Nov

14

Mayoral Forum

November 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Wednesday night is your first big chance to see candidates in the 2007 race for KCMO Mayor. This forum is sponsored by the KC chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Urban Society.
AIA-KC Mayoral Forum
Wednesday, November 15
5:30-7:30 p.m.
KCMO Public Library - Central Branch (5th Floor auditorium)
14 West 10th Street, KCMO 64105

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Nov

14

Missouri, the new Kansas

November 14, 2006 | 18 Comments

Missouri wingnuts aren’t standing by while Kansas grabs the spotlight over evolution.  A bizarre report from a General Assembly immigration committee is making the rounds of national news this week.  It blames abortion and welfare for illegal immigration.
According to the wingnuts, abortion is creating a worker shortage and welfare is making the remainder of Americans [...]

Nov

12

More suburbs ban smoking

November 12, 2006 | 8 Comments

Initiative petitions in Tuesday’s election saw two more suburbs join the smoke-free bandwagon. Independence and Lee’s Summit voters passed
comprehensive smoke-free laws by 2/3 margins. A handful of Kansas suburbs have passed similar laws through their city councils - Overland Park, Olathe, Fairway, and Roeland Park.
KCMO’s smoking ban exempts bars and restaurants until [...]

Nov

10

Establishment reacts to Clay Chastian’s light rail success

November 10, 2006 | 15 Comments

It’s been a frantic week at City Hall as politicians and bureaucrats scramble to assess the impact of voters’ surprise approval of Clay Chastain’s latest light rail plan.  One thing is obvious, citizens are tired of the status quo and impatient with glacial plans to bring the suburbs into a regional transit system.
It looks like [...]

Nov

9

Mutual Musicians Foundation victim of more liquor control stupidity

November 9, 2006 | 5 Comments

Once again the city has “discovered” a popular community gathering that doesn’t quite comply with its convoluted liquor regulations.  We’re supposed to believe that no one in Liquor Control know that the world-famous Mutual Musicians Foundation sold booze at it’s all-night jam sessions until a police officer “stumbled” upon the MMF one night in September.  [...]

Nov

8

Election Results

November 8, 2006 | 28 Comments

Clay Chastain finally gets his trains
Clay finally wins over a majority, and Kansas Citians show they are finally tired leaderless dicking around on transportation issues. A bad plan is better than no plan. Now we’ll see how the powers that be try to weasel out.
Update: Buzz blog notes the fine print of the [...]

Nov

6

Endorsement Interviews

November 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a really interesting look inside the political endorsement process of a major daily newspaper. The newspaper’s Inside St. Louis podcast has posted audio from their editorial board interviews of the candidates for US Senate.

Jim Talent interview
Claire McCaskill interview, part 1 and part 2.

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