Friday Morning Rough Week Links

It has been a helluva week . . . Here are some mainstream morning links floating around . . . Enjoy.

Even The Star's worst scumbag deserves credit when he gets it right . . . Mike Hendricks writes a superb column on food stamps in the Golden Ghetto.

Ticket To The Big House: 7 KC Residents Charged In Federal Mortgage Fraud Case

Rural High Times: Police investigate the scene of a drug bust late Thursday afternoon in Belton, Mo.

Show Me Some Hatred For Science: Bill would ban public money for stem cell research in Missouri

Commerce gets even uglier in the suburbs: LED signs could be on the way in Blue Springs

Expected Fed Development: It isn't a big surprise -- but the Kansas City Council has officially endorsed an East Village location for a new $175 million federal office building in Kansas City.

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