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Hearne: Stop The Gosh Darn Presses
Why do so many folks seem to be running around with their hair on fire? It’s like some sort of Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World condition has overtaken our culture. I remember growing up when our parents and their friends … Continue reading
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Dwight: Cat Ladies of the World Unite
It’s seldom that one person so neatly encapsulates an entire way of thinking and the demographic that embodies it… Such a person is 47-year-old Sharon McMahon, a former American Government teacher from Minnesota. (If you’re wondering who elected Tim Walz … Continue reading
Hearne: Move Over Taylor; Chiefs Star The Next O.J.?
Tony, Tony, Tony Insult comic Tony Hinchcliffe’s controversial joke about Puerto Rico being a “floating island of garbage” at Donald Trump‘s star-studded Madison Square Garden rally, may have been the most controversial part of the the Donald’s big, NYC fandango. That … Continue reading
Hearne: Regarded KU Coach On Thin Ice?
For years KU had the w0rst NCAA Division One football program… Coach after coach failed to remedy matters, until three years ago when the Jayhawks snagged a dude named Lance Leipold from the University of Buffalo. Leipold was only 37-33 … Continue reading
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Hearne: Once Again, Tyreek Hill is Tyreek Hill
When I was a lad, I learned one thing… The kids we called “jocks,” were celebrated by schools, teachers and students. They got their perks, and aside from playing big shots, acting tough, intimidating mild mannered students, stuffing them into … Continue reading
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Dwight: ‘La Trahison Des Clercs’ Befalls Nelson Atkins Museum,or Me and Julian Down By The School Yard
Out with the old… One hundred years ago – in 1927 – French writer Julien Benda published a book with the above referenced title, translated loosely as “Treason of the Intellectuals.” The gist of the book is that European intellectuals … Continue reading
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Hearne: Down Periscope For Royals ‘Ballpark’
Was a time, baseball was huge… I shoveled snow, mowed lawns, saved my money – anything to get a buck to buy a 24 count box of baseball cards. With luck, I’d get cards of childhood heroes like Mickey Mantle, … Continue reading
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Dwight: Soul Brothers or Nothing New Under the Sun
Followers of totalitarian ideologies often take on the mindset of religious cult members… One such attribute is the compelling need to create holy martyrs, whose deaths can be used to lend the cause a tragic nobility. The all-time classic example … Continue reading
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Hearne: Is Kansas City Safe?
In word, no… That’s kinda the fallout in the wake of last week’s Chiefs rally shootings. The statistics were out there long before, but positive PR spins and political correctness have conspired to keep some of those details on the … Continue reading
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Hearne: Whatever Happened to – Uh, me?
I moved back from Arizona late last summer, re-started my car career, and after not feeling the glam in Topeka this time out, retreated to Lawrence where I’m now at Crown Volkswagen / Crown Toyota. (So feel free to call, text or … Continue reading
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Hearne: Good Old Daze Star Flashback
For the record, this is not me ragging on the Kansas City Star – yet again… It’s comment habitué Rainbow Man doing the honors, plus my two cents. Check it. “I just miss the way The Star was,” Rainbow begins. “It … Continue reading
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Hearne: Times, Ethics Have Changed at KC Star
It’s been forever since I’ve laid waste to the KC Star… After my arguably storied career there, I spent considerable time pointing out its many deficiencies. Then again, it’s not like I didn’t launch my public writing career at The … Continue reading
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Hearne: KC’s New Wheel of (Mis) Fortune
Move over, London, your “Eye” is getting competition… For more than 20 years London’s 443 foot tall London Eye ferris wheel has towered over the Thames River. I mean, who’s counting but as the Europe’s “tallest cantilevered observation wheel” it’s … Continue reading
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Hearne: Travis Kelce -Taylor Swift – Marketing Mirage or Real DeaL?
Real deal or marketing schmooze, you make the call… Seems like the entire world – as we know it anyway – is bent on cashing in on Chiefs star Travis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift‘s budding, presumed romance. But … Continue reading
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Hearne: Jason Whitlock Blabs His Way Back Into The News
Former Star scribe Jason Whitlock pompous, condescending, rude? No way. Must be thinking about some other loser. I mean, he did fit that description during his years in KC sticking it to Chiefs honcho Carl Peterson, Kevin Kietzman and other sporty … Continue reading
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Hearne: Lawrence ‘Homeless’ Crisis Riles Public
Nothing like a handful of ne’re–do-wells to piss off the gentry… Like Lawrence Journal World reader Chris Chapin. Chapin’s letter to the editor was published a few days ago. “I’m very disappointed in the direction Lawrence is headed,” he begins. … Continue reading
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Hearne: Anatomy Of A Bad Election
Countdown to a meaningless election, anyone? On June 20th, uninspiring KC mayor Quinton Lucas will take on – wait for it – mayoral wannabe, Clay Chastain. That’s how far Kansas City’s political fortunes have fallen. We have a mayor who … Continue reading
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Hearne: Lord Of The Rings Redux
Guess what? A very special treat is about to arrive in the form of an early Christmas gift. One of your all-time favorite KCC columnists – Brandon Leftridge – is suiting up again. And believe it or don’t, he is … Continue reading
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Hearne: Buttering Martha’s 81 Year-Old Muffin W/ Gates BBQ
About Martha Stewart being on Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue… Face it, she’s an octogenarian – yet there she is in the flesh – with plenty of cleavage, a carefully revealed amount of leg flesh and a soft focus covering … Continue reading
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Hearne: How Former Mayor Kay Barnes Screwed KC
There’s a dude in Westport who’s been itching for this… And he’s far from alone, so get ready, here it comes. Former Kansas City mayor Kay Barnes has taken her fair share of bows for helping now-deceased, under-the-table, political wheeler-dealer … Continue reading
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