admin- August 8, 2018
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Historically Speaking
Last week Historic Kansas City Foundation released its list of the most endangered Historic structures in Kansas City. Topping the list are some surprises, such as the The Aladdin Theater…
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- July 31, 2018
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A Free and Unencumbered Press
On balance, the freedoms guaranteed to the press benefit American democracy. This was the topic of debate at this year’s Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Debate Series national competition, held last…
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- July 25, 2018
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Ch-ch-changes
Dorri Partain Guest columnist One comment this news dog hears quite frequently is that “the neighborhood has changed”. This line is usually spouted by someone who left the neighborhood…
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- July 18, 2018
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Infrastructure Fail Redux
About six weeks ago, this fed up Newsdog penned a column lamenting the ongoing orange cone obstacle course that’s been moving around the neighborhood for what seems like an eternity.…
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- July 11, 2018
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Justice off the rails
Once again the Jackson County justice system – a term used loosely – has shown its true colors and released a dangerous criminal back onto the streets to prey on…
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- July 4, 2018
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Twenty years of award winning community news
Twenty years ago, on July 1st, 1998, this community-minded News-Dog turned the faded knob of a storefront newspaper, then at 4603 St. John, and a new era in community journalism…
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- June 27, 2018
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Mayoral Roulette
There’s a line coined from viral Ball State University sportscaster Brian Collins that says “boom goes the dynamite.” That’s exactly what happened last week when former Missouri Secretary of State…
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- June 20, 2018
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Tax and Spend Continued
If the sales tax rate isn’t high enough in Kansas City, just wait until later this year when it has the potential to ratchet up by another 3/8-cent if the…
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- June 13, 2018
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Closing Libraries
Local historian Dory DeAngelo once said that every time an old person passes away, a library closes. Truer words were probably never spoken. Recently, Historic Northeast has had two such…
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- June 6, 2018
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When will it end?
This dog is more than fed up with the proliferation of construction projects that seem to be multiplying exponentially along a number of streets and avenues in Northeast Kansas City,…
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