Dec

14

Suburban newspapers back online

December 14, 2006 | 4 Comments

A year after the St. Joseph News-Press purchased several local suburban newspapers they finally have those papers back online. kccommunitynews.com is the new home for various newspapers like the Northland Sun Tribune, the Southtown’s Wednesday Sun, The Raytown Tribune, and the Johnson County Sun.

Dec

12

MetroSports turns 10

December 12, 2006 | 1 Comment

Time Warner Cable’s local all-sports channel turns 10 today.  Check out some background info and Top 10 of the last 10 years. The perfect 10th birthday present would be the launch of the sometimes-rumored local all-news channel to complement MetroSports.

Dec

11

Politician with a sense of humor

December 11, 2006 | 11 Comments

Mayoral candidate Mark Funkhouser was quick to notice the fun that some bloggers were having with his new campaign signs, and actually showed a sense of humor about it. Instead of Ming or Saruman he suggests Abe Lincoln or Spock.
It’s almost enough to forgive the unfortunate “I don’t do much pop culture” remark, which [...]

Dec

11

Mayoral Update

December 11, 2006 | 4 Comments

Jim Glover finally launches a campaign web site (electglover.com), boasting the fact that he used to live up north on Vivion Road and that he currently lives just a block from the infamous Troost Avenue.
The Star’s Buzz Blog summarizes the latest fund raising totals, with Brooks and Shields out in front.
John Fairfield continues to be [...]

Dec

10

Sometimes you CAN fight City Hall

December 10, 2006 | 6 Comments

The Star reports that the city’s attempt to widen Red Bridge Road and replace the namesake bridge over the Blue River is about to die in committee.  The plan was to widen the two-lane road into a five lane super arterial connecting with Johnson County’s College Boulevard.  However, a little thing called neighborhoods got in [...]

Dec

8

Carpool Connection

December 8, 2006 | 1 Comment

A while back the Mid-America Regional Council started an online service to hook up carpoolers. Sign up with your home and work information and the system will match up with people who have a similar commute route. Also, if your employer participates in the MARC’s RideShare program you get a guaranteed ride home in [...]

Dec

7

Jay McShann, 1916-2006

December 7, 2006 | 1 Comment

Today we lost another local legend.  More from the Star…

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