Nov

21

Kay for Kansas, not Missouri

November 21, 2007 | 12 Comments

Memo to Kay Barnes… When running for a Missouri Congressional seat in a tight race, it might not be prudent to go out of your way to promote one of your state’s biggest sports rivals. If you can’t support your home-state team maybe you ought to decline to provide a quote.  Keep this in mind [...]

Nov

21

Lights and Football

November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

A few highlights of stuff going on over the Thanskgiving holiday…
Fireworks
Every year Jackson County has a giant holiday light display at Longview Lake, and tonight it kicks off with entertainment and fireworks. Here are the details.
A Christmas Carol
The KC Repertory Theatre is presenting the Dickens classic now through Christmas Eve at its Spencer Theatre on [...]

Nov

20

Beginning of the end for Block?

November 20, 2007 | 6 Comments

News today is that Mark Ernst is out as Chair and CEO of H&R Block.  The new chair is Richard Breeden, the activist investor who has been dogging Block for months.  He is also the guy that recently muscled his way into Applebees and quickly sold the company off to IHOP.  What does this guy [...]

Nov

19

Gary Forsee taking over UM System?

November 19, 2007 | 2 Comments

Rumors out of Columbia say that former Spring CEO is the final candidate for the job of President of the University of Missouri System. It is unsubstantiated, but some signs to point in that direction… The search committee met in KC today to interview a single candidate, and the university system’s Board of [...]

Nov

19

Border War Pep Rallies

November 19, 2007 | 13 Comments

Friday night, boosters of MU and KU will hold pep rallies in advance of the big football game. In this contest it looks like MU has scored the cool points. The KC Tiger Club has secured the KC Live! entertainment zone in the Power & Light district. This will be the first-ever [...]

Nov

17

Another pedestrian killed in Midtown

November 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Last night two pedestrians were hit at 31st and Harrison when two cars collided and one was tossed onto the sidewalk. One of the pedestrians is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
Update: KSHB-TV is now reporting that the injured pedestrian has died.

Nov

16

Update on jogger hit at Downtown Airport

November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

KMBC-TV has an update on the jogger who was hit by an automobile at the Downtown Airport last week.  Severe injuries have put his planned enlistment in the US Army on hold, if not dashed them forever.

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