Political Circuses 101
Following the local political scene these days requires not only patience but also a good sense of humor because in three counties in the metro there seems to be a…
Following the local political scene these days requires not only patience but also a good sense of humor because in three counties in the metro there seems to be a…
As the first days of 2018 dawn, Kansas City grapples with a 2017 homicide rate that came dangerously close to breaking the 1993 record of 153. During the past 12…
As 2017 draws to a close, this critically thinking News-dog would like to take a moment to pause and reflect on the events of the past year and lay the…
Let’s just get one thing straight right out of the gate: this News-pooch doesn’t think there’s a bigger cheerleader for the city of Kansas City than Mayor Sly James. He…
The Star’s Steve Kraske last week penned a piece that ranked the candidates for the upcoming Mayoral election in tiers, ranking Councilwoman Justus out of the clear blue sky as…
$42 million in taxpayer money. That’s the city’s ante in the newly revived downtown convention hotel project, being pushed by developer Mike Burke at the behest of Mayor Sly James…
This clean thinking Newsdog is incensed with the state of trash removal in this Cowtown after witnessing an event last week at Independence and Montgall, where trash fell from a…
Last week citizens in this Cowtown were treated to yet another grandstanding opportunity by a Mayoral hopeful in an attempt to buy votes in Kansas City’s latest political football, the…
Last Friday night, this long-in-the-tooth newsdog had the honor and privilege of witnessing the future of history in this Cowtown. We were invited to present a brief history on…
There was a time when Northeast had a model Crime Watch program (Northeast Mobile Crime Watch) that was funded by Jackson County COMBAT. That program worked directly with CAN (Community…