Mar

23

Jeanne Patterson’s consolation prize

March 23, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Jeanne Patterson gave Emanuel Cleaver a good run for his money, spending millions of her own money, but her attempt to buy a Congressional seat for her husband’s company was not successful. She didn’t spend too much time licking her wounds in Loch Lloyd. Governor Blunt recently rewarded her efforts in challenging the […]

Mar

22

Loar web site, better late than never

March 22, 2005 | 2 Comments

Two weeks before a hotly contested election, Teresa Loar finally has a web site up and running.
teresaloar.com

Mar

22

Landscaping from beyond the grave

March 22, 2005 | 8 Comments

From Hearne Christopher’s March 20th gossip column in The Star:
Heard on the street…
Green giant alert: Let’s see, killer views, indoor and outdoor swimming pools — what more could a prospective upscale downtown condo buyer ask for than what The View at 600 Admiral has to offer? Would you believe: former Chiefs star Buck Buchanan?. “Buck […]

Mar

22

Kansans for Fairness

March 22, 2005 | Leave a Comment

The Midwest Grassroots Community tips us off to Kansans for Fairness, the coalition organized to oppose that state’s proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage and civil unions.
www.kansansforfairness.org

Mar

21

Behold the power of tots

March 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Recently the Pitch came across Jackson County Executive Katheryn Shields dining with her nemesis County Prosecutor Mike Sanders. The venue was Grinders, the hipster hotspot in the Crossroads operated by the sculptor STRETCH. There are rumblings that the upcoming 2007 mayoral race may be prompting Shields to mend fences with some of […]

Mar

19

Ex-Fox 4 anchor brings more sleaze TV to KC

March 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Former WDAF-TV 4 anchor Harris Faulkner will be a correspondent on the upcoming revival of tabloid TV’s A Current Affair, but here at BlogKC we are still pining for Monica Parise.

Mar

19

Jacomo tax collection still incompetent

March 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Except for a few services like jails, and courts, the primary function of county government is collecting taxes and distributing the proceeds to the various cities, schools, libraries, etc. within the county. Here in Jackson County, Katheryn Shields’ administration has proven to be chronically incompetent at that task. The latest revelations that thousands […]

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