Monthly Archives: October 2004

Meet your new police chief

Posted on Oct 26, 2004 by BlogKC

Today Jim Corwin will be sworn in as the new KCPD chief. Amazingly, his selection was free of most of the racial squabbling that marred the selection of Rick Easley. Corwin looks like a good choice for many constituencies – … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | 2 Comments

McCaskill wins newspaper endorsements

Posted on Oct 25, 2004 by BlogKC

On Sunday The Star endorsed Claire McCaskill in the Missouri governor’s race. So did the Springfield News-Leader in opponent Matt Blunt’s back yard. Previous endorsements from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Columbia Tribune give McCaskill a lock on the state’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Missouri, MO 5th District, Politics | 1 Comment

Moore leads Kobach in Kansas 3rd

Posted on Oct 25, 2004 by BlogKC

Star/KMBC-TV poll shows incumbent Dennis Moore with a big lead over his challenger Kris Kobach. More discussion at KrisWatch and MooreWatch. Dennis Moore: 50% Kris Kobach: 38% Undecided: 11% Margin of error: 4%

Posted in KS 3rd District, Politics | 1 Comment

Patterson closes in on Cleaver

Posted on Oct 24, 2004 by BlogKC

What does it take for a newbie Republican to challenge a popular Democratic mayor in a strongly Democratic Congressional district? Appareantly $3 million of your own money and an uprecedented barrage of attack ads works really well. A Star/KMBC-TV poll … Continue reading →

Posted in MO 5th District, Politics | 7 Comments

Bistate 2 shows bad poll numbers

Posted on Oct 24, 2004 by BlogKC

The Star and KMBC-TV 9 have the first and only independent poll of Bistate 2, and it’s below 50% in all three of the core counties. It’s no surprise that the sports side of the proposal is dragging down the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bistate, General | 1 Comment

18th & Vine, Phase 2

Posted on Oct 23, 2004 by BlogKC

The Jazz District Redevelopment Corp. has announced plans for phase 2 at 18th & Vine with additional apartments and office space. While the redevelopment was slow to take off after the museums opened in 1997, the neighborhood is now coming … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Downtown | 3 Comments

KC Bar Scoop

Posted on Oct 22, 2004 by BlogKC

Welcome barscoop.com to river city. They have a good bar search engine, so you can zero in on clubs, pubs, Golden Tee, pool, strippers, or whatever else tickles your fancy. Go check it out for lots of great info on … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts/Entertainment | 1 Comment