Nov

28

5th District U.S. House race gets crowded

November 28, 2003 | 1 Comment

Popular, yet beleaguered, U.S. Representative Karen McCarthy is facing her most serious re-election challenge in years. Two fellow Democrats smell blood and are challenging her in the primary, while two Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination for a House seat in this mostly Democratic 5th District.
5th District US House candidates so far

Karen […]

Nov

25

Sprint continues to shed jobs

November 25, 2003 | Leave a Comment

The Biz Journal reports on the latest installment of Sprint’s almost quarterly layoff ritual. This time 2,000 jobs across several departments, including 400 jobs in the Kansas City metro area. Merry Christmas.

Nov

21

The Day After

November 21, 2003 | 2 Comments

Today marks the 20th anniversary of The Day After. The ABC movie of the week depicted the aftermath of a nuclear attack on Kansas City and Lawrence, KS. Much of the movie was filmed in the KC area, including an eery shot of the Liberty Memorial and Downtown skyline in ruins.
Lawrence.com recap with […]

Nov

20

AMC Theaters in merger talks

November 20, 2003 | Leave a Comment

Kansas City-based AMC Theaters is in merger talks with Loews Cineplex. No word on whether this would be a merger or take over, or which company and headquarters city would prevail. AMC is currently the number two theater operator in the country, and the addition of Loews would be move them into the […]

Nov

18

Breaking the Jeff City logjam?

November 18, 2003 | 1 Comment

Missouri’s Democrats and Republicans continue their bitter fighting over the state’s budget crisis, but The Temple Report mentions at least one Republican is realizing that we need some more revenue to go along with the devastating $1 billion-plus budget cuts enacted over the last 2-3 years. State Senator John Russell (R-Lebanon) is chair of […]

Nov

16

KC Web cams

November 16, 2003 | Leave a Comment

A round-up some local webcams. Know about any more?

KCTV-TV 5 City Cams
KSHB-TV 41 Plaza cam
KC Star printing press construction
KCskyscrapers.com view of Quality Hill

Nov

14

Recycling program revised and ready to go

November 14, 2003 | 4 Comments

RecycleFirst, Kansas City, MO’s new curb-side recycling program appears ready to roll after several months of revisions. Originally planned to begin in September 2003, it is now scheduled to start a phased implemenation in March 2004. 40 neighborhoods will be involved in the first phase. Changes to the program include free […]

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