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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 [...]

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: 2

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.

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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 ...' [...]

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: 9

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: 5

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 [...]

Tom Rants: Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:38:35 -0500

We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause [...]

Casino Watch Focus: A brief look at crime Oct 26 – Nov 1

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:02:56 -0500

Man guilty in great-grandpa murder Darius Huntington was found guilty of murdering a 69-year-old great-grandfather at his home in July. Willie Rice was killed after hosting a poker party. Police allege Huntington and two others arrested, Derrick Hewlett and Cordney Rowe , targeted Rice because he ran an illegal gambling [...]

Arch City Chronicle News: Tilley for Judge

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:22:28 -0500

Jason Tilley started a campaign committee to run for Associate Circuit Judge in Perry County. Jason is the older brother of House Majority Leader Steve Tilley.

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Tony's Kansas City: Show and Prove TKC Monday!!!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500

The weekend was wonderfully disappointing . . . But more importantly, thanks to a great many AWESOME TKC TIPSTERS there are A LOT of things to talk about today . . . As always, first I'm gonna have to "show my appreciation" for Stephanie' [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: Huckabee in Springfield Monday

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:29:00 -0500

Former Arkansas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will be in Springfield Monday to do a signing for his new book.

Huckabee will be at the Barnes & Noble bookstore on South Glenstone at 4:30 p.m.

He's touting his new book, "A Simple" [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: Week 43: Nixon's Grade

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:41:00 -0500

NIXON'S WEEK 43 GRADE: B

Governor Nixon's second legislative session is expected to be focused like a laser on boosting the state's economic climate. And last week, at the Springfield Career Center, he heard directly from the unemployed who are asking the question that's beginning' [...]

BlogKC: CityBall documentary presented Tuesday, also coming to DVD

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:31:12 -0500

CityBall, MetroSports’ award-winning documentary about inner city student athletes in the KCMO School District, is coming out on DVD. To mark the film’s one year anniversary and DVD release, a special town hall and public viewing will be held Tuesday evening. Many students and coaches featured in CityBall will [...]

KY3 Political Notebook: Missouri Republicans & Skelton Lament House Healthcare Vote

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:11:00 -0500

"This is history"
Democratic Congressman Ike Skelton joined Missouri Republicans in opposition to a massive healthcare overhaul that narrowly cleared the U.S. House late Saturday.

Excerpts of each statement in order of reception:

7th District Congressional candidate Jack Goodman: "Very disappointing" "This legislation is" [...]

The Turner Report: Kinsley Committee shuts down

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:28:00 -0500

The campaign committee of former KZRG radio personality Mark Kinsley, who dropped out of the 129th District state representative race just a few weeks after entering it, shut down Friday, according to documents filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission.

Kinsley raised $175 in funding- $100 of it a loan [...]

100 Year Old Weblog: CIGARETTES IN 10,000 LOTS. ~ That Is the Way Louis Curtiss, Architect, Buys Them.

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:36:00 -0500

November 6, 1909 CIGARETTES IN 10,000 LOTS. That Is the Way Louis Curtiss, Architect, Buys Them.
Louis Curtiss, the architect, is not the champion cigarette smoker of Kansas City, but there is a well grounded belief that he is the champion individual buyer. Asked as to the source of [...]