Category: News
KC Star Misfires Opening Salvo on Colyer, KanCare
The Kansas City Star fired its opening shots across the bow of the USS Jeff Colyer. In a story that…
KC Star Headline Misleads on Kobach
A woman is suing, because she believes she was wrongly terminated from the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office. Kansas Secretary…
“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…
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…
Few Americans Want Monuments Removed
Despite repeated calls from media, official action, and protests to remove monuments across the country, the American people aren’t so…
Brownback Announces Corrections Pay Increase
Kansas is giving state prison guards a raise. Gov. Sam Brownback today announced plans to increase pay for uniformed Kansas…
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…
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…
Huelskamp: Should Gore Demand a Recount?
Tim Huelskamp moved from Kansas to helm Chicago-based think tank, the Heartland Institute a few months ago. Recently, the former…
Homeschoolers Save Kansas $145 Million
Homeschooling saved Kansas taxpayers about $145 million last year, according to analysis by Intellectual Takeout. The Minnesota-based think tank multiplied…
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…
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…
Kansas Republican Party, Governor’s Office in Transition
It’s a waiting game in the Kansas Capitol, according to Clay Barker, former executive director of the Kansas Republican Party.…
Kansas State Dems, GOP Finance Reports Reveal Few Small Donors
Nationally, Democrats may have a fundraising crisis. That’s according to Michael Whitney, a former Bernie Sanders fundraiser, writing in Politico.…
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…
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…
Interactive Tax Calculator Shows Effects of Tax Increase
An interactive tax calculator on the Kansas Department of Revenue’s website shows visitors how much more they can expect to…
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…
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,…
Nation’s Biggest Newspaper Group Acquires Topeka Capital-Journal
The Topeka Capital-Journal is the latest Kansas newspaper in GateHouse Media’s publication portfolio. New Media Investment Group, the publicly-traded holding…
Kansas Small Businesses Optimistic, But Not Hiring
Kansas business owners are optimistic, but that’s not translating into new jobs, the Wichita Eagle reports. A national survey of small…
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…
Frontenac School Board Plays Musical Chairs; Circumvents Election
Frontenac School Board President Mike Bitner resigned his seat in one meeting only to be re-appointed into a vacant seat…
Hand Over More Taxpayer Money for St. Louis Trolley or Else
St. Louis County taxpayers forked over $3 million for a public transportation project, but now Loop Trolley officials seeks another half million.…