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Paul Wilson: We Have NOTHING to Complain About
Some snippets of conversations with friends this past weekend have stayed with me.. One friend complained about sitting on the tarmac at the airport for 20 minutes, waiting for her flight to take off. Another was trapped on the jetway for 15 minutes … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: ‘So Arrest Me’
We don’t have parking space shortages on the mean streets of KC like some metros… In Boston a few weeks back, one Lisa Blumenthal, paid $560,000 at an IRS auction for two off street spaces near her home. The record price … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: The Weak in Review – Bad Bishop, SpaghettiO Meth, Vagina Shot & Diamonds Aren’t Forever
We’re on a mission from GOD! With any luck, Bishop Finn finally has stepped on his weenie this time. If you recall, Finn presides over the Cathloic Diocese of Kansas City – St Joseph overseeing all the young boy sex … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: The Mt. Rushmore of KC Radio – KY 102’s 40th Reunion Wilding
I hear there’s a baseball game being played Friday night… However there won’t be a bigger party in town that night than what goes down at Knucklehead’s, celebrating the 40th anniversary of radio station KY102. KY signed on in 1974 and during … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: My New Favorite Place – BKB Leather in Lawrence
Your well-coiffed (and somewhat MIA) scribe has been a little busy… However, I ran across a 30 year-old business in Lawrence that’s right up my alley and thought I’d share this great little find with readers. For years I’ve had a … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Sprint’s New Rate Plan Likely to Trigger Massive Layoffs
Before I dig into this too deep bear in mind, Sprint’s No. 1 problem is churn… Which results in eroding margins. And when you look at anything they do going forward, it has to be weighed against that as the base line understanding before … Continue reading
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Paul Wilson: Will the Real Al Sharpton Please Stand?
Talk about out of Left Field… Yesterday our favorite race baiter – the Reverend with no church, the activist better coiffed than your well coifed Scribe – spoke at Michael Brown’s funeral. You can call him Al. Brown, as you know, … Continue reading
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Paul Wilson: Abraham, Martin & John Meet Trayvon, Michael & Jesse
What we’ve seen this past week in Ferguson, Missouri is becoming an all too frequent event… With Trayvon Martin fresh in our minds, Michael Brown, an unarmed teen, was shot and killed by Ferguson police. However, “unarmed” does not always equate … Continue reading
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Paul Wilson: Can ‘Mr. Big’ Fix Sprint’s Unfixable Corporate Culture?
Yesterday was new Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure‘s first day on the job… I’m sure the 43 year-old executive spent most of his day at the clinic doing his pee test, filling out HR insurance forms, getting his employee handbook, 401K explanation, etc. … Continue reading
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Tagged BrightStar, Dan Hesse, Marcelo Claure, Masayoshi Son, Sprint, T-Mobile, Tom Leathers
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Paul Wilson: Sprinting Towards Chaos — Insider’s Edition
While your well coiffed scribe is trying to enjoy 10 days at my condo, overlooking the magnificent emerald green waters of the Gulf, my email started blowing up from various Sprint employees on what was going down back on the Campus… On … Continue reading
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Tagged Bright Star, Carriage Club Kansas City, J-Lo, John Legere, Marcelo Claire, Masa Son
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Paul Wilson: Fifty Shades of Dysfunction, Coming to a Screen Near You
Fifty Shades of Grey, the huge best seller by author E.L James is coming to the big screen and I wanted to get ahead of Jack on this one before he does his review… The trailer is out; I just … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Race Baiter Alonzo Washington Sells Out for a ‘Happy Meal’
All local “activist” Alonzo Washington is missing is the “Reverend” title… That would maybe make him a mini-me Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton. Because from appearances, it’s all Washinton dreams of but nothing he will ever truly be. He’s just another Judas for the cause that … Continue reading
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Tagged Alonzo Washingtom, Country Club Plaza, J.C.Nchols fountain, Kansas City Police
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Paul Wilson: Stale Yale Yaba Hacks One Up for Sprint-T-Mobile Merger
I’m glad to see, finally, folks are starting to pay attention to the “proposed” Sprint – T Mobile merger… You heard it here first, before any media outlet latched on to it, that the merger would be fought to the death with … Continue reading
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Paul Wilson: Which Do You Prefer, Gun Control or Bad Guy Control?
Sorry for the recent departure of your well-coiffed scribe, but he’s been a little busy on all fronts… Between record breaking box sales, buying a new home, dealing with pool contractors and concrete people, I’ve been tied up. But something … Continue reading
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Paul Wilson: Hy-Vee Wants to Hy-Jack Leawood
It’s my personal favorite main line grocery chain. It’s not Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods, but as far as an everyday grocery store goes, Hy-Vee is for me. I was at Hy-Vee’s new palace of a store in Olathe on day … Continue reading
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Paul Wilson: The April 25th Weak in Review — Flat Earth Edition
Love Has No Love for Sax Courtney Love, that bastion of musical history and drug addled commentary, has taken on rocker Bruce Springsteen. While softening her misguided comments with, “He’s a nice guy,” Love stated her problem with the Boss’ … Continue reading
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Paul Wilson: USPS About to go Postal on Staples
Think Pony Express revisited… Last fall former postal clerk Mark Dimondstein was elected President of the American Postal Workers Union on a platform of killing Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s downsizing plan and stopping Staples in its tracks. The issue? Since 2008 the … Continue reading
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Paul Wilson: Mr. Wilson Contemplates True Meaning of Life
Cue the mysterious music… Having been trapped last week inside the luxurious confines of Olathe Medical Center – from early Monday until 10:00pm Saturday – I had plenty of time to contemplate all manner of topics in the white noise of my … Continue reading
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Paul Wilson: Finding Meaning & Purpose in the Face of Ignorance & Hate
This past Sunday Kansas City and the nation saw another needless outpouring of hate… When Frazier Glenn Cross – a white supremacist from Aurora, MO – shot and killed three people, one at Village Shalom, a Jewish run nursing home, and two … Continue reading
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