Monthly Archives: July 2009
Shall Bare Feet Once Again Tread Upon The Floors Of City Hall?
If it’s a Friday in Kansas City, there must be news regarding mayor-related litigation, right? Well, here’s your weekly dose: Funkhouser wins lawsuit against ordinance barring wife from his office Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser has won his lawsuit against a … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Funkhouser, In the News, Law, Politics
Koster Boldly Defends Most Popular Cause Of All Time
Fans of our meager efforts over at State of the Line may recall that we were occasionally a bit hard on Missouri AG Chris Koster, who attacks legal evildoers with his boyish charm and Exeterian good looks. Boy, were we … Continue reading
Local Vagrant’s Dirty Laundry Incites Citywide Panic
Okay, we know that in a post-9/11 era, law enforcement agencies tend to take everything pretty seriously. And that’s why it was a mistake for a passing hobo to leave his duffel o’ soiled tees lingering outside the federal building … Continue reading
More linguistic adventures with KMBC: doesn’t the station seem to be demeaning this woman’s actions with the sly quotation marks? It’s as if the message is “Yeah, sure you’ll be racing for the cure, Grandma.”
Filed under Grammar
Hook Up With Anonymous Westport Streetwalkers At Your Own Risk
Sigh. What is this city coming to? It’s almost like you can’t even get some sweet back alley lovin’ from a stranger anymore — at least not without being robbed at gunpoint and blacking out in a most pride-killing position. … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Law, Social Life
Older Bespectacled Woman Elbows Aside Tweens, Rushes To Greet A Jonas
This is a photo (via the Star) from last night’s Jonas Brothers concert at the Dying Wireless Company Center. What’s with this lady with glasses? Is she someone’s chaperone? And how about the Meg Ryan lookalike on the left, proudly … Continue reading
Independence Churches Fulfill Vision Of Jesus By Warring Over Trash Bag-Covered Logo
And lo, the lord looked out at what he had created and opted to cover it with a Glad product! That seems to be the case over in Methdependence, anyway, where the highest aims of Christianity are on proud display. … Continue reading
Filed under Religion
Roy Blunt Kicks Off Senate Campaign With Some Good Ol’ Fashioned Nativism
From our friend Justin over at the Plog comes this little gem: Roy Blunt — you know, he of the streamlined eyebrows? — has decided to cast his lot with the Obama-is-a-dirty-foreigner crowd. Now, despite much debunking across the interwebs … Continue reading
Poor, Sad Wyandotte County Can’t Even Host Own Fair
Pity the Dot. The metro area’s most notoriously crime-ridden and poverty-stricken (and all sorts of other compound adjectives you never want to attract) geographic entity has suffered a further indignity. It’s fair season, of course: the time when people of … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Economics, Family Life, Holidays, Real Estate
