiefs just released him. Here's the official statement: The Kansas City Chiefs released RB Larry Johnson on Mond... [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: McCaskill Sips Some Morning Joe

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:20:15 -0500

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Tony's Kansas City: TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! KANSAS CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME LAB STAYS LOSING!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:18:00 -0500

More bad news for crime in Kansas City or at the very least, yet another sign that this town lacks the appropriate resources to fight crime . . . Remember that earlier this year it was already reported that Kansas City's crime lab faced a [...]

Plog: Rightbloggers denounce liberal media's defense of the Fort Hood massacre

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:14:53 -0500

On Thursday Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan shot up Fort Hood, killing 12. Though a soldier for 12 years, Hasan apparently demonstrated, out loud, loyalty and affection for global jihad. It's...' [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Chiefs Embody Every Cliché About Losing

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:09:00 -0500

The Chiefs loss yesterday probably was a simple case of "too little to late" but I think there's more too it than that . . .

The team is, without question, the worst in Kansas City history and the problem goes far beyond their miserable [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Pretty Good Reviews for H.M.S. Pinafore

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:02:00 -0500

From the weekend, I've heard pretty good things about the H.M.S. Pinafore put on by the Lyric Opera of Kansas City . . . This is good news because I'm planning on checking out the Opera which plays through this week. I'll be providing' [...]

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

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:01:50 -0500

Video: Heated health care protest in Shawnee

Review of death penalty in Kansas seems likely

Skelton explains decision to vote against health care reform bill

Reactions to the U.S. House of Representative's vote to approve the health care reform bill, what's the real crisis in the news today, and [...]

KansasCity.com Prime Buzz: Obama's health care battle just beginning

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:58:46 -0500

from washingtonpost.com

WASHINGTON - President Obama retreated briefly to the serenity of Camp David this weekend, leaving behind seven days that showcased both the promise and the limits of his presidency.

The respite lasted fewer than 24 hours, and his return to the White House was marked by a victory for [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Hallway Shooting Starts The Day

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:58:00 -0500

One more headline regarding this morning's shooting on Locust [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Disgusting Jackson County Marriage

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:55:00 -0500

KMBC: Jackson County prosecutors say a Kansas City man was arrested after allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl in what he considered an arranged marriage.

Also . . . KC Man Arrested After Arranged Marraige To Teen
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Plog: Killa City: Woman found shot to death at Meyer and South Benton

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:39:58 -0500

Kansas City police found a woman shot to death in a van near Meyer and South Benton on Sunday night, KMBC Channel 9 reports. View Larger Map No official word yet from the KCPD, but KMBC re... [...]

Tony's Kansas City: There was a time

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:14:00 -0500

A rather sweet lesson in Typography, Adobe After Effect and The Kansas City Shuffle from a Vimeo Internets clip. [...]

STL Rising: Solving that vacant building problem

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:04:00 -0500

There's a saying in some old neighborhoods "a vacant building never hurt anyone, it's the occupied ones that you have to watch out for!" It's true that a building can't do much by itself. Unfortunately, vacant buildings do cause problems, and the longer they remain vacant, the more expensive it [...]

Tony's Kansas City: The KC Area is Crazy for K2

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Local newsies create faux reefer madness . . . Inadvertently piquing interest throughout the broadcast area.

Concern Grows Over Pot-Like Substance

Legal Pseudo-Marijuana Showing Up in Kansas Stores

So far it's still legal but only because an [...]

Tony's Kansas City: It's already X-mas in Independence

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:54:00 -0500

The Examiner reports an Independence celebration wherein Mike Sanders, once again, basks in glory much too early.

Additionally . . . There was a big cleanup in that neighborhood recently but it's not as important as politicos. [...]

Political Fix: Skelton only Missouri Congressman to buck party on health care

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:51:53 -0500

Number of comments: 10

Skelton

The region’s Congressional delegation voted mostly on party lines in this weekend’s House vote approving a health care reform package.

The exception: Missouri Democrat Ike Skelton, who was one of 39 members of his party to vote against the plan pushed…

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Tony's Kansas City: One more KC team in last place

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:50:00 -0500

Wizards are, once again, at the bottom of MLS attendance numbers with an overall drop in soccer fans this year . . . So maybe KCK's "steal" of yet another mediocre KC Area team wasn't quite that horrible.' [...]

Plog: WWE pay-per-view coming to Sprint Center

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:47:14 -0500

The Sprint Center hosted a live broadcast of World Wrestling Entertainment's Monday Night Raw and a taped-for-television SmackDown event in 2009. 2010 may be even better for Kansas City wr... [...]

Tony's Kansas City: JoCo Deer Dude Name Checking

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:45:00 -0500

Jason Miller and The Bite Club of KC are calling out Shawnee Mission deer hunters and politicos involved in the decision as of late.

It's doubtful anybody votes on deer issues . . . But it is kind of interesting to read somebody going off [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Your Monday Morning Minivan Shooting

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:42:00 -0500

KCTV5: A woman was found shot to death in a minivan on a Kansas City street late Sunday night. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: MM and full frontal writing

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:41:00 -0500

Midtown Miscreant starts the week with a pretty great confessional post regarding the writing life. [...]

U.Town: Issues in College Education

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:10:06 -0500

Faculty Code conflict opens UW to potential lawsuits [The Daily of the University of Washington] Policy Restricts Greek Funds [Emory Wheel, Emory University] Students Contest Off-Campus Housing Policies [The Occidental Weekly, Occidental College] Sharing is (not) caring [The Gonzaga Bulletin, Gonzaga University] University Looks at Alternatives for Replacing Kannam [The Wesleyan Argus, Wesleyan University] [...]

Plog: And we're back ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:15 -0500

Kansas football fans have to be melting down after losing the Sunflower Showdown to Kansas State. Old man Snyder has the Wildcats in the Big 12 North lead. So much for the Reesing for Heis... [...]

Tony's Kansas City: TKC Olivia Munn Day Links!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:58:00 -0500

Yeah, yeah . . . I've been waking up later, lately . . . Here are a few morning links at 7 in the AM that are mostly a roundup from the weekend:

Weekend violence aftermath: Shooting on Locust Sends 1 To' [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Mayor Funky in New York

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:57:00 -0500

No he's not staying there . . . Yes he's pretending to do work for the School District despite the fact that he has been universally rejected on that front and had no control in the matter whatsoever. [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: Today In Misleading Headlines

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:56:56 -0500

Because the Missouri delegation voted 3-6 against the health care plan put forward by Democratic leaders in the House, Missourinet says it passed "without Missouri support."

Health care overhaul passes without Missouri support

...Missouri Republicans Roy Blunt, Jo Ann Emerson, Sam Graves, Todd Akin and Blaine Luetkemeyer all voted against [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Tour of Missouri 2010

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:55:00 -0500

Bikers already busy thinking up phony Tourism stats. [...]

Fired Up! Missouri: GOP Theme Song

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:54:38 -0500

h/t Climate Progress

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MPN: Missouri Political News: Dips in state employment show signs of steady improvement

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:23:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Missouri lost 86,000 jobs over the last 6 quarters, and, yes, that's a lot by anyone's standard.

Total cumulative losses during the current recession already exceed those from the downturn at the beginning of the decade. That recession in 2000 resulted [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Beware of Local Lady PBR Drinkers

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:16:00 -0500

Lucas comes up with a pretty fantastic money line on leggy ladies enjoying the nightlife too much: "At best she's a raging alcoholic, at worst, she’s a jobless hipster in disguise" - The link includes pic pic goodness. [...]

Tony's Kansas City: JoCo Holiday Foodie Celebration

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:12:00 -0500

Normally, I can't stand foodie reviews because they're rarely informative and they almost always come off like promotional material for a restaurant or way to braggy about the knowledge of said foodie . . . However, Blog Well Done does it better and actually creates a worthwhile review of [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Hunt Family Honors

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:08:00 -0500

JoCo SOB shows a healthy disrespect for a prominent family that could buy him 20x over . . . A gully and well-deserved look at the local Peter Principle in action . . . Success is failing upward!!! [...]

Tony's Kansas City: Condescending is a Kansas City Sport

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:05:00 -0500

BlogKC reminds us to check out KC urban athletics documentary CityBall . . . Or maybe just rent Hoop Dreams again. [...]

Urban Review STL: The building I most want to see renovated

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:58:11 -0500

Number of comments: 10

The City of St. Louis has hundreds, if not thousands, of beautiful urban buildings I’d like to see renovated. Significant buildings like the Arcade/Wright downtown, among them. But the one building I think I’d put at or near the top of my list is a 2-story building at the [...]