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Glazer: The Battle of Westport – Take 2 – Former Landlord Poised to Create Parking Problem
Was a time businessman Doug Weltner was once considered the savior of Westport… Weltner and his real estate company outbid others around 1990 to purchase Westport Square and the parking lot along Westport Road across from Kelly’s and the old … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Nigro, Craig Glazer, Doug Weltner, Power & Light District, Westport
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Steele: The Star Is Wrong About ‘Pianogate’
“So maybe the ‘optics’ are unfortunate,” reads the opening sentence in the Kansas City Star editorial on Pianogate, “but the Kansas City, Kan., school board ought to be applauded for investing in its students.” For starters, any editor who uses “optics” … Continue reading
Steele: The Media ‘Misremember’ a Lot of Stuff
NBC anchorman Brian Williams has taken more fire over his remarks about Iraq than he ever took over Iraq itself… In the process, Williams has added a handy new locution to the lexicon of the disingenuous, the word “misremember.” A … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 Rock, Brian Williams, David Letterman, Kansas City Star, NBC News, Rich Steele
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Steele: So Why Does KCK Super Make Twice What Guv Does?
“What’s the Matter with Kansans Valuing Tax Cuts above Education?” KCK School Superintendent Cynthia Lane asks in her blog. “Have we considered the ramifications of these actions on our communities and way of life? Perhaps Kansas is comfortable accelerating a system of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cynthia Lane, Kris Kobach, Rich Steele, Ron Estes, Sam Brownback
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Steele: How KC Can Spare Itself a St. Louis-Style Bloodbath.
No one tracks crime and punishment more analytically than local political scientist Dr. Ernest Evans… Evans predicted what would happen in St. Louis after the Michael Brown shooting on August 9, and his predictions have come sadly true. In the … Continue reading
Hearne: Legendary KC Radio Host Now An Internet Cabbie
How about a quick game of, “Where are they now?” Today’s subject is none other than longtime WDAF 61 Country morning host David Lawrence. Lawrence parted company with Entercom Kansas City in 2006 following a ceremony honoring him by naming WDAF FM‘s new … Continue reading
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Tagged David Lawrence, Roger Peugeot, Roger the Plumber
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Hearne: Westport to Unleash “Gangsta Cam’ on Bad Guys
Coming soon to an entertainment district near you… It may be the Age of the Drone, but Kansas City’s premier entertainment district is going to stick with the tried and the true in its ongoing battle to keep bad guys out … Continue reading
Steele: Am I the OP Abduction Suspect?
According to KCTV5, the suspect in an attempted kidnapping last week in Overland Park was “described as 6′ tall, heavy-set, and was wearing a ball cap and a dark heavy coat.” Let’s see, 6′ tall? That’s me. Ball cap? Me. … Continue reading
Steele: Oh No, ‘Lobbyists’ See Brownback Budget
The Sam Brownback budget is to the editors at the Kansas City Star what Moby Dick was to Ahab, what Bill Clinton was to Monica, what snow is to CNN (Juno, anyone?)–an unhealthy obsession bordering on mania… The latest breathtaking … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, Kansas City Star, Moby Dick, Rich Steele, Sam Brownback
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Steele: Missouri Dem Office Squabble Gets Nasty
As reported in the Missouri Torch, Democratic State Rep Keith English of Florissant got a new office and made some new enemies… Apparently, English was awarded the office after crossing party lines to help Republicans overturn a Jay Nixon tax … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic State Rep Keith English, Gina Mitten, Michael Brown, MissourimTorch, Rich Steele
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Steele: Have Kansas Teachers Become The Rural Aristocracy?
Although rural Kansas school districts do not have anything like the seventy-four $100K-plus employees of the Blue Valley District or the sixty-two $100K-plus employees in Shawnee Mission, they don’t do half bad – especially compared to the people paying their … Continue reading
Glazer: Is Bill Self Mailing It In, Waiting for the NBA?
KU basketball coach Bill Self is out to win his 11th straight Big 12 title… And the Jayhawks just might get that job done – maybe. But it will be a season long battle for Self’s solid but not overpowering ball … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Self, Craig Glazer, KU basketball, Perry Ellis, Thomas Robinson
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Hearne: Is Winter 2015 History?
Heard on the street; that Winter 2015 is o-v-e-r… Retailers are fire selling off winter coats, Paul Wilson’s primping his new above ground pool in Olathe, Harley’s waxing his surfboard and Jack Frost is nowhere to be found. Time to mothball the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gary Lezak, KMBC TV. KSHB TV, weather2020.com
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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
Hearne: Glenwood Arts & Leawood Movie Theaters to Close
This is a little complicated, but you guys can handle it… On January 25th the Glenwood Arts Theatre – in what’s left of the Metcalf South shopping mall – will go for a dirt nap. While the exact future of the historic, but mostly … 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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Sounds Good: Rebelution @ Liberty Hall, Zola Jesus @ the Granada
After Coachella did their big reveal last week – which included local darlings, Radkey (!) – Wakarusa got in on the act. But Waka didn’t roll out its entire lineup, just a little taste. The biggest name so far has got to … Continue reading
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Tagged Galactic, Matt Donnelly, Nika Danilova, Phish, Rebelution, Sound Tribe Sector, The Roots, Wakarusa, Zola Jesus
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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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