Apr

29

Star political blog

April 29, 2006 | Comments Off

The Star is about to dip another toe into the blogosphere. Fired Up Missouri notices that the beginnings of a new Star political blog have appeared in the last few days. As local politcal junkies ourselves, we can’t wait to see more content from the likes of Steve Kraske, Dave Helling, Kit Wagar, [...]

Apr

28

Roundup

April 28, 2006 | 12 Comments

Rollerderby season begins Satuday night.
Johnson County is under consideration for the second US Legoland amusement park, but it’s unknown how visitors will react to biege and mauve legos.
Tensions between Mayor Barnes and City Auditor Mark Funkhouser boil over as Funkhouser criticizes Credit Card Kay’s mounting city debt while inadvertently appearing in Stan Glazer photo opp.
Meanwhile, [...]

Apr

27

KCPD caught in lobbying scandal

April 27, 2006 | Comments Off

It appears that the KCPD may be getting caught in the emerging Jeff City lobbying scandal. The feds are investigating accusations that that politicians are steering clients to particular lobbyists, and now the Star reports that Police Chief John Corwin recently hired a third lobbyist at the encourage of the Blunt administration.

Apr

26

Follow the protests

April 26, 2006 | 17 Comments

A recent Kevin Collison column made an excellent observation.  When Kansas Citians want to protest something, where to do we go? Do we gather on the steps of City Hall or the courthouse?  No.  Do we take to the streets of Downtown?  No.
We do gather in Mill Creek Park on the Plaza.  A park. Next [...]

Apr

25

Missouri can go it alone on transit

April 25, 2006 | 18 Comments

Despite overwhelming support in public opinion polls, the proposal for regional transit funding is languishing in the Kansas Legislature. Now the Missouri General Assembly has modified its bill to allow the Missouri-side counties to go it alone.
This would advance the Smart Moves plan to a public vote. If approved, it would dramatically expand [...]

Apr

24

Dog Parks for All

April 24, 2006 | 20 Comments

The huge success of the dog park at Penn Valley Park is spawning several additional dog parks. The city has funding allocated for an even larger park next to the Animal Control on Raytown Road, near the stadiums. That one should be ready this summer. A Northland park is also in the works, [...]

Apr

23

Call WE1-7100

April 23, 2006 | Comments Off

That’s Westport-1 7100.  The old-style phone number for Standard Improvement Company, which finally has a web site You can once again take a trip down memory lane with their old jingle.
www.standardimprovement.com

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