Conflict of interest in Missouri
- 07/06/2008 08:04 PM CDT
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder’s suggestion that elected officials should be barred from working side jobs as political consultants is right on target.
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Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder’s suggestion that elected officials should be barred from working side jobs as political consultants is right on target.
Maybe it was Guy Bailey’s linguistics background that enabled him to communicate so effectively in Kansas City.
Bloody organized fights — sometimes with combatants battling inside a chain-link cage — are attracting big crowds across the Midwest and elsewhere, operating under the euphemisms of "Ultimate" or "mixed martial arts" fighting.
WE hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness —
Gov. Matt Blunt — known for his love of history — just turned his back on repairing the historic Jackson County Courthouse.
It’s an urban legend that’s easy to believe for some Americans. In early June, Vice President Dick Cheney told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that China was pumping oil from the Gulf of Mexico.
Competition to land an aquarium has suddenly — and surprisingly — heated up between Mission and Kansas City’s downtown area. At this point, the suburban proposal has a clear lead.
Schools exist for the benefit of children. Apparently, a few persons with influence in the Kansas City School District need to recall that lesson.
The 1997 trial of five Kansas Citians in what became known as the “firefighters case” was one of the most unwieldy and contentious in the region’s history.
Never trust a Klansman to give accurate membership numbers. So recent reports that Web-based hate group activities are up dramatically because of Barack Obama’s presidential run may not be the whole story.
For all the chest-thumping taking place among gun advocates, last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling doesn’t mark a huge change in the nation’s approach toward ownership of firearms.
Everything from a hydrogen-powered vehicle to one that runs on compressed air has been touted as the wave of the future for America’s transit needs.
Americans are angry about soaring gasoline prices. They are torn about whether to drill for more oil offshore. Cue John McCain and Barack Obama.
Plans to redevelop Antioch Center have sputtered for more than two years, harming the tax base of Clay County and the housing values of surrounding neighborhoods.
A recent airspace agreement signed by the United States and Kenya marks a big step toward opening up business partnerships between the nations.
The Kansas City region has been spared from flooding this year. But photographs of homes and businesses soaking in Midwest floodwaters are a reminder of the havoc that results when rivers top their banks.
The explosive growth in “golden parachutes” for top executives in the private sector continues to rankle the public.
The applicant spoke Arabic fluently and graduated at the top of his class at Harvard Law School. He should have been a valuable candidate for a job at the U.S. Justice Department.
Wal-Mart takes pride in its well-known smiley face, but the company has left plenty of frowns around Kansas City.
People inside and outside of Zimbabwe must reject Robert Mugabe’s attempt to declare himself the nation’s legitimate ruler after a sham run-off election scheduled for Friday.
Wet weather and high gas prices are dealing Missouri tourism a double blow, hurting the state’s economy.
Kansas City wants six extra months to improve its draft plan for spending $2.3 billion to fix sewers. That’s a reasonable request, but federal and state officials should insist on significant improvements in the city’s proposal.
In addition to multiple failures in basic homeland security, the Bush administration has failed to adequately protect our diplomats abroad in the years since the Sept. 11 attacks.
The city should enforce the new law on metal plates in KC roadways.
The human backdrop is a fixture of political campaigns. It’s the sea of faces behind the candidate, all gazing adoringly and cheering on cue.
As area elected officials work through issues related to a regional transit plan, they should consider a point made last week by Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser:
After a brief detour to court, Kansas City’s voter-approved smoking ban took effect this weekend. It’s a great step forward that will protect the health of all those who work in public places, eat in restaurants or drink in bars.
What is expensive, cumbersome and serves little purpose? Any number of things may come to mind including, lately, oversized vehicles. But in Topeka and some other state capitals, the answer to that question is the federal rules that require Medicaid recipients to provide proof of citizenship.
The fashion police at Kansas City’s Power & Light District have established unreasonable dress codes that have understandably upset the public and elected officials.
