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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 →

At some point, even died-in-the-wool party people have to throw in the towel… So it is longtime Westport business leader Bill Nigro is contemplating cashing in his party chips and moving on to less politically charged (and hopefully greener) pastures. For … Continue reading →

Who among us married types doesn’t have an unsavory in-law? Comes with the turf… That’s the bad news, the good news is mostly, who cares? No such luck for Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes lives in a glass bubble where … Continue reading →

Everybody has an Achilles heel or two… I won’t bore you with mine, but Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes has a few that I think are interesting. Beyond his droll wife, loser brother and – now – questionable taste in fast … Continue reading →

Exhausted movie meister or villain? According to longtime movie critic Jack Poessiger, prominent, old-timey movie collector Wade Williams passed away and was cremated last month. “There was never an obituary or notice in the Star,” Poessiger says. “Nothing was said or done; he just quietly went away.” Well, … Continue reading →

Most wannabes are more than happy to get their 15 minutes of fame…. In the case of former Overland Parker Karolyn Grimes she doesn’t need to settle. The child actress many know as ZuZu Bailey – from her role as … Continue reading →

Getting actual news out in a timely manner hasn’t been of much importance of late… Not at the Kansas City Star anyway. The former grande dame of local news and information has long since been turned into a loosely written amalgam of … Continue reading →

Everyone has their Achilles heel… Even if you never heard of George Orwell or his novel, 1984, like my suburban neighbors. That said, the definition is, “a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can lead to a downfall.” These … Continue reading →

Talk about where’s Waldo… As popular as Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes is – the loss to Indy aside – his insanely tall and clearly insane – little brother Jackson Mahomes is the opposite, as in unpopular. For the past two years … Continue reading →

Who can forget the wild and crazy Summer of Love 2020? Not Hollywood. While I never stopped going to movies during the COVID hoopla – long as theaters were open – my wife, daughters and I were pretty lonely in … Continue reading →

How long before the SEC & Big 10 stop paying big bucks to lesser teams like Mizzou, Rutgers, Vanderbilt, I wondered? “To answer your last question: Never,” fired back the Guy Who Days What Others Think. “It’s a dumb idea … Continue reading →

A year ago it looked like the Big 12 might be toast… A handful of schools that made up the college sports conference many Kansas Citian’s grew up with had bailed 10 years earlier to escape bullying by Texas and Oklahoma.  They … Continue reading →

Seems like only yesterday… The never-ending, ongoing demise of the Big 12 Conference, that is. The crazy part is – Colorado started it by bailing for the Pac 10 a dozen years ago; followed by Nebraska to the now infamous Big 10 a year later; and Missouri and … Continue reading →