Kansas City Star: E. Thomas McClanahan http://www.kansascity.com/275/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star E. Thomas McClanahan 60 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:16:52 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com Ten days in the timeless realm of Scout camp http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/702710.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/702710.html Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:35 CDT The main charm of the Boy Scout camp experience is how little things have changed at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation. Drop the barriers and explore alternatives http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/673934.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/673934.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:20 CDT For too long, we’ve walled off too much of our own energy endowment. It’s time to drop those barriers and start doing more to help ourselves, and rely less on the tender mercies of dubious suppliers heading odious regimes. McCain's talk of ‘sharing' oil profits should disturb voters http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/664218.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/664218.html Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:02 CDT During his long career, Sen. John McCain has found all sorts of ways to drive Republicans nuts. He did it again the other day with a couple of pratfalls on NBC’s “Today Show.” Obama misses the reality of progress in Iraq http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/654179.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/654179.html Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:28 CDT Barack Obama’s position on the Iraq war may have helped him win the Democratic presidential nomination. But his inability to “change” could prove a significant vulnerability in the general election. Creating more barriers won't solve energy woes http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/644082.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/644082.html Sat, 31 May 2008 20:30 CDT High oil prices have finally caused the government to take action. In the capital last week, top officials said they plan to exempt about 30 oil-and-gas fields from certain taxes in a bid to encourage more output. They also moved quickly to open up two new offshore fields for more drilling. Both fields could be producing oil and gas by next year. Democratic split will dog Obama in Missouri http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/634596.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/634596.html Sat, 24 May 2008 18:52 CDT Can Barack Obama win in November? That may come down to whether he can win in Missouri. Deep divisions that appeared in the Democratic electorate in the state's February primary make taking Missouri tough, but not impossible. for Obama in the general election. Power & Light District is an urban-design standout http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/624598.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/624598.html Sat, 17 May 2008 19:36 CDT While the Kansas City Power & Light District must prove its long-term financial viability, from an urban-design standpoint the project is an outstanding success, a fine example of effective civic art. A conversation with a crafty gentleman, Colin Powell http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/614538.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/614538.html Sat, 10 May 2008 20:18 CDT In town recently to give a lecture at Fort Leavenworth’s Command and General Staff College, Colin Powell answered many questions from journalists. But the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff didn't say whether he thought the United States would win in Iraq. Gun bans can't stop wackos bent on murder http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/593451.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/593451.html Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:55 CDT The panel that oversees Kansas state universities has decreed that campuses under its control shall be weapons-free. I wonder: Will students, faculty and staff feel safer? MCCLANAHAN: Battle in Basra was win for Iraqi government http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/573344.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/573344.html Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:22 CDT As often happens when violence flares in Iraq, the recent fighting in Basra prompted media accounts that were almost diametrically opposed. Risky Obama plan would punish job building http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/562903.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/562903.html Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:09 CDT I'm still digesting Barack Obama's recent interview with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo. Obama can't escape that skin color is a factor http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/533006.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/533006.html Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:37 CDT Geraldine Ferraro sure stepped on a political land mine the other day. Barack Obama, she said, wouldn't be where he is today if he hadn't been black. Clinton and Obama offer matching set of wrongheaded proposals http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/522997.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/522997.html Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:42 CST Well, just shoot me. Economic growth is stalling, inflation is rising, commodity prices are shooting up, the dollar is falling and a new bomb seems to go off in the credit markets every morning. Buckley showed range of conservative ideas http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/513084.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/513084.html Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:36 CST One of my first encounters with the work of William F. Buckley Jr., who died last week, was a collection of essays entitled American Conservative Thought in the Twentieth Century, which Buckley edited and published in 1970. With McCain, think of the GOP before Reagan http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/483200.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/483200.html Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:00 CST So, what might a John McCain presidency look like? As improbable as this prospect seemed six months ago, it could happen. Rebates likely to do little for the economy http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/472736.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/472736.html Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:00 CST The stock market is gyrating, credit markets are shaky and last month U.S. employment dropped for the first time in more than four years, raising fears of an impending recession. Bush can signal the end of excessive earmarks http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/432176.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/432176.html Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:24 CST Budget stories normally draw little interest, and even less with a presidential campaign heating up. But the massive spending bill recently passed by Congress presents President Bush with an enticing opportunity to knock the Capitol Hill spending culture on its keister. From Iraq to KC, bold predictions http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/423159.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/423159.html Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:30 CST In last year's predictions, I was pessimistic about two key events. I thought the troop surge would only marginally improve the situation in Iraq by the end of 2007. Instead, the turnaround has been rapid and undeniable. Congressional Democrats are next Iraq hurdle http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/415352.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/415352.html Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:55 CST The biggest story of 2007? Easy: The ongoing success of the troop surge in Iraq. Violence is down, the Iraqi economy is growing, electricity production is on the rise and oil exports are increasing. Kitchen-table dynamic is best left at home http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/405448.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/405448.html Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:37 CST By now, Mark Funkhouser and his wife, Gloria Squitiro, are probably wondering how it got this crazy. KC Zoo requires much effort for little reward http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/385674.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/385674.html Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:13 CST Where are the animals? That’s a frequent complaint about the Kansas City Zoo, and a valid one. The organic bandwagon is running on faith http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/345596.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/345596.html Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:42 CDT Next on the grocery-store list: syrup. Ah, here it is. I eyed the choices, then did a double-take. The high-end brands were at eye level, and boy, were they high end. One variety asked a price of nearly 10 bucks for about 12 ounces. Farther down, near the floor, I found what I wanted: the lowly store brand — twice the quantity for less than two dollars. Voters need to recall Democratic defeatism http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/336094.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/336094.html Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:37 CDT In politics, a few months is an eternity, as they say. The dramatic turnabout in Iraq is a classic illustration. Missouri ballot proposal on cloning skillfully dances around the issue http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/326034.html http://www.kansascity.com/275/story/326034.html Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:54 CDT Supporters of a Missouri constitutional amendment are crying foul over the latest ballot summary by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan.