Category Archives: Hearne_Christopher
Hearne: Senior Citizen Screams + ‘Perfect Nectar’ = Chiefs Football?
If I was half a man – and a true Chiefs fan – I’d be getting hammered right now… It’s 8:18 am on Chiefs Sunday – the team is in a major playoffs game with the entire town’s fingers collectively … Continue reading
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Hearne: Death of a Car Mag — ‘Automobile’ Blows Taps
They’re dropping like flies… The handwriting’s been on the wall for some time now, but it still comes as something of a shock when a publication like Automobile magazine bites the dust. It’s far easier to wrap one’s head around … Continue reading
Hearne: Are Marathons Dangerous for Seniors?
The death by heart attack of Greg Hall at age 65 raises some serious questions.. Like can running in marathons for people of a certain ago be unhealthy? Was it in n Hall’s case? To most people who knew him (and thought … Continue reading
Hearne: Hometown Hero Drew Lock’s Sex Life Goes Public
Nothing speaks to poor journalism more than getting massively scooped on a Chiefs story… Then again, flyover country media can be a bit overly polite and timid when it comes to ruffling the feathers of the town’s top sports team. I remember … Continue reading
Hearne: Editorial Slams ‘Arrowhead Chop,’ Whatever That Is
It’s not easy keeping up with Native American political correctness… Not for the Kansas City Star editorial board, anyway. How else to explain conflating a tomahawk with an arrowhead? No kidding, Check out the headline: “Stop the offensive ‘Arrowhead Chop.’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrowhead Chop, Kansas City Star, macarena, Patrick Mahomes, tomahawk chop
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Hearne: KCC Reader Rides to Star Honcho Mike Fannin’s Defense
Remember when “all” used to be fair in love and war? Less so today, suggests reader Rick McCullough, who says the editor of the Kansas City Star, Mike Fannin deserves a pass based on his checkered resume, because of – wait for … Continue reading
Hearne: Time to Give the ‘Downtown Ballpark’ Concept a Rest
Would the so-called journalists – past and present – at the KC Star please get a grip… If memory serves, this “downtown ballpark” really got started around 15 years back when a business reporter at the newspaper from Buffalo, Kevin Collison, … Continue reading
Hearne: Last One Out Turn Out the Lights@ KC Star
Things are starting to look pretty ugly at Kansas City’s newspaper of record… Uglier than usual…so what else is new, right? Yet amidst further layoffs and a barrage of gloom and doom reports about the Kansas City Star, the newspaper choked out … Continue reading
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Tagged Jim Fitzpatrick, Kansas City Star, Mark Zieman, McClatchy, Mike Fannin
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Hearne: Dumb & Dumber – KCK, Star Sing T-Bones Blues
For the record, I’ve been bagging on the T-Bones since Day One… And I’ve gotta tell you, the Kansas City Star is complicit in the team’s latest financial fiasco by pretending that the games the T-Bones played halfway matter. Because … Continue reading
Hearne: Jason Whitlock for President
Sibling rivalries can make for strained bedfellows… In the case of former Kansas City Star sports scribe Jason Whitlock, circumstances cast us as adversaries. Because when “Big Sexy” came to KC in the early ’90s, I’d been there for a year … Continue reading
Hearne: KCC’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated by…Wait For It…The Pitch
Here’s the deal… When it comes to lame excuses – like not calling to verify what amounts to a news story-m its, well, kinda lame. Because you run the risk of ending up with egg on your face. Take Pitch … Continue reading
Hearne: Missing in Action, Fallen Royals ‘All Star’ Eric Hosmer
Used to be – around these parts anyway – Eric Hosmer mattered… Not so much anymore. As luck would have it, I just happen to have an excellent source in the San Diego Padres organization where Hosmer now toils. Much to their … Continue reading
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Hearne: The ‘Real Reason’ Kevin Keitzman is No More
The handwriting was on the wall… Ostensibly, newly axed WHB sports talker Kevin Kietzman took a bullet for likening Chiefs coach Andy Reid‘s failures to keep wayward football stars like Tyreek Hill and Kareem Hunt out of trouble, to the … Continue reading
Hearne: The Kevin Kietzman Saga; Take One
The bigger they are… Into a world where people start GoFundMe pages for waitresses who spit on the president’s son and applaud the heckling of politicians they disagree with in public places, crash landed legendary WHB sports talker Kevin Kietzman. Much to his … Continue reading
Hearne: What’s in a Name?
Remember that childhood limerick about sticks and stones? Given my high profile and penchant for flirting with controversy, I’ve fielded my fair share of verbal abuse. Big surprise, right? That said, this is no business for the faint of heart. … Continue reading
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Hearne: Star Gets ‘Catty” Over LGBT Hit Job on Conservative Speaker @ UMKC
Imagine being in a relationship with someone on the Kansas City Star editorial board… No matter what the topic, they’re always right. For each and every issue that makes the news, they and they alone know the answers. And who … Continue reading
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Hearne: ‘Tyreek Hill Ranks Among Biggest Draft Busts of All-Time’
Try this one on for size… Disgraced Chiefs bad boy Tyreek Hill was one of the worst draft picks ever. That according to recently departed Lawrence Journal World sports editor Tom Keegan… Amazing how sports media suck ups can suddenly grow a … Continue reading
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Hearne: Fix Is In On Chiefs ‘Gangsta’ Culture
We’re starting to find out how Clark Hunt’s Chiefs differ from father Lamar’s.… And judging from the way the team has spent the past month tap dancing around facing up to the obvious sins of Tyreek Hill times have big time changed. The … Continue reading
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Hearne: Lax Kansas Child Abuse Laws May Benefit Tyreek Hill, Chiefs
More evidence that the Star is dragging its feet on the Tyreek Hill child abuse investigation… The following headline from the local newspaper’s sister daily in Wichita:= “Kansas uses more rigorous evidence standard for child abuse than other states.” “Kansas is … Continue reading
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Hearne: Which is Faster, Child Abuse Investigation or NFL Whitewash?
Maybe it’s me… But it sure seems like a more timely deliberation on a child abuse investigation by a known woman beater like Tyreek Hill could go down a little quicker than well over a month. If for no other … Continue reading
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