Category Archives: Mark Valentine

Valentine: Brexit vs. The ‘News’ Media

Five months ago, I wrote about “The End Of Europe” We’e not quite there yet, but the U.K. voting itself out of the E.U. ( Brexit) took us closer. We could talk about what comes next. We can talk about the financial … Continue reading

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Valentine: Proving Anything Is a Bad Slogan is Good Challenge

The problem with discussing national politics when you’re from Kansas City is nobody thinks you know much beyond what’s already been said by people in Washington D.C. or New York… However sometimes you need to get a some distance from a problem in order to get … Continue reading

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Valentine: Time to Rethink Capitalism, Kids

Don’t call Bernie Sanders a socialist… The Democratic presidential candidate is a Democratic Socialist. When you try to look that up, you will find that it pretty much only ends up on sites about Bernie Sanders. At first, it seems … Continue reading

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Valentine: An American Cliff Hanger

If we shot a picture of the world from the heart of America six weeks into the new year, it would seem like an unlikely scene from a bad movie… In the foreground, the election process is in full swing. … Continue reading

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Valentine: Germany & The End of Europe

It’s frightening to watch so much work and political capital go down the drain… The European Union with its single currency and porous borders is facing its demise. The powers that founded this powerhouse are under attack from the guardians … Continue reading

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Valentine: Ho, Ho, Ho!

‘Twas the night before Christmas And all through Crown Center The shops were all closed and it felt just like winter The Mayor’s tree was lit in a holiday glow And the ice rink was empty, but ready to go. … Continue reading

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Valentine: Connecting The Wrong Dots

Death comes in threes… A lot of people believe that anyway. They link three deaths together and say, “See? I told you.” Truthfully, the only real thing that usually links those deaths is the person’s beliefs. They connect dots that … Continue reading

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Valentine: Local Chef Renee Kelly Debuts on Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’

Kansas City has really good taste… It surprises people when Kansas City comes out on top. Frankly, it even surprises us. So this is fair warning, Kansas City is going to have a Top Chef on The Bravo Network. “Top … Continue reading

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Valentine: The Trouble With Judging Historical Figures Out of Context

Ivy League students at Princeton University are protesting… They want Woodrow Wilson’s name removed from university’s buildings. Because the attitudes he had 100 years ago are clearly racist by today’s standards. He was president of Princeton in 1903 and a two … Continue reading

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Valentine: Trump Sends a Signal to America

Washington pundits have spent a lot of time talking about Donald Trump… They all seem to agree that his support is based on anger towards the government. They all seem to agree that he’s not a “normal” politician. They all … Continue reading

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Valentine: Why Not Follow ALL the Money?

Count the money and make the money count… Every American must submit an annual accounting. Every American is susceptible to an audit with the threat of a penalty. That is our system. We talk about how it needs to be … Continue reading

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Valentine: The Clear & Present Threat of Jack-O-Lanterns

Here’s a serious warning from the U.S. Department of Energy… Jack-O-Lanterns are contributing to global warming. Sound like a bad Halloween joke? of course it does. And while most of us wonder who sets priorities for this Federal Department, some … Continue reading

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Valentine: Iconic ’80s Rocker Donnie Miller Returns to Kanza

This just in… A week from tonight Kanza Hall in south Overland Park resurrects a Kansas City icon…. Donnie Miller was a pillar of the local rock scene in the 1980s. His band, Donnie & The Rock, played  the infamous One Block West … Continue reading

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Donnelly: Star is Born in Sporting KC Win Over Chicago

After allowing eight goals in the previous four matches – including a whopping four at the Houston Dynamo last week –  Sporting Kansas City boss Peter Vermes decided it was time to bench his brand new, Chilean, starting goalkeeper, Luis … Continue reading

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Valentine: Diogenes 2015

The Rolling Stone story about a brutal campus gang rape turned out to be false… As it unravels, more reporters are saying how easy it would have been to find this out before they made the accusations that caused so much … Continue reading

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Valentine: Double Edged Logic

From President Obama‘s first day in office to the current news cycle, Democrats have accused anyone who disagrees with his policies as being racist… This week, Dick Durbin, the second highest ranking Democratic member of the Senate, called Republicans racists from the senate … Continue reading

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Valentine: Kansas City 5th Worst Run City in America

Kansas City just made it to another Top Cities in America list… Wallet Hub has declared KC as the 5th worst run city in the country. They judged 65 of the most populated U.S. cities on three key expenditures. The … Continue reading

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Valentine: Netanyahu Visit Unmasks Petty Congressional Politics

Who do they really represent ? Washington was abuzz over Israel prime minister Netanyahu. He came to speak against the deal with Iran. He was invited by the Congress, not the White House. And his speech contained elements that were stark and … Continue reading

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Valentine: Cowardly Cartoonist Cheap Shots Republicans

It’s hard to talk politics… Somebody will not like you forever. And what you can get away with saying among friends is different than the things you might say around strangers. For example, never make your political opinion obvious in a … Continue reading

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Valentine: Dear Activist

Dear Activist, I don’t have much interest in political movements and science blended together. Politics and the desire for public money corrupts science. It’s not much different now than when The Pope declared the earth to be flat and anyone who … Continue reading

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