Author Archives: Hearne Christopher Jr.
Hearne: Twice Maligned, KU’s ‘Whine & Cheese’ Crowd Soldiers On
Former KU basketball coach Roy Williams said it first and arguably best… After suffering an uninspired home game crowd, Williams said, “The place should never be described as a wine-and-cheese crowd, and that’s what it sounded like out there tonight. If … Continue reading
Hearne: Good News for KC’s Struggling Alt Weekly?
Still hiding out in Az near my high school and University of Arizona past… And while I’ve compared, to an extent, the Arizona Daily Star and Kansas City Star newspapers, leave us not forget about those passengers still aboard KC’s alt weekly Titanic, The Pitch. You know, … Continue reading
Hearne: A Tale of Two Cities – Arizona Star vs. Kansas City Star
I still can’t quite believe it… After like six months of failed efforts, I finally landed a print subscription to the Arizona Daily Star about a week ago. Trust me, it wasn’t easy, but I was happy to pay full boat, … Continue reading
Hearne: Californian Dreaming Post COVID Style
After a year of awfulness, is it really any surprise that the beat still goes on…at least in California… For starters, consider this. I’m so far removed at this point, having returned too my former high school and college stomping … Continue reading
Hearne: Garage Fire From Hell Meets KC Magazine’s ‘Save The Star’ Fantasy
Don’t wanna bore you, but my January garage fire soap opera is nearing an end… Meaning, I’ll soon have more time to help you guys limp through this ultra lame time in which what passes for straight-down-the-line “news” is virtually … Continue reading
Hearne: Carol Coe Reality Check
If it’s fair to cancel people for what they said years ago… Why not have a little reality/accountability for our new racially in tune pals at KC’s newspaper of record? Take the recent passing of fiery former KC City Councilperson … Continue reading
Hearne: Coming Back From Fire Meets Dearth of ‘Fair & Balanced” Reporting
Greetings from the Wild, Wild West… Long time, no see. Ah but after a tiny garage fire that resulted in two months of living at a local resort waiting for things like the power and water heater in my house … Continue reading
Hearne: What Did I (Just) Tell You, Chiefs Fans?
KC’s beleaguered newspaper is getting scooped so badly by the national media that… It has had to fall back on its raison d’être to get a Chiefs story out that hadn’t been both pre-scooped by national media. So it settled … Continue reading
Hearne: Chiefs ‘Worship’ Rings Hollow Next to Star’s Disdain For Just About Everything Else
It’s a strange kettle of fish… On one hand KC newspaper of record loves the Kansas City Chiefs now that they’re on top of the world. Reminding us that the expression, “everybody loves a winner” is alive and well, even among … Continue reading
Hearne: Life After Kansas City
They say you can’t go back… So what am I doing here in the desert reliving my lost youth? Good question. We only go around once (theoretically) and while I’ve built more than my fair share of snowmen and snowballs … Continue reading
Hearne: Remembering When Newly Dead Dustin Diamond Went Toe-to-Toe With Craig Glazer
Never thought much about the day I’d long for deceased comedy king Craig Glazer… Well, guess what? That day has arrived. Just saw a news break about “Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond blowing taps. Brought back by a … Continue reading
Hearne: Guess Who’s Back…?
Long time, no see… If that sounds trite, allow me to add that since right before November’s election until present, I’ve kind of been busy. As in three long distance moving trips from Kansas City to Oro Valley, Arizona in … Continue reading
Hearne: Mission Hills Cop Bow to Pressure From Bollier Crowd
Hey, nobody wants to lose there job, right? Especially the highly paid honchos at the Prairie Village / Mission Hill police. And they’ve got to watch their backs working for a bunch of left leaning, spoiled millionaires. And if you’ve … Continue reading
Hearne: How Barbara Bollier Put the Screws to Dwight Sutherland
Now it can be told… It ain’t easy being a conservative, registered Republican in Johnson County these days – let alone in Mission Hills. Not when what’s left of those so-called Republicans of yesteryear quietly morphed into Rhinos (Republicans in … Continue reading
Hearne: Guess what? I’m Leaving KC
Sorry about the past few weeks… I’ve got a number of pretty interesting columns brewing, but – just so you’ll know – I got married in late June, sold my house in Dear Old Brookside a few weeks back, and … Continue reading
Hearne: Back to the Movies w/ ‘TENET’ + Star Editor Mike Fannin
Let’s see, do I embarrass myself or… Oh, what the heck. After all, slime ball Kansas City Star editor Mike Fannin didn’t mind laying down a phony “tear jerker” about how his mom came to visit and the whole family … Continue reading
Hearne: High Rollers Wanted; Pitch Begs Readers for Big Bucks
Nothing really new here… The Pitch has been mooching money from readers for years. However, the former alt weekly – now a monthly freebie under new owners – is upping the ante. Like never before. It’s one thing to sit … Continue reading
Hearne: AMC Scrambles To Survive Monumental Losses
Two billion here, five-hundred million there – it adds up… The financial toll the coronavirus is taking on Kansas City’s AMC Theatres is staggering, but the company may be beginning to see some light at a seemingly never-ending, gloomy tunnel … Continue reading
Hearne: Jason Whitlock To The Rescue
This is what Kansas Citians used to love (or hate) about Jason Whitlock… Aside from pimping local sports fans in the pages of the Kansas City Star, Whitlock regularly delivered the pro white guy goods to the newspaper’s mostly non-black readership. … Continue reading
Hearne: Kevin Kietzman On Chiefs & Other Controversies
Long time, no sports talk from former WHB powerhouse Kevin Kietzman… Ah, but come September Kietzman will rise like a sports phoenix via a midday daily podcast covering not just sports but politics and life itself. In the meantime, inquiring … Continue reading