The Tuesday Morning KC Link Sit Down

Here are the mainstream media links that have caught my attention this morning . ..

A Lesson In Recession Era Priorities: School Budget Cuts Around The Metro

The Wall Street Journal Profiles an interesting Kansas Gambling Arrangements: "The state of Kansas owns the new Boot Hill Casino & Resort—the slot machines, the blackjack tables, the chips, all of it, right down to the last pair of dice."

Kansas GOP greener pastures: Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh will leave office a year early to take a private-sector job, giving Democrats a possible leg up ahead of November's election.

KU Texas Game Round-up From SI

Show-Me Agrarian Tradition: Missouri to celebrate long-held family farms

Club crackdown: Joshua's Lounge is facing a 30-day suspension and will need to get consent from neighboring property owners to retain license.

KCTV5 keeps us up to date on Craigslist Nigerian Internet Scams

Unsexy recession headline: College endowment funds shrank across U.S., including at MU and KU

In the line of duty: Independence Firefighter Injured in Morning Blaze

The Anna Torv Esquire photo set has already brightened my morning.