July 16, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Author: Jack Cashill

Not All Of Tonganoxie Keen on New Tyson Chicken Plant

For a mayor of a small town like Tonganoxie, Kansas, there are few occasions more politically exciting than the announcement…

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Breaking: More KCI Turbulence as Conflict of Interest Charges Roil Debate

New conflict of interest charges have muddied the already murky waters engulfing the selection of a builder for a proposed…

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Shocker: Star Runs Fair and Balanced Article on Campus Carry

In an unusual burst of objective journalism, the Kansas City Star ran a featured article on Sunday that allowed a…

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KU Professor Protests Campus Carry Law By Wearing “Bulletproof Vest”

Kevin Willmott, a professor of film and media studies at the University of Kansas, did his best to stifle open…

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Turbulence Rocks KC Council As Decision Nears on $1 Billion Airport Bid

It has been a turbulent day or two as the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council moves to a $1 billion…

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Breaking: Police Nab Suspect in 5 South KC Trail Slayings, Star Struggles With Narrative

In an ideal world, it would not matter who was responsible for the slayings of five middle-aged white men walking…

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Opposition Mounts to One-Sided Nov. 7 KCI Single Terminal Ballot

The single terminal boosters on the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council have gotten their way. Last week the Council passed…

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Missouri Travel Advisory: KC Passes 100 Homicide Mark, Rate 10X Greater Than NYC

A month ago, to much fanfare, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for Missouri. The threat, NAACP members were told…

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Sen. Caryn Tyson Joins Growing GOP Crowd for Kansas 2nd

In a remarkable bit of journalistic restraint, Jonathan Shorman of the Wichita Eagle reported the announcement by conservative Sen. Caryn…

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Star Promotes Silly CIA Hottie Scheme to Kick Trump Off Twitter

To read the headline of the prominently placed article in the Kansas City Star–“Former CIA agent wants to buy Twitter…

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Snowflake Advisory: MU Commits to Protect “Deeply Offensive” Speech

A snowflake advisory has been posted for all four campuses in the MU system–the university has pledged to protect speech…

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“Street Fighter” Guv Candidate Jim Ward: “I Will Punch Back”

One would think that Nadya Faulx, writing for KCUR, had a preferred candidate for governor other than Kansas Democratic House…

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“I Stand With Maria”: Dems Rally Around Senator Who Wants Trump Assassinated

Those Democrats from Missouri or elsewhere who wish to support Maria Chappelle-Nadal, the St. Louis-area senator who famously wrote, “I…

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Below Normal Temp Streak Ends at 26 Days, Outlook Dicey for Eclipse

In what may well be the most underreported weather story of recent years, Kansas City enjoyed a streak of 26…

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Breaking: Missouri State Senator Says, “I Hope Trump Is Assassinated”

The St. Louis Post Dispatch is reporting that Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, a Democrat from University City, posted a…

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New Poll Shows Support for Single Terminal, But One Question Is Missing

After months of relentless propaganda from all corners in support of a new single terminal at KCI, the engineering firm…

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Clay Chastain Slams “Sick Relationship” Between Star and City Hall

Although the Sentinel did not endorse Clay Chastain’s tax proposal on the August Kansas City ballot–it has openly criticized the…

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19 Straight Days of Below Normal Temps in KC, At Least 14 More Projected

The below normal streak began on July 26 when Kansas City recorded a high temperature of 84 degrees, 6 degrees…

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OP Planned Parenthood in Trouble for Underage Abortion, About Time

Dr. Allen Palmer, a contract Planned Parenthood abortionist, told the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts that he relied on…

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Defeated Dem Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Davis to Declare for Kansas Second District

The last time Lawrence attorney Paul Davis ran for elected office he broke a lot of his supporters’ hearts and…

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Rudderless KCK Community College Rewards Employees With Average 11% Raise

For all the talk of a cash starved public education establishment in Kansas, somehow the leadership of Kansas City, Kansas…

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Media Nearly Mum as Republicans Sweep Open Missouri Seats

Republicans won both open seats in the Missouri legislature in Tuesday’s special election. Voters elected Rep. Sandy Crawford from Buffalo,…

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KC Voters Stun Streetcar Boosters, Reject Streetcar Expansion

Without even a formal campaign to check the City of Kansas City’s relentless effort to extend its dubious streetcar system…

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St. Louis NAACP Slams Silly “Travel Advisory,” KC Signs On

It took the sensible leaders of the St. Louis County NAACP to do something the media were afraid to do:…

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