Author Archives: Hearne Christopher Jr.

Curses, foiled again… It’s not easy trying to stay on top of local news when you’re hemorrhaging red ink. Take the Kansas City Star‘s story Sunday about Kansas CVity figure skating champion John Coughlin. The two time U.S. pairs figure skating … Continue reading →

I hate to admit it, but… I’ll go ahead and take credit for jinxing the Chiefs by hitching their fortunes to the ghost of Craig Glazer. And for the record, the Scribe would have had plenty to say about the team’s … Continue reading →

Brace yourselves… The way things are going the Cowtown may be poised to rise from the dead. Don’t take that the wrong way. Not since the heady days of Joe Montana and Marcus Allen living here has Kansas City appeared on … Continue reading →

In X-Files speak, the truth is out there somewhere… Let’s see if I can inch a little closer to it via a tip from a KCC reader claiming that budding Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes was indeed moving to the Cowtown … Continue reading →

There’s been no shortage of overwrought Chiefs hoopla of late… Don’t get me wrong… I’ve had as much fun watching Chiefs games this season as anyone, but the over-the-top handwringing, jubilation and faux deep analysis has been absurd. What are … Continue reading →

When it comes to hiding in plain sight, the Kansas City Star’s in a league of its own… Let’s be clear about one thing: these days the local newspaper of record doesn’t go out of its way to appear even … Continue reading →

No need to rub your eyes, it’s true… Ten years after I fumbled a layoffs deal that would have continued my column in the FYI section of the Kansas City Star – and after dozens of online columns questioning and/or … Continue reading →

Almost everyone’s familiar with the pop culture definition of insanity… Why then does the Kansas City Star persist in reporting day old stories as if they were breaking news while bagging on Donald Trump and talking down to readers by force … Continue reading →

When you unleash a seriously good expose, you shouldn’t need to engage in behind-the-scenes manipulations for affirmation… Yet that appears to be exactly what the Kansas City Star’s been doing ever since its attempted “bust” of newly elected Missouri senator Josh … Continue reading →

Now that the faux handwringing on the Chiefs cutting Kareem Hunt is starting to subside… How about we take a moment for a bit of reflection and some finger pointing? Because somewhat obviously the sexist excuses making the rounds about Hunt’s … Continue reading →

Tis the season, right? And what better time to lay a little positivity on our new friends at The Pitch. Guess what? They deserve it! I’m not going to nitpick last month’s “Best of Kansas City” issue. By now pretty … Continue reading →

This just in… Most – okay, not all – sports media types are jock sniffers. In some cases, glorified, nerd jock sniffers. I realize this may not be wildly surprising, but it’s a good jumping off point to talk about … Continue reading →

So many surveys, so little time… What would we have to talk about if it wasn’t for those endless surveys pitting Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri against competing cities and states? Not much, apparently. Two of the more interesting of … Continue reading →

I get it… When skating on ice as thin as the Kansas City Star is the last thing one can afford to do is sit back and mail it in. So it’s not surprising that the know-it-all editorial board folks at … Continue reading →