Sep

30

McCaskill for Governor?

September 30, 2003 | 10 Comments

State Auditor Claire McCaskill is getting closer and closer to challenging incumbent Bob Holden for the 2004 Democratic governor’s primary. Having McCaskill in the Governor’s Mansion could be a real boon to the Kansas City metro, which usually has less clout in Jefferson City than our neighbors in St. Louis and after the 2000 election […]

Sep

29

Keystone Highway Engineers

September 29, 2003 | 2 Comments

Here are two perfect examples of how MoDOT ruins public confidence. In both cases, they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on road projects, only to find out afterwards that the designs were flawed and dangerous. The Odessa project is especially telling, because residents driving by the construction could easily see how dangerous […]

Sep

25

Playing the Odds

September 25, 2003 | Leave a Comment

Native American tribes are salivating at the prospect of buildling casinos in Wyandotte County and gaining easy access to the lucrative Kansas City market. However, there is a lot of political fighting going on, and one tribe recently opened a rogue casino in trailers across from the KCK City Hall. This is only […]

Sep

24

Royals: Thanks for a Great Season

September 24, 2003 | Leave a Comment

The Boys in Blue are out of the playoff race now, but they deserve credif for an amazing season. Last year they were at rock bottom, and this year they were in playoff contention all the way through to the end of the season. Congratulations guys, and here’s to an even better season […]

Sep

23

JoCo Parks Improvements

September 23, 2003 | 2 Comments

Parks officals in Johnson County, KS are set to unveil proposals for improvements to the county’s largest parks. While these are welcome improvements, the county lags behind both Jackson County and the national average in the amount of parkland per capita and needs to continue buying more parkland to stay ahead of suburban sprawl.

Sep

22

MU School of Medicine moving to Kansas City ? ?

September 22, 2003 | 2 Comments

Breaking news… The University of Missouri System’s Board of Curators is having at least some discussion about moving all or part of the Columbia campus’s medical school to Kansas City. While surprising, there may be some rational for such a move - the UM System has been broadsided by the state budget crisis, University […]

Sep

22

Downtown Housing

September 22, 2003 | 9 Comments

In the last few years Downtown has become the metro area’s hottest housing market. Apartments and lofts in the Quality Hill, Garment District, and River Market neighborhoods have long been so popular that waiting lists are routine. And now that condos are finally available for sale, the market is exploding - including the […]

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