Monthly Archives: September 2004

6th District profile

Posted on Sep 27, 2004 by BlogKC

The Star has a profile of the candidates in Missouri’s 6th Congressional District, Republican incumbent Sam Graves and Democratic challenger and former Clay County Commissioner Charlie Broomfield. Missing from this story are the allegations of dirty politics that dog Graves’ … Continue reading →

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Huge Lenexa meth lab

Posted on Sep 24, 2004 by BlogKC

Police in posh Lenexa have busted what Channel 9 is calling the biggest meth lab ever found in the metro area. KCTV 5 has the story and video. Sounds like haughty Jocos might have to put away the Independence red … Continue reading →

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Do Over

Posted on Sep 23, 2004 by BlogKC

The promised do-over for the fizzled 4th of July fireworks on the riverfront will take place Friday night during the Oktoberfest on the Wasserfront at Berkley Riverfront Park. Admission is $5 or three cans of food, but the fireworks will … Continue reading →

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Eastern Jack update

Posted on Sep 23, 2004 by BlogKC

This week’s neighborhood edition of The Star features a huge roundup of stories on development in eastern Jackson County, where they’re doing their best to carve some Johnson County-style sprawl out of the beautiful hills and woodlands of western Missouri. … Continue reading →

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Bistate II afraid of the tough questions?

Posted on Sep 23, 2004 by BlogKC

Shortly after launching the Bistate II campaign last week, the votebig.org forum began getting pointed questions about the proposal, and the decision to renovate Kauffman Stadium in favor of a new Downtown baseball stadium. Instead of replying to the posters … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Bistate, Politics, Sports | 2 Comments

Twinkies and Ho-Hos go belly up

Posted on Sep 22, 2004 by BlogKC

You haven’t heard of Intersate Bakeries Corp., but you have heard of Hostess, Twinkies, Wonder Bread, and other products from this local company. Today IBC filed bankruptcy, a victim of the low carb trend and bad management. It’s one of … Continue reading →

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Local events added to BlogKC

Posted on Sep 21, 2004 by BlogKC

Local events have been added to the left side via the Upcoming.org service, a free service that allows anyone to post concerts, festivals, lectures, etc. Go over and add your stuff to the KC calendar.

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