May

1

KCMO wants to hide its blight abuses

May 1, 2008 | 1 Comment

Prime Buzz has an interesting bit about how the City Council has killed the City Auditors plan to produce a map of the city showing TIF districts in relation to blighted neighborhoods. That is because they already know that the map will look pretty damning. An August 2007 series by the KC Star already tells [...]

Apr

28

Midwesterners are dying earlier

April 28, 2008 | 3 Comments

The NY Times reports on an astounding new public health study that says life expectancy for some Americans is decreasing, especially women. No where else in the developed world is this happening, and researchers think it’s due to increasingly unhealthy lifestyles.
This rise in mortality for chronic diseases runs counter to trends in other developed countries, [...]

Apr

18

Go to Earth Day, but buy a carbon offset

April 18, 2008 | 11 Comments

Today is Earth Day, and there are celebrations all over the metro area. The big regional event is not in a central location, but out in the far western suburbs. They have no bus service and difficult bicycle/pedestrian access, so you might want to buy some carbon offsets to mitigate the impact of driving there.  [...]

Apr

17

Update on KC Climate Protection Plan

April 17, 2008 | 3 Comments

Show Me Progress has an update on the progress of KCMO’s climate protection plan.  They also have audio of Dennis Murphy, the city’s Chief Environmental Officer, explaining the program at recent conference in St. Louis.
The city is actually doing a pretty decent job with things like alternative fuels, green roofs, etc.  Unfortunately there is little [...]

Apr

9

Election results

April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

All of the big KCMO questions passed: Renewal of the bus tax, the smoking ban, and fees for payday loan sharks. In some other races, newcomer Airick Leanord West won a seat on the KCMO School Board and Carson Ross became Blue Springs’ first African-American mayor.  School levy increases passed in Hickman Mills and Raytown.  [...]

Mar

12

Dog Park Public Meetings

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Next week the city’s new dog park task force will have the first of three public meetings.  Stop by and provide your feedback on a new master plan for dog parks in city parks. Visit the link above for more information.

Mar

7

Area politician wants the Big B for state beer

March 7, 2008 | 3 Comments

…Budweiser.
The Star reports that Independence Rep. Curt Dougherty is pushing…Budweiser–Budweiser!–for Missouri’s state beer. Not sure if there’s more to this report or not–it’s pretty short and credits no author–but… Not to discredit the, um, stature of the “King of Beers,” but we do have a local brewery. This just boggles the mind. [...]

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