Author Archives: Hearne Christopher Jr.

Enough with the overwrought hyperbole… That’s basically my take on the voluntary, paid departures recently announced at the Kansas City Star. No need for handwringing here. The fact that a handful of writers – mostly at or near retirement age … Continue reading →

Suffice it to say, Royals legend Frank White is up the proverbial creek… The youth who basked in the glow of the old Municipal Stadium and went on to become an eight-time Gold Glove winner over 18 star studded years playing for … Continue reading →

Think sour grapes… No two ways about it, Star sports scribe Sam Mellinger‘s bagging on Kareem Hunt for signing with the Cleveland Browns rings more than a tad hollow. Almost as much as his columns kissing up to the athletic departments … Continue reading →

Anybody else out there following the three ring circus in Washington of late? One of the odder aspects of it all was accentuated during the State of the Union was watching Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi‘s protracted, animated lip … Continue reading →

Sometimes you gotta know when to pack it in… And this may just be that time for longtime Johnson County scribe Steve Rose. For years Rose lorded over a twice weekly, front page column in his family-founded, freebie The Sun. Which continued … Continue reading →

Can we talk? Let’s start by clarifying a misconception that came up earlier this week re the Steve Rose / Kansas City Star brouhaha. And that’s that “free speech” has nothing to do with careless reporting and the defamation of a … Continue reading →

Going, going? It’s not gone, but let’s just say the ongoing cutbacks and exoduses by and from the Lawrence Journal World don’t bode well for the small town daily. Case in point, longtime sports editor Tom Keegan slipped quietly out … Continue reading →

This guy used to matter… But former KCTV reporter, turned Kansas City Star writer  Dave Helling has morphed into a something approaching a disappearing act since joining the newspaper’s editorial board. As Channel 5’s “truthwatcher” Helling was a cutting edge, keep-the-pols honest kinda … Continue reading →

The price of tea in China? Dunno, but I can tell you that I pay about $120 a  year for a seven days a week print subscription to the Kansas City Star. Which as it turns out – I just … Continue reading →

Anybody out there got the recipe for stone soup? The Star’s Mark Davis seemed to have found it with his front page story and the headline, “Google Fiber left customers in dark on why their service was out.” Which might have … Continue reading →