Jul

15

A new casino?

July 15, 2004 | 3 Comments

The tiny town of Rockaway Beach in southwest Missouri wants to bring gambling to the very buckle of the state’s bible belt. You’ve probably already seen their TV ads running all over the state, asking voters to amend the state constitution and expand casino gambling beyond the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers (itsonlyfair.com). The [...]

Jul

9

A little bit county, a little bit rock and roll

July 9, 2004 | Leave a Comment

The Chicago Tribune has a lengthy article on Missouri’s position as a swing state in the presidential election. It discusses the rural/urban division, and the mixture of Yankee, Dixie, and Western influences.
Opinions in Missouri are stubborn commodities that defy drought, locust swarms, 100-year floods, social upheaval, and the economic forces of supply and demand. [...]

Jul

8

5th District round 2

July 8, 2004 | 4 Comments

Last night was the second debate in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District. The Republican debate was pretty laid back, with most of the audience waiting for the real action in the Democratic debate. None of the three candidates really stood out, except for perennial gadfly Clay Chastain. The other candidates are Hispanic activist [...]

Jul

6

Subscribe to BlogKC

July 6, 2004 | Leave a Comment

BlogKC now offers the option to subscribe to email announcements whenever new posts are added to the blog.

Jul

6

Fireworks Fizzucked

July 6, 2004 | Leave a Comment

Someone sure screwed up the much-hyped fireworks display at Berkely Riverfront Park. What was supposed to be a 20 minute climax to the Lewis and Clark celebration turned out to be a 5 minute quickie. The Lewis and Clark committee is blaming the disappointing display on computer problems. However, KCTV-5 is reporting [...]

Jul

2

Kindred Spirits: Royals and Tigers

July 2, 2004 | Leave a Comment

What do these two teams have in common? First, both utterly wasted what were their most promising seasons in decades. Second, both are keeping the coaches that presided over those disappointments.
MetroSports: Glass stands behind Peña, Baird
KC Star: Snyder says he won’t be going to Duke

Jul

2

Can a park be too popular?

July 2, 2004 | Leave a Comment

Mill Creek Park on the Plaza is one of the city’s most popular parks. In addition to the regular crowd of joggers, dog walkers, soccer and volleyball players, politcal protesters, and wedding parties - it’s also the site of many large fund-raising events like the AIDS Walk, Heart Walk, etc. Unfortunately, all [...]

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