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Hearne: Regarded KU Coach On Thin Ice?
For years KU had the w0rst NCAA Division One football program… Coach after coach failed to remedy matters, until three years ago when the Jayhawks snagged a dude named Lance Leipold from the University of Buffalo. Leipold was only 37-33 … Continue reading
Hearne: Down Periscope For Royals ‘Ballpark’
Was a time, baseball was huge… I shoveled snow, mowed lawns, saved my money – anything to get a buck to buy a 24 count box of baseball cards. With luck, I’d get cards of childhood heroes like Mickey Mantle, … Continue reading
Hearne: Whatever Happened to – Uh, me?
I moved back from Arizona late last summer, re-started my car career, and after not feeling the glam in Topeka this time out, retreated to Lawrence where I’m now at Crown Volkswagen / Crown Toyota. (So feel free to call, text or … Continue reading
Hearne: Good Old Daze Star Flashback
For the record, this is not me ragging on the Kansas City Star – yet again… It’s comment habitué Rainbow Man doing the honors, plus my two cents. Check it. “I just miss the way The Star was,” Rainbow begins. “It … Continue reading
Hearne: Travis Kelce -Taylor Swift – Marketing Mirage or Real DeaL?
Real deal or marketing schmooze, you make the call… Seems like the entire world – as we know it anyway – is bent on cashing in on Chiefs star Travis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift‘s budding, presumed romance. But … Continue reading
Harley: Brace Yourselves; The Scary Guy Is Back (For now)
Harley is back… The box man is back. How good does it get? And hernia is back! Wowww, Glaze must be turning over in his grave that he didn’t get a chance to see Harley’s return in its full glory. … Continue reading
Hearne: Jason Whitlock Blabs His Way Back Into The News
Former Star scribe Jason Whitlock pompous, condescending, rude? No way. Must be thinking about some other loser. I mean, he did fit that description during his years in KC sticking it to Chiefs honcho Carl Peterson, Kevin Kietzman and other sporty … Continue reading
Hearne: Lawrence ‘Homeless’ Crisis Riles Public
Nothing like a handful of ne’re–do-wells to piss off the gentry… Like Lawrence Journal World reader Chris Chapin. Chapin’s letter to the editor was published a few days ago. “I’m very disappointed in the direction Lawrence is headed,” he begins. … Continue reading
Hearne: Dobler Dogg Checks Out
There are movie villains, and there are real life ones… By the NFL’s measure former KCMO 810 AM sports talker Conrad Dobler was one of the best… as in, worst. That’s because his football career was peppered with things like … Continue reading
Hearne: Death of a Movie Mogul + King Carl Update
Exhausted movie meister or villain? According to longtime movie critic Jack Poessiger, prominent, old-timey movie collector Wade Williams passed away and was cremated last month. “There was never an obituary or notice in the Star,” Poessiger says. “Nothing was said or done; he just quietly went away.” Well, … Continue reading
Hearne: KC Homecoming, Tourism Scrum
Guess who’s coming to dinner, for the first time in two years? You got it…moi! I’ll be driving my tricked-out 2020 Honda Civic Si there in a couple days. So save a little snow and ice for me, will ya? As I … Continue reading
Hearne: Iconic Child Star, KC Refugee Parties On
Most wannabes are more than happy to get their 15 minutes of fame…. In the case of former Overland Parker Karolyn Grimes she doesn’t need to settle. The child actress many know as ZuZu Bailey – from her role as … Continue reading
Hearne: Cartoons, Puzzles & TV Grids…Oh My!
Everyone has their Achilles heel… Even if you never heard of George Orwell or his novel, 1984, like my suburban neighbors. That said, the definition is, “a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can lead to a downfall.” These … Continue reading
Hearne: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Goes To The Movies
Who can forget the wild and crazy Summer of Love 2020? Not Hollywood. While I never stopped going to movies during the COVID hoopla – long as theaters were open – my wife, daughters and I were pretty lonely in … Continue reading
Hearne: ‘Disinformation’ Kansas City Style
Big Bother works in mysterious ways… Take Kansas City Star editorial page editor Melinda Henneberger‘s hasty exit and going away column last Sunday. After five years of far-left editorials and watching KC’s newspaper of record morph from 600 pound gorilla to homeless person, … Continue reading
Guy Who Says: Don’t Worry About Mizzou, KU Fans
Missouri’s basketball struggles are self inflicted with poor coaching hires… They have NOTHING to do with conference affiliation. Hiring Kim Anderson would’ve been a disaster in the Big 12 or ANY major conference. By any measure, Mizzou basketball is a … Continue reading
Dwight: Identity Politics Is Destroying Us
When Barack Obama was elected, I fervently hoped we would begin to heal our nation’s racial divide… The exact opposite happened. And not because of any flaws in the American character, but because those who control our institutions find it useful for … Continue reading
Hearne: Cowtown Escapee Nick Wright Continues to Soar
Everybody reveres Walt Disney, Harry Truman, George Brett, Stan Durwood… They’re expatriates who’ve done Kansas City proud, and exemplify the attributes and skills that make our little corner of the world a more recognized, better place to be from and live. Guess who’s missing … Continue reading
Hearne: Sinking Star Fading Fast, MIA
There are folks who still think I’m a sour grapes guy… Think again, because my critiques of the Kansas City Star and Pitch have nothing to do with a sense of longing because I’m no longer writing for either. It’s true, I … Continue reading
Hearne: Is Local College Football Dead?
Could the end of major college sports be on the horizon? After watching the Cincinnati – Alabama football playoff game and glimpsing at how convincingly Georgia manhandled Michigan, I think it’s almost a no-brainer. In a nutshell, college sports aficionados want … Continue reading