Kansas City Star: Barbara Shelly http://www.kansascity.com/277/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2012Kansas City Star Barbara Shelly 60 Tue, 22 May 2012 03:34:59 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) Indian tribe 'employee' thrives on payday loans http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/17/3616045/indian-tribe-employee-thrives.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/17/3616045/indian-tribe-employee-thrives.html#storylink=rss Thu, 17 May 2012 05:00 CDT While Missouri's many brick-and-mortar payday loan shops have been the focus of public ire and reform efforts over the last few years, an even more insidious operation has thrived across the state line in Overland Park. The long, slow march to the altar can't be stopped http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/10/3604878/long-slow-march-to-the-altar-cant.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/10/3604878/long-slow-march-to-the-altar-cant.html#storylink=rss Thu, 10 May 2012 05:00 CDT It's one step backward and one step forward in the move toward acceptance and equality for gay men and lesbian women. But the forward strides are always a little longer than the backward lunges. 'Boomerang' effect not so scary, kids and parents say http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/03/3591826/boomerang-effect-not-so-scary.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/03/3591826/boomerang-effect-not-so-scary.html#storylink=rss Thu, 03 May 2012 05:00 CDT We parents of college students had better get the basements fixed up. According to none other than Karl Rove and his political action group, chances are better than eight in 10 that the kids will be hauling themselves and their ratty belongings back home after graduation. In Missouri, it's always payday for somebody http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/26/3578131/in-missouri-its-always-payday.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/26/3578131/in-missouri-its-always-payday.html#storylink=rss Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:00 CDT Missouri government is beholden to wealthy special interests, and nothing illustrates that better than the trials of those who want the state to rein in abusive lending practices.