Sep

5

City Council approves domestic partner registry

September 5, 2003 | 2 Comments

The KCMO City Council recently approved an ordinance establishing a registry for domestic partners. While it includes sick and funeral leave for city employees, it does not include health benefits, which will be considered in the spring of 2004. Support on the council was very strong, with only one dissenting vote cast by [...]

Sep

4

More education funding fights on the way

September 4, 2003 | 2 Comments

Governor Bob Holden as called the third special session of the General Assembly this year, mainly to address the impact of the recession and budget crisis on school funding. The current budget is already out of whack, days after it passed Holden had to withhold an additional $200 million to keep it in balance. [...]

Sep

3

Grain Valley discovers the consequences of unregulated sprawl

September 3, 2003 | Leave a Comment

This summer’s drought and the resultant surge in lawn watering almost brought the city of Grain Valley to a standstill. Water usage soared and the city came dangerously close to running out of water, forcing mandatory restrictions on water use. City leaders now seem to be realizing that the unchecked growth that doubled [...]

Sep

2

Local Traffic Web Sites

September 2, 2003 | 2 Comments

KC Scout - Live traffic info with highway speeds and traffic cameras
Traffic.com
Kansascity.com Traffic
KCTV-5 Instant Traffic map
MSN Traffic Reports (requires Passport account)

Sep

1

News sources in the KC area

September 1, 2003 | 3 Comments

Metro-wide:
kansascity.com - The Kansas City Star
Business Journal - business weekly
Ingram’s - business monthly magazine
Pitch Weekly - Alternative newspaper
KC Council Watch - blogging the adventures and misadventures of the KCMO City Council
eKC - Alernative to the alternative newspaper
MetroSports - local all-sports cable channel
The Call - African-American newspaper
Dos Mundos - bilingual Spanish/English newspaper
Up To Date - Current [...]

Sep

1

Sunday Booze

September 1, 2003 | Leave a Comment

Since WyCo opened the barn door earlier this year, several other cities have defied Kansas’s ban Sunday on liquor sales. There are now several options for Sunday drinkers in WyCo and JoCo who forget to stock up on Saturday or live out in far western suburbs away from Missouri.
So far these cities [...]

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