Category Archives: City Government
A Vote For COMBAT Extension Is A Vote For Hyperbole
While the attention surrounding the Nov. 3 election has primarily focused on various national elections (the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races, for instance), here in the metro area Jackson County voters are being asked to extend the one-quarter cent … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Crime, Economics, In the News, Uncategorized
Treehuggers Checkmate Hunters In Bizarre, Awesome Act Of Melodrama
For some time we’ve been following the little flap over deer-eradication in Shawnee Mission Park, where the ungulates have outgrown their suburban constraints and are bothering pretty much everyone. Both sides have been a little careless with their rhetoric, with … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, City Government, Oddities, Science, The Arts
‘You Want This Emaciated Prisoner Back? Meet My Demands, Then. That’s Right — All The Shoes…’
Here, courtesy of Mayor Funkhouser’s all-too-public Facebook page, we can see that Ms. Squitiro has decided to take drastic action: holding her husband hostage in a poorly lit City Hall basement. We can only imagine what she’s thinking: “What do … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Funkhouser
Jesus-Hating Blue Springs Denies Sign For Local Christian School
Woe is Christianity! The oft-persecuted faith is again under assault from heartless, secular bureaucrats — those evil souls who sit in their heathen dens of government iniquity and devise new ways to keep poor Christians from celebrating their faith freely. … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Politics, Religion
Shay Baker Maintains Intense Focus On What’s Important During Very Trying Day
Here we can see, courtesy of deposed Leavenworth Mayor Shay Baker’s Facebook page — why is it that public servants don’t make their pages private? — that she knows what’s really important on this difficult day. You can also read, … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Politics
Shay Baker Gets Avada Kedavra’d By Leavenworth Commissioners
At last, though long, our jarring notes agree/And time it is when raging war is done/To smile at ‘scapes and perils overblown. Sad news from the mystical land of Leavenworth tonight: Shay Baker, Glamour Shot princess and friend o’ coke … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Crime, Politics
Raymore Felicide Draws Wrath Of Star Readers With Keyboards, Spare Time
Uh-oh. If there’s one constituency you want to leave very well alone, it’s people who may potentially write letters to the editor of the local paper of record. Trust us: you never know what these people are going to say. … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, City Government, Crime, Media
Bambi’s Defenders Raise Bar In Shawnee Mission Park Rhetoric Fight
Remember that little flap a few months back over the potential deer slaughter in Shawnee Mission Park? Apparently the antler’d creatures are overrunning the place (even more so than groping joggers!), and so the authorities authorized a bunch of weekend … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, City Government, Crime, Real Estate, Sports
Looking To Get A Lighter Sentence In Leavenworth? Hey, Just Be Friends With The Mayor!
“Operation Stonewalled”: no, it’s not just a joke about gay rights or famous generals. Turns out it was the name of a huge drug bust up in ol’ Leavenworth, that haven of crime and mullets north of town. Among those … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Crime, Law, Politics
Mayor: ‘Sure He’s Unqualified, But Look How Cool He Is!’
The Tax Increment Financing Commission, whether you agree with the underlying principles or not, performs some awfully influential work in Kansas City. And it’s probably essential, in keeping with that spirit, to stock the board with stodgy local stuffed-shirts who … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Funkhouser, Politics, The Arts
