Author Archives: Rich Steele
Steele: St. Louis PD Goes Silent on Crime Stats
“Just checked the STL Police Dept. website,” wrote a criminologist friend who monitors crime trends. “Not only do they not have the latest homicide stats, but they even took off the stats from the week ending Jan. 13–the current listing … Continue reading
Steele: Star Goes OCD on Brownback Budget
In the same week that the Kansas City Star will editorialize rhapsodically about Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech, one in which he will lay out the numerous new ways in which he plans to keep increasing the national … Continue reading
Steele: Do Black Lives Really Matter in Missouri?
The Kansas City Star reports rather matter-of-factly that for the fourth time in the last five years, Missouri led the nation in the percentage of its black citizens who were victims of homicide… Quick: name two black people in the … Continue reading
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Tagged al sharpton, Alexis Kane, George Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, Michael Brown, President obama, Rich Steele
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Steele: ‘She’s A Pistol’ Owner Did What He Had To Do
The best testimony we have to date on the actions of gun shop owner Jon Bieker comes from his wife Becky… “I have lost my husband in this senseless murder. Although tragic, he saved my life because he carried a … Continue reading
Steele: Isn’t “Dismemberment” Just a Wee Bit Intrusive?
I’ve always been a bit squeamish when the subject comes to abortion… That’s one reason I’ll be avoiding Planned Parenthood‘s upcoming “Chili for Choice” chow down in Wichita. However a new bill being proposed in Kansas makes me more squeamish still. Then … Continue reading
Steele: New Biz Opportunity–Renting Getaway Cars
This past Friday the Kansas City area experienced two major crimes… One was tragic, both were incredibly stupid. What the would-be robbers of Shawnee gun shop She’s a Pistol and the downtown Commerce Bank had in common was the absence of … Continue reading
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Tagged al sharpton, Rich Steele, She's a Pistol, Steven Marquain Davis, Turner Classic Movies
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Steele: Star, Why Bother to “talk about race”?
Why Bother to talk if the FYI section series– “After Ferguson, let’s talk about race, Kansas City“–is as skewed and dishonest as the last half century of such articles? The article opens, “In the months since Michael Brown was killed, some … Continue reading
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Tagged FYI section, Jesse Jackson, Kansas City, Kansas City Star, Let's Talk about race, Lisa Gutierrez, Micxhael Brown, Rich Steele
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Steele: First World Problem Alert!
While students at KC’s Central High are thrilled when they get through another day un-shot, students at Saint Teresa’s Academy are “outraged” because their new student IDs make them look BETTER than they do in real life… They are sufficiently … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox 4 News, Nan Tiehen Bone, Rich Steele, Saint Teresa's Academy
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Steele: Some kinds of families ARE better than others.
Hate to be on the wrong side of the barricades during the sexual revolution, but being on the “right” side can be lethal… Nothing funny about this story, moms. Beware of your “boyfriends.” As Fox 4 reports 23 year-old Mirsad … Continue reading
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Tagged American Academy of Pediatrics, Fox 4 News, Mirsad Hamidovic
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Steele: ‘I’m not running for Missouri Governor in 2016’
(AP) Rich Steele said Monday the he won’t run for Missouri governor in 2016… Like U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill who made the same announcement the same day, Steele said of his current KC Confidential gig, “The work is too important, … Continue reading
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Steele: Shawnee Shoot-Out Stumps Star
Without a hint of irony, the Star headlined its Sunday coverage of the lethal Shawnee Mission shoot-out, “Shawnee gun shop co-owner is remembered as a gentle giant and a loving husband.” The editors apparently do not understand that “gentle giant” … Continue reading
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Tagged Hakeem Malik, Jon Bieker, Kansas City Star, Michael Brown, Rich Steele
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Steele: Star Uncovers Plot to Keep Kansas Women Out of Office
Some called the fact that no women currently hold statewide office in Kansas a coincidence–Duh! But the Star’s Dave Helling prefers the more conspiratorial explanation, namely that “a toxic political culture” has driven the weaker sex away. Confirms state rep Stephanie … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Helling, Kansas City Star, Kathleen Sebelius, Rich Steele, Stephanie Clayton
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Steele: Nicquan, Hakeem, Londro & De’Anthony Never Had a Chance
What’s in a name?” asked Romeo’s underaged honey, Juliet… Unfortunately for the four youthful murderers of Shawnee gun shop-owner, 44-year-old Jon Bieke, a whole lot. The four were all but doomed the moment their mother–or whomever–stuck these concocted, half-assed names … Continue reading
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Steele: Star Continues to Fret About Kansas Tax Cuts
Kansas City Star editors seem to think that if they run two-thousand or so articles about a possible budget deficit in Kansas they will be able to convince readers they actually care about the Kansas budget… Now, they warn us about … Continue reading
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Steele: Shawnee Mission, Just Say No to Drugs & Bonds
In Johnson County, school bonds are drugs for the power-Whigs who run the show… Specifically, the Shawnee Mission School District and its boosters at the Kansas City Star are planning to ask voters for a cool $223 million in capital … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Kansas City Star, pissoir, Rich Steele, Shawnee Mission School District
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Steele: Finally, a Real Church Without Christ
Those who prefer their church-going with cheese and onions, take note… On January 22, Wichita’s St. James Episcopal Church will be hosting—no joke–“Chili for Choice,” Planned Parenthood’s way of ringing in the 43rd year of Roe v. Wade. Sorry for … Continue reading
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Tagged Flannery O'Connor, Hazel Motes, Planned Parenthood, Rich Steele, Roe V Wade, St. James Episcopal Church
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Steele: News Media ‘Die-Ins’ Off Target
The folks who’ve been dying-in all over the metro of late may want to come back to life… They’re everywhere, from the Plaza to Crown Center to the KCK Police Department (as if you could possibly disrupt anything in KCK). … Continue reading
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Tagged David Klinger, Rich Steele, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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