Tag Archives: Mark Zieman

Hearne: Last One Out Turn Out the Lights@ KC Star

Things are starting to look pretty ugly at Kansas City’s newspaper of record… Uglier than usual…so what else is new, right? Yet amidst further layoffs and a barrage of gloom and doom reports about the Kansas City Star, the newspaper choked out … Continue reading

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Sutherland: An Unresolved Dichotomy @ 18th & Grand

During the Cold War, analysts at the CIA would parse every word in the Soviet Union’s official newspaper, “Pravda,” and in the Red Chinese counterpart, “The People’s Daily.” This was to search for subtle shifts in meaning and emphasis in … Continue reading

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Hearne: Candy Store Closed @ 18th & Grand

I don’t always answer my phone… If I don’t recognize the caller or it’s from a toll free number. I just don’t have the time or the energy to have to politely explain to some stranger that I’m not interested in … Continue reading

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Hearne: Editors Weigh Uncertain Future of The Kansas City Star

No two ways about it, the situation is grim at 18th and Grand… That’s where the dedicated men and women of the Kansas City Star are hard at it, fighting the good fight on behalf of the written word. A handful of years … Continue reading

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