Category Archives: Hearne_Christopher
Hearne: McGonigle’s Controversial Sale, Zoning & Mega Expansion
You know the drill, where there’s smoke… For years most of the white clouds billowing out of McGonigle’s Market at 79th and Ward Parkway had more to do with the old neighborhood grocer’s tasty ribs. These days however, a controversial … Continue reading
Hearne: Star Sics Fake ‘Watchdog’ on Ex Gov Greitens
This is why readers are abandoning the Kansas City Star… In yet another hit piece aimed at area Republicans, “reporter” Jason Hancock reached into his bag of dirty tricks to harness a “government watchdog” to bash former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. … Continue reading
Hearne: KU Cure for Valentine’s Day Blues
I’m old enough to remember when not having a date on Valentine’s Day was… You know, akin to going to bed at 10 pm on New Year’s Eve. In other words, unthinkable. I’m also old enough to recite that shopworn … Continue reading
Hearne: Wakarusa Promoter Wins Huge Jackpot, Loses Crossroads
Don’t look now, but the mainstream news outlets in Kansas City are asleep at the wheel… Again. For example, nobody even noticed that Crossroads KC, Wakarusa and Thunder On The Mountain founder/concert promoter Brett Mosiman has been going through a particularly dramatic state … Continue reading
Hearne: Fox 4 & Fox News Fall for Cheesy Super Bowl Whiskey Tale
Never underestimate the ability of local television to cover trivial news…. … Continue reading
Hearne: SF Chronicle – Not Star – Chronicles Funky Super Bowl Bites
A picture may be worth a thousand words but… Not everybody has the time or inclination to kill 40 minutes sorting through online videos to get to a handful of fun highlights they can digest in a few seconds. So, … Continue reading
Hearne: 49ers Legend Coach, Quarterback Need Work On ‘Dance Step’
Arthur Murray, anyone? Legendary San Francisco quarterback Steve Young had some frank advice for 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and QB Jimmy Garappolo: as in, get your act together. “I think he and Kyle have to work on their dance step,” Young … Continue reading
Hearne: KU Student Senate Wants Barf Bags, Tomahawk Chop Ban
Those krazy KU kids… It’s understandable that KU students would flood Mass Street in downtown Lawrence after a Super Bowl win by the Chiefs. Not to mention tearing stop lights off light poles and standing on store awnings spraying beer … Continue reading
Hearne: 49ers Fans Unleash Torrent of Hate on Team
It hasn’t been pretty… It’s hard to imagine Chiefs fans getting super down on the team had they lost.But the 49ers faithful sure are. It’s almost as if 49ers fans feel entitled and are angry that the team let the … Continue reading
Hearne: Emanuel Cleaver’s Bad Bet
When it comes to Nancy Pelosi, be careful what you wish for… President Trump learned that the hard way, after campaigning for Pelosi to be appointed Speaker of the House. Now it’s KC congressman Emanuel Cleaver’s turn. Cleaver – or … Continue reading
Hearne: Whatever Happened To…Kevin Kietzman?
Missing in action as Super Sunday approaches, the one and only Kevin Kietzman… That’s right. With the Chiefs about to take the main stage at country’s largest sporting event, KC’s premier sports talker of the past 20 years is nowhere to … Continue reading
Hearne: San Francisco Chronicle Writer ‘Player Shames’ Chiefs
It was bound to happen… That somebody on the politically correct California coast would call out the 49ers Super Bowl opponent for bad behavior. And truth be told, we probably deserve it. Enter sportswriter Ann Killion and he piece dissing the … Continue reading
Hearne: Is KC’s ‘Worst” BBQ Better Than San Fran’s Best?
Talk about the $64 million question… In a recent city-to-city showdown between San Francisco Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler and Kansas City Star sports editor Jeff Rosen, the Left Coasters clearly won the day with a hilarious tongue-in-cheek beat down of Kansas City … Continue reading
Hearne: Where’s the (Super Bowl) Beef?
All quiet along the midwestern front… Missing in action here in KC: pretty much any evidence that the Chiefs are Super Bowl bound…favored, not less. I spent Sunday canvassing the Cowtown – Brookside to Overland Park, Lenexa to downtown KC. Yet, aside … Continue reading
Hearne: Nashville Newspaper Kicking KC’s (You-Know-What)
I’m running out of clicks… On Nashville newspaper The Tennessean’s website that is, where I’ve been following its coverage of today’s Chiefs-Titans matchup. I used to run out of gas in my lost youth on account of low funds. And … Continue reading
Hearne: Senior Citizen Screams + ‘Perfect Nectar’ = Chiefs Football?
If I was half a man – and a true Chiefs fan – I’d be getting hammered right now… It’s 8:18 am on Chiefs Sunday – the team is in a major playoffs game with the entire town’s fingers collectively … Continue reading
Hearne: Death of a Car Mag — ‘Automobile’ Blows Taps
They’re dropping like flies… The handwriting’s been on the wall for some time now, but it still comes as something of a shock when a publication like Automobile magazine bites the dust. It’s far easier to wrap one’s head around … Continue reading
Hearne: Are Marathons Dangerous for Seniors?
The death by heart attack of Greg Hall at age 65 raises some serious questions.. Like can running in marathons for people of a certain ago be unhealthy? Was it in n Hall’s case? To most people who knew him (and thought … Continue reading
Hearne: Hometown Hero Drew Lock’s Sex Life Goes Public
Nothing speaks to poor journalism more than getting massively scooped on a Chiefs story… Then again, flyover country media can be a bit overly polite and timid when it comes to ruffling the feathers of the town’s top sports team. I remember … Continue reading
Hearne: Editorial Slams ‘Arrowhead Chop,’ Whatever That Is
It’s not easy keeping up with Native American political correctness… Not for the Kansas City Star editorial board, anyway. How else to explain conflating a tomahawk with an arrowhead? No kidding, Check out the headline: “Stop the offensive ‘Arrowhead Chop.’ … Continue reading