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Starbeams: Good News for Aging Royals Fans, Clint Eastwood, Buick & Lance Armstrong
Let me get this straight. Republicans are going to shed their rich, old-white guy image by sending Clint Eastwood to the podium? ******* A new study from the National Institute on Aging shows a low calorie diet does nothing to … Continue reading
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Stargazing: David Glass; Leave KC or Bring Back Krispy Kreme
A group of Kansas City Royals fans bought a half-page ad in the Kansas City Star thanking David Glass for keeping the team in town…and asking him to sell it to someone who wants to win. I’d be happy enough … Continue reading
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Starbeams: Todd Akin and Clay Aiken both…
Todd Akin and Clay Aiken both… #5. Were voted out before completely destroying America. #4. Sing better than William Hung. #3. Don’t want to be seen on Piers Morgan.
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Starbeams: Top 5 Similarities Between Kevin Yoder and Yoda
The Top 5 Similarities Between Kevin Yoder and Yoda #5. Both raised a vessel from water with witnesses. #4. Bath robes are optional. #3. Both sound a little like Miss Piggy.
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Starbeams: KCI Bus Bashings & Nick Haines Stunt Double in Trouble
KCI bus drivers have been involved in over 50 accidents in recent years and have cost the city $200,000. On the bright side, Kansas City is now the No. 1 city for people who know what they’re talking about when … Continue reading
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Starbeams: Junk Sports, Cleavage Alert, Brownback Mountain & Casino Smoke
Attendance for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure was down this year after the organization decided to end funding for Planned Parenthood. Plus, after three weeks of giving a crap about gymnastics and beach volleyball, I just didn’t … Continue reading
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Starbeams: KC Zoo Gets Gorilla, Shatto Gets Snookered & Sprint Gets to No. 1
The Kansas City Zoo just acquired a 25-year-old gorilla from Chicago. The gorilla says she hopes to do a season here, become a free agent and be traded to a better zoo in New York. *******
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Starbeams: Top 5 NFL Penalties That Sound Funny Coming from Female Ref
The NFL’s first female referee made her debut Thursday night. Shannon Eastin has been a referee in college football for years. Top 5 Penalties That Sound Funny Coming from a Female Ref: #5. Player out of bounds at snap… #4. … Continue reading
Starbeams: Olympic Uniform Controversy Overblown, Priests Prey, Royals, River
Maybe we should worry less about where our Olympic uniforms are made and worry more about winning? ******* A handful of local priests are backing Missouri’s right to prey at public schools.
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Starbeams: Power & Light Parking Problems, Bradley Wiggins & Michael Phelps
The Power & Light Building in downtown Kansas City is under contract to a Minneapolis developer who wants to turn the historic building into more than 200 apartments. Great. Now I’ll have to park even farther away to get free … Continue reading
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Starbeams: Snakebit in Lenexa, Top 5 Ways to Spot a Joco Rattlesnake
Fifteen year-old Roy Christiansen had quite a surprise while walking down a sidewalk in Lenexa when a rattlesnake bit his leg! He received 11 vials of anti-venom and spent two days at Children’s Mercy Hospital.
Experts say snakes are attracted to rodents being attracted to our lawn sprinklers during this hot, dry summer.
The Top 5 Ways to Spot a Johnson County Rattlesnake:
#5. It hibernates in Fiji.
#4. Natural environment includes traffic islands.
Starbeams: Burrito Bonanza, American Idol Exit, (Almost) Free Hugs & Royal Ripoff
People camped out for the opening of Freebirds World Burrito in Mission. Folks were in line Tuesday night for the Thursday morning opening. Most of the people in line thought they were camping out for a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert.
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Steven Tyler is exiting as judge of American Idol. He says he finally ran out of rhymes that were cool in 1970.
Starbeams: Did D Bowe Fumble? Hot Weather Meets TV Hottie, Everybody Yahoo & Aretha
The 3 p.m. deadline for Dwayne Bowe to sign with the Chiefs NFL passed with no word on whether or not a long-term deal had been reached. Dwayne tried to reach a deal, but it slipped through his hands.
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Triple digit heat returns to Kansas City this week. The weather has made me hot, sticky and out of breath – and that’s just from watching Karli Ritter on Fox 4.
