Aug

23

Chiefs win third Governor’s Cup in a row

August 23, 2004 | Leave a Comment

Great way to start the season, with a 24-7 win over the St. Louis Rams.

Aug

22

Kansas 3rd District: Battle of the Blogs

August 22, 2004 | Leave a Comment

The Congressional race between Rep. Dennis Moore and Kris Kobach has spawned dueling blogs… MooreWatch and KrisWatch. TaffWatch is also still around from the primary earlier this year.

Aug

19

Battle of Westport, 2004

August 19, 2004 | 1 Comment

After two relatively scandal-free years, the KCMO School District is back in the spotlight with a battle for control of Westport Middle and High charter schools. The district is trying to cancel the charter and assume direct control of the schools after claiming mismanagement by the private company. After a favorable appeals court [...]

Aug

19

New polling - close races in Missouri

August 19, 2004 | 3 Comments

A new SurveyUSA poll (PDF) is out for Missouri:
President: Bush 48 - Kerry 47 (was 48-46 on July 9)
Governor: Blunt 49 - McCaskill 44
Senate: Bond 55 - Farmer 38
Margin of error: 4%
KC favors Kerry by 6 points, McCaskill by 3, Bond by 12… McCaskill is doing better in her new home of St. [...]

Aug

18

Victory for personal responsibility

August 18, 2004 | 2 Comments

Yesterday a Jackson County jury denied the family of the late Chiefs star Derrick Thomas their $75 million wrongful death suit against General Motors. Thomas’s mother, seven kids, and five baby mommas were arguing that design flaws in his SUV caused his death - despite the fact that Thomas was not wearing a seatbelt, [...]

Aug

16

Marinovich declines third term

August 16, 2004 | Leave a Comment

The Star reports that KCK/Wyco Mayor Carol Marinovich has announced she will not seek a third term. That was her pledge after her 2001 reelection, but public pressure prompted her to reconsider. Now she is reiterating that decision. Marinovich will leave office with a legacy of taming one of the baddest, most [...]

Aug

16

Johnny Dare’s bar now open

August 16, 2004 | 24 Comments

Judging by the search engine referrals here, a lot of people are looking for info on Johnny Dare’s - the new biker/white trash theme bar named for the 98.9 DJ. It’s located in the former Stanford’s Comedy Club and Club 504 space at 504 Westport Road, between Pennsylvania and Mill Streets (and between Kelly’s [...]

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