Tag Archives: Kansas City Star
Steele: Shawnee Mission, Just Say No to Drugs & Bonds
In Johnson County, school bonds are drugs for the power-Whigs who run the show… Specifically, the Shawnee Mission School District and its boosters at the Kansas City Star are planning to ask voters for a cool $223 million in capital … Continue reading
Posted in Rich Steele
Tagged France, Kansas City Star, pissoir, Rich Steele, Shawnee Mission School District
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Hearne: It’s Time for the Chiefs to Take the High Road
What big bucks corporation wouldn’t relish putting one over on the media? That’s exactly what the Kansas City Chiefs accomplished by pulling the wool over the eyes of the Star’s Mary Sanchez and convincing her that they’d mostly eliminated the misuse of Native American symbolism. And that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Hearne_Christopher
Tagged Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Star, Mary Sanchez, tomahwak chop
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Hearne: Star Flubs Telling Readers Where to See ‘The Interview’ Christmas Day
My wife and I will be going to see “The Interview” on Christmas Day… And although Jack warned me I’d have to stay up for a late, late show if I wanted to see it – and Tim Engle at the Star choked … Continue reading
Posted in Hearne_Christopher, Uncategorized
Tagged Hearne Christopher, Jack Poessiger, Kansas City Star, The Interview, Tim Engle
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Hearne: The Pitch Nails American Royal for Failed Tradition, Bogus Bad Deal
Stop me if you’ve heard this one… A picture is worth 60 million words (and bucks). I say that because the photo Pitch photographer Chris Mullins took of the 50 or fewer folks in the stands at Kemper Arena for the … Continue reading
Star Search: Dysfunctional Local News Coverage Abounds
Haven’t knocked one of these out in a while… You know, where I read and critique the daily newspaper of record. When the idea first came to me I thought. “Hey, why not do it every day?” It didn’t take long to realize … Continue reading
Posted in Hearne_Christopher
Tagged Kansas City Star, KU football, Lawrence Journal World
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Hearne: Area Investigative Journalists as Endangered Species
Was a time investigative reporters at the Kansas City Star could phone it in… The award-winning journalists there were treated like “tribal elders” – men and women who through age and experience were respected and admired for their wisdom and held in high regard, … Continue reading
Hearne: Ad Icon John Muller Dies & Much Ado About Nothing KU Win
Just what I needed, a weeklong battle with a cold/flu… Consider that my calling in sick after the fact. But I’m back and I’m bad, so where is that tub-O-lard Lazlo dude? I’ll tear him to pieces. He’d best pray … Continue reading
Hearne: Star vs. Star & The Winner Is…
It’s really quite surreal watching playoff baseball and seeing dudes with the words “Kansas City” etched across their chests…. I can’t think of any sport – with the possible exception of curling or log rolling – I’ve watched less of … Continue reading
Posted in Hearne_Christopher
Tagged JasonWhitlock, Joe Posnanski, Kansas City Star, Ned Yost
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Sutherland: The Irony of the Great Greg Orman
In 2012, Steve Kraske, the Kansas City Star’s political correspondent, quoted approvingly from liberal authors’ James Steele and Donald Bartlett’s book, “The Betrayal of the American Dream”: “We have created the world’s newest financial aristocracy, a class that has successfully put … Continue reading
Posted in Dwight D. Sutherland, Jr.
Tagged George Soros, Greg Orman, Kansas City Star, Michael Bloomberg, Steve Kraske
56 Comments
Hearne: Are The Flaming Lips Flaming Out?
Talk about a band at the crossroads… Word on the street that tonight’s Flaming Lips show in the Crossroads is an epic disaster in terms of ticket sales raises serious questions about the band’s future. The combination of Father Time, a … Continue reading
New Jack City:’ The Identical’ – Faith-Based Bomb Offers Up Bogus Quotes
Faith-based movies don’t by definition have to be bad movies… Yet time and time again these low budget “message movies” lack good writing, direction, production values and/or acting. The word cheesy often comes into play when reviewing them. And since much … Continue reading
Posted in Jack Poessiger
Tagged Blake Rayne, Jack Poessiger, Jon Niccum, Kansas City Star, The Indentical, USA Today
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Hearne: Kansas City Star’s IKEA ‘Blowjob’ First of Many
Journalistic integrity, anyone? I don’t know if IKEA advertises much in print publications like the Kansas City Star, but I suspect they may. I’ll tell you this though, the advertising department at the Kansas City Star and the publisher know and judging … Continue reading
Posted in Hearne_Christopher
Tagged Chick-fil-A, IKEA, Kansas, Kansas City Star, Merriam
29 Comments
Hearne: Does ‘Size Matter’ When it Comes to Stereotypes? Ask Jason Whitlock
Here’s a topic that’s always long on human interest… Penis size. While I was wrapping up a column about former Star scribe Jason Whitlock‘s failed recent attempt at courting mega controversy – the one about Canadians like KU one-and-doner Andrew Wiggins … Continue reading
Posted in Hearne_Christopher
Tagged Andrew Wiggins, ESPN, Jason Whitlock, Jeremy Lin, Kansas City Star, Kim Jong-Il, Lebron James
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Hearne: Whitlock Riles Canucks with Bigoted ESPN Diss
Hypocrisy thy name is Jason… For a dude who made something of a name combating African American stereotypes, former KC Star scribe Jason Whitlock sure plays fast and lose when it comes to other ethnicities. Anybody remember Whitlock’s failed attempt at humor … Continue reading
New Jack City: Star Adds Insult To Delivery Injury with Phony Cruise Scam
Something for nothing, anybody? To say my newspaper delivery has been irregular at best would be charitable. I’ve been keeping the phone numbers to the customer service departments of both the Kansas City Star and USA Today handy because I know I’ll be needing … Continue reading
Posted in Jack Poessiger
Tagged Free Bahamas cruise, Jack Poessiger, Kansas City Star, Perry Come, USA Today
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Hearne: Cleveland, The One That Got Away from KU Coach Bill Self.
We told you so… How many times, how many different ways, how many different reasons has KC Confidential laid out the past couple years to make the case that there really was a good chance KU basketball coach Bill Self would … Continue reading
