<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017</id><updated>2012-05-28T11:17:20.040-05:00</updated><category term='power rankings'/><category term='City Council'/><category term='KCMSD'/><category term='dead tree media'/><category term='JoCo'/><category term='The Missouri Plan'/><category term='The Plaza'/><category term='Tony'/><category term='Youtube'/><category term='news'/><category term='MAST'/><category term='City That Works'/><category term='immigration'/><category term='kansas'/><category term='UMKC'/><category term='TKC Favorite'/><category term='Sprint Center'/><category term='Jackson County'/><category term='Downtown Hotel'/><category term='Jim Rowland'/><category term='city hall'/><category term='The Star'/><category term='Election'/><category term='KCK'/><category term='compilation'/><category term='UFO KC'/><category term='Chiefs'/><category term='Racism'/><category term='Fix It Sly'/><category term='murder rate'/><category term='KCPD'/><category term='Council Redistricting'/><category term='Kansas City Blogs'/><category term='Teabaggers'/><category term='radio'/><category term='Royals'/><category term='KC Strip'/><category term='politics'/><category term='Squitiro'/><category term='Mayoral Race'/><category term='trolley'/><category term='Cleaver'/><category term='Westside'/><category term='Missouri'/><category term='Mike Hendricks'/><category term='West Edge'/><category term='PandL District'/><category term='Sly James'/><category term='The New City Council'/><category term='urban farming'/><category term='Great Recession'/><category term='Mayor Funky'/><category term='Jeff Roe'/><category term='blogging'/><category term='MO District 40'/><title type='text'>Tony's Kansas City</title><subtitle type='html'>Opinion, Jokes and Stories from KC</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>44984</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-4375824264410765259</id><published>2012-05-28T07:30:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T07:31:52.455-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! LET'S REMEMBER THE TOP 5 REASONS THE KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN TOY TRAIN IS UN-AMERICAN!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Jh7SCzRlCnvj83dW55S6vjphKu8lgX-aMDFziBjFdqo?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img height="234" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LnOOxW4K4w8/T7Z7slbExuI/AAAAAAAATk4/Mc7n2IHifBs/s400/streetcar.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the public discourse Memorial Day is mostly about mindless cheerleading for a collection of mostly misguided foreign policy decisions and that's cool. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go Team!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/y9VNHSAABX3OMbXtpF7DxzphKu8lgX-aMDFziBjFdqo?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img height="325" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-us89IC13L9M/T6r6xHNYRPI/AAAAAAAATUo/KSOpXp93mGc/s400/rosiejonesemmagloverindiareynoldssm.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, what might be more productive is to examine some of the Democratic principles that are often touted by chicken hawks who send young people to die in faraway lands but are rarely put into practice . . . Especially in this town. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't worry . . . I wasn't planning on making any new friends today. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyhoo . . . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because Democracy is more important than &lt;b&gt;MISTAKING MILITARISM WITH PATRIOTISM&lt;/b&gt; . . . Consider this . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CHECK THE TOP FIVE WAYS THE KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN TOY TRAIN IS UNDEMOCRATIC AND UN-AMERICAN!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. &lt;b&gt;The measly, nearly secret and smallish vote that will decide the fate of The Downtown Streetcar is a disgrace to Kansas City and Democracy&lt;/b&gt; - Less than 603 voters &lt;b&gt;CAREFULLY SELECTED&lt;/b&gt; by local politicos will determine a &lt;b&gt;HUGE BILL&lt;/b&gt; that this town will be forced to pay long after all those phony promises about increased revenue are revealed as lies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. &lt;b&gt;Only Kansas City politicos, special interests and consultants will benefit from this Downtown Toy Train&lt;/b&gt; - This is a power play by the Kansas City oligarchy supported only by a couple of dimwit amateur urban planners. There is no public consensus about this project because politicos only want a small crowd voting and private companies rule this election . . . In much the same way that Halliburton gave everybody the heebie-jeebies during the Iraq crusade. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. &lt;b&gt;The Downtown Toy Train Doesn't Solve Any Problem&lt;/b&gt; - It's not a transit concern because most people could easily walk the distance. It's not a "starter line" and no plans are in the works to link up with it . . . The project is nothing more than another local "white elephant" to feed with taxpayer cash. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. &lt;b&gt;Tourist Schemes From City Hall ALWAYS Turn Out Bad&lt;/b&gt; - Check the last 20 years and just about every City Hall development project has been a let down. There's no pro sports team that was promised at The Sprint Center. The P&amp;amp;L District bleeds money. Union Station is nothing more than glorified office space. The Mayor and City Council are looking on &lt;b&gt;FOOLISHLY OPTIMISTIC&lt;/b&gt; when the record of local politicos to develop successful projects is abysmal. Maybe this isn't completely undemocratic but it does follow the same story line as most wars waged by politicos and their empty promises that end up costing countless lives. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. &lt;b&gt;Politicos Making The Downtown Toy Train A Priority Lose Focus Of Local Neighborhoods&lt;/b&gt; - After BILLIONS worth of investment the so-called "Downtown Renaissance" still has failed to materialize. Like it or not, it won't be delivered by train. Meanwhile, KC neighborhoods are paying the price for this folly and betrayal of local voters.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For these reasons and many more . . . On Memorial Day . . . It's important to remember that The Downtown Toy Train is nothing but a scam perpetrated by local elitists, asking for more sacrifice in the name of a project that does nothing less than betray democratic ideals. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;DEVELOPING &lt;/b&gt;. . .   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And because TKC honors Memorial Day . . . Here's a playlist to honor the occasion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="0" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMzgyMDc3OTIyNDQmcHQ9MTMzODIwNzc5NTk*MSZwPTY5NDMwMSZkPSZnPTEmbz*2MTJlYzY1OGQ1ZjA*M2Y5YWQ5/YjA5YjAyNDJlZmUxYSZvZj*w.gif" style="height: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" width="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-left: left; margin-right: left; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;object height="285" width="400"&gt; &lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.musicplaylist.us/mc/mp3player_new.swf"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="flashvars" value="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_black_noautostart.xml&amp;amp;mywidth=400&amp;amp;myheight=285&amp;amp;playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicplaylist.us%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D91114900%26t%3D1338207805&amp;amp;wid=os"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed style="width:400px; visibility:visible; height:285px;" allowScriptAccess="never" src="http://www.musicplaylist.us/mc/mp3player_new.swf" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_black_noautostart.xml&amp;amp;mywidth=450&amp;amp;myheight=470&amp;amp;playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicplaylist.us%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D91114900%26t%3D1338207805&amp;amp;wid=os" width="400" height="285" name="mp3player" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" border="0"/&gt; &lt;/object&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully, more posts later . . . &lt;b&gt;STAY TUNED!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-4375824264410765259?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/4375824264410765259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=4375824264410765259&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/4375824264410765259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/4375824264410765259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/tkc-exclusive-lets-remember-top-5.html' title='TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! LET&apos;S REMEMBER THE TOP 5 REASONS THE KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN TOY TRAIN IS UN-AMERICAN!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LnOOxW4K4w8/T7Z7slbExuI/AAAAAAAATk4/Mc7n2IHifBs/s72-c/streetcar.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-6843936272028169296</id><published>2012-05-28T06:31:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T06:31:32.273-05:00</updated><title type='text'>NOW IT'S "OUR TIME" TO FORGET GEORGE BRETT'S LONG GONE GLORY DAYS!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sIybjNW1HPeOh6gekU27gYTNPQy2vtrNOCfE5EHy9Kw?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6UOBAS8sa8Q/T4NYSdsVtgI/AAAAAAAAShI/OwukHXOGC4A/s800/brettlooksm.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every day Kansas City becomes even more irrelevant on the national sports scene.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a reminder of this fact from a player that's currently &lt;b&gt;WINNING&lt;/b&gt; vs. the long gone Kansas City glory days of this small town's most beloved big fish . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;New York Times blog: &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/with-a-single-in-the-first-jeter-passes-brett/"&gt;With a Single in the First, Jeter Passes Brett&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;SB Nation: "&lt;a href="http://kansascity.sbnation.com/2012/5/27/3047038/derek-jeter-passes-george-brett-for-14th-place-on-all-time-career"&gt;Derek Jeter Passes George Brett For 14th Place On All-Time Career Hits List&lt;/a&gt;"&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;New York Daily News: "&lt;a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-derek-jeter-passes-george-brett-kansas-city-royals-hall-famer-major-league-baseball-career-hit-list-article-1.1085501?localLinksEnabled=false"&gt;Yankees' Derek Jeter passes George Brett, Kansas City Royals Hall of Famer, on Major League Baseball's career hit list&lt;/a&gt;"&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-6843936272028169296?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/6843936272028169296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=6843936272028169296&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/6843936272028169296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/6843936272028169296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/now-its-our-time-to-forget-george.html' title='NOW IT&apos;S &quot;OUR TIME&quot; TO FORGET GEORGE BRETT&apos;S LONG GONE GLORY DAYS!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6UOBAS8sa8Q/T4NYSdsVtgI/AAAAAAAAShI/OwukHXOGC4A/s72-c/brettlooksm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-3942400081644959579</id><published>2012-05-28T06:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T06:37:51.610-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Kansas City "Green" Project</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3wh61qEMBrDW7DtgyhppO9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QfdO_i_pW6E/TbALnA9Z8dI/AAAAAAAAIhc/MnresOn8hWY/s400/weedssm.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Star wonders . . . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/22/3630309/effort-to-relax-marijuana-penalties.html"&gt;"Could Kansas City be next in Missouri to lighten up on lighting up?"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The answer is . . . &lt;b&gt;GRASSROOTS&lt;/b&gt; activists, pardon the pun, are soon to roll their own brand of civic involvement up in this town that's much more interesting than this article in The Star . . . Stay Tuned!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-3942400081644959579?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/3942400081644959579/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=3942400081644959579&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/3942400081644959579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/3942400081644959579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/another-kansas-city-green-project.html' title='Another Kansas City &quot;Green&quot; Project'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QfdO_i_pW6E/TbALnA9Z8dI/AAAAAAAAIhc/MnresOn8hWY/s72-c/weedssm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-2244435169059101114</id><published>2012-05-28T06:23:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T06:23:23.721-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Old And Busted Sewers Breaking Kansas City</title><content type='html'>An interesting article about awarding contracts to start on &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/25/3630311/kansas-city-invests-in-costly.html"&gt;$80-million-a-piece storage tank project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; should make us realize that long term political failure is one of many contributing factors taking this town down the tubes.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-2244435169059101114?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/2244435169059101114/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=2244435169059101114&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/2244435169059101114'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/2244435169059101114'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/old-and-busted-sewers-breaking-kansas.html' title='&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/25/3630311/kansas-city-invests-in-costly.html&quot;&gt;Old And Busted Sewers Breaking Kansas City&lt;/a&gt;'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-6731267815480446387</id><published>2012-05-28T06:17:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T06:17:23.265-05:00</updated><title type='text'>No MoDOT Mowing Money</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;AP&lt;/b&gt; reports on soon to be blighted highways and byways: "The Missouri Department of Transportation has opted to &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/05/28/modot-trims-mowing-budget/"&gt;cut back on mowing grass in order to save the department about $2.6 million&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-6731267815480446387?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/6731267815480446387/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=6731267815480446387&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/6731267815480446387'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/6731267815480446387'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/no-modot-mowing-money.html' title='&lt;a href=&quot;http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/05/28/modot-trims-mowing-budget/&quot;&gt;No MoDOT Mowing Money&lt;/a&gt;'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-3001566388468716735</id><published>2012-05-28T06:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T06:04:17.333-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Jordan Carver And The TKC Link Pool</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/z9eOgkDGvp1TWJeY-ySvijphKu8lgX-aMDFziBjFdqo?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img height="277" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-T9mZx8C-XXw/T8NZLyzRXBI/AAAAAAAAT5I/hBt6oft3hHU/s400/jordancarverpoolpartysm.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jordan Carver &amp;amp; Kansas City mainstream morning links for the holiday . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt; Apropos: &lt;a href="http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/local_news/local-casualties-bring-home-holidays-meaning"&gt;Local casualties add meaning to holiday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt; Local support: "&lt;a href="http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/local_news/vets-collect-goods-for-troops-in-field"&gt;By the time the week of Memorial Day is over, a group of Kansas Citians will have sent nearly 1,000 “care packages” to U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan&lt;/a&gt;."&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt; Mary Sanchez write about money laundering: &lt;a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/28/3627053/how-we-fail-to-understand-the.html"&gt;Closing the border won't shut down illicit trade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt; Star stands up for boobies: &lt;a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/27/3630207/opponents-of-op-nude-are-missing.html"&gt;Opponents of OP nude are missing important message&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt; A rather uncreative choice for local movie fans: &lt;a href="http://fox4kc.com/2012/05/28/gates-barbeque-sauce-and-men-in-black-iii/"&gt;FOX 4 Film Critic Shawn Edwards places a bottle of Gates barbeque sauce in the Men in Black III time capsule.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-3001566388468716735?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/3001566388468716735/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=3001566388468716735&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/3001566388468716735'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/3001566388468716735'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/jordan-carver-and-tkc-link-pool.html' title='Jordan Carver And The TKC Link Pool'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-T9mZx8C-XXw/T8NZLyzRXBI/AAAAAAAAT5I/hBt6oft3hHU/s72-c/jordancarverpoolpartysm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-3303595801478435111</id><published>2012-05-28T05:39:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T05:39:16.533-05:00</updated><title type='text'>DON'T GIVE TO KANSAS CITY'S MISGUIDED DISNEY TRIBUTE!!!</title><content type='html'>Star reports on Kansas City's favorite (possible) Nazi sympathizer and purveyor of racist cartoons: "For 15 years, a Kansas City group has raised money to revitalize Laugh-O-Gram, Walt Disney’s first professional animation studio, and turn it into an interactive historical site, educational museum and perhaps more. Now, 90 years after Disney began work there in May 1922, &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/27/3630308/an-animated-effort-to-revive-a.html"&gt;organizers are launching their final fund-raising push, hoping to complete the project by 2015&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even worse . . . Disney was a notorious union buster who worked against his animators . . . Other than the possibility that the tribute &lt;b&gt;MIGHT&lt;/b&gt; include his frozen head . . . It's mostly a bad idea and a &lt;b&gt;MONUMENTAL&lt;/b&gt; waste of time for a town that already has too many museums.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-3303595801478435111?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/3303595801478435111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=3303595801478435111&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/3303595801478435111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/3303595801478435111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/dont-give-to-kansas-citys-misguided.html' title='&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/27/3630308/an-animated-effort-to-revive-a.html&quot;&gt;DON&apos;T GIVE TO KANSAS CITY&apos;S MISGUIDED DISNEY TRIBUTE!!!&lt;/a&gt;'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-8907623196817533352</id><published>2012-05-28T05:32:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T05:32:49.979-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sporting KC Stays Winning</title><content type='html'>Surprise . . . A Kansas City Pro Team moves ahead of a team on the coast: "C.J. Sapong broke a seven-match goal drought, and Kei Kamara scored his team-leading fifth goal and added an assist to help&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/mls/story/Sporting-Kansas-City-2-Earthquakes-1-02985123"&gt; Sporting Kansas City beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Sunday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-8907623196817533352?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/8907623196817533352/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=8907623196817533352&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/8907623196817533352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/8907623196817533352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/sporting-kc-stays-winning.html' title='&lt;a href=&quot;http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/mls/story/Sporting-Kansas-City-2-Earthquakes-1-02985123&quot;&gt;Sporting KC Stays Winning&lt;/a&gt;'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-7766189554505495860</id><published>2012-05-28T04:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T04:36:21.937-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Kansas City Dance Crew And Graffiti Art</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42832541" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Local video content and some rather &lt;b&gt;KICK-ASS&lt;/b&gt; urban exploring from a local video/radio show . . . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vimeo Description: "This week Shorty and the Boyz sits down with Kansas City B-Boy Dance Crew Tiger Style, and Midwest Graffiti artist Jesse "Chewy" Hernandez."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/42832541"&gt;Shorty and the Boyz EP. 3 (Tiger Style Crew! &amp; Jesse "Chewy" Hernandez)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-7766189554505495860?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/7766189554505495860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=7766189554505495860&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/7766189554505495860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/7766189554505495860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/kansas-city-dance-crew-and-graffiti-art.html' title='Kansas City Dance Crew And Graffiti Art'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-7674115800097663395</id><published>2012-05-28T04:27:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T04:32:11.722-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Kansas City Hanky</title><content type='html'>A nice post from a blogging/seamstress about a kind of &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://thehappyzombie.com/blog/?p=557"&gt;cool Kansas City souvenir hanky design&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-7674115800097663395?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/7674115800097663395/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=7674115800097663395&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/7674115800097663395'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/7674115800097663395'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/kansas-city-hanky.html' title='&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehappyzombie.com/blog/?p=557&quot;&gt;Kansas City Hanky&lt;/a&gt;'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-5220331553752436966</id><published>2012-05-28T04:25:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T04:25:07.209-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Kansas City Dead Tree Media Moves</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Bottom Line Communications&lt;/b&gt; keeps us up to date on &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bottomlinecom.com/anthem-editor-turnover-continues/"&gt;all of the former Star writers scurrying around for work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; during the last days of newsprint.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-5220331553752436966?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/5220331553752436966/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=5220331553752436966&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/5220331553752436966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/5220331553752436966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/kansas-city-dead-tree-media-moves.html' title='&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bottomlinecom.com/anthem-editor-turnover-continues/&quot;&gt;Kansas City Dead Tree Media Moves&lt;/a&gt;'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-1989361191805940115</id><published>2012-05-28T00:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-28T00:41:45.429-05:00</updated><title type='text'>THE KANSAS CITY WEEKEND SHOOTOUT!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4VMTs-CD5pc7_Q7_gEBqwzphKu8lgX-aMDFziBjFdqo?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img height="568" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kJaAbyHb8KI/T8MNsjlvV-I/AAAAAAAAT40/xSEwj-GkepQ/s800/wendyfiorelooksm.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's start Monday with a note that some parts of Kansas City are every bit as violent as a foreign battle zone. Even worse, violence and gunfire spread throughout the metro area despite the best attempts by local politicos to ignore the problem. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take a look: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kctv5.com/story/18634081/4-shootings-in-1-night-make-for-violent-holiday-weekend"&gt;KCTV5: 4 shootings in 1 night make for violent holiday weekend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kmbc.com/news/kansas-city/Man-shot-in-face-at-busy-Lee-s-Summit-park/-/11664182/14237196/-/ymbcgl/-/index.html"&gt;KMBC: Lee's Summit police swarmed a busy park on Sunday morning after a man was shot in the face.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/27/3629851/man-65-shoots-motorcyclist-in.html"&gt;Man, 65, shoots motorcyclist in road rage incident&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kmbc.com/news/kansas-city/Police-find-shooting-victim-in-Jeep/-/11664182/14236280/-/2jiriyz/-/index.html"&gt;Kansas City police are investigating after a man was found shot in a Jeep early Sunday morning.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, while I gawk at &lt;b&gt;Wendy Fiore&lt;/b&gt; it seems that&lt;b&gt; Kansas City residents didn't forget their bullets on this Memorial Day Weekend. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few more links, breaking news, local content and all kinds of good stuff in a few . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;STAY TUNED!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-1989361191805940115?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/1989361191805940115/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=1989361191805940115&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/1989361191805940115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/1989361191805940115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/kansas-city-weekend-shootout.html' title='THE KANSAS CITY WEEKEND SHOOTOUT!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kJaAbyHb8KI/T8MNsjlvV-I/AAAAAAAAT40/xSEwj-GkepQ/s72-c/wendyfiorelooksm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-3833426831284119014</id><published>2012-05-27T17:58:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-27T18:03:48.087-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TKC BREAKING NEWS &amp; SUNDAY SPECIAL!!! LGBT ACTIVIST SARAH GILLOOLY STARTS HER CAMPAIGN FOR DOWNTOWN AREA KANSAS CITY MO STATE REP. TODAY!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GABJsxWIWLWLoZ9iCeIfYjphKu8lgX-aMDFziBjFdqo?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img height="182" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6LlM0gdsr2c/T8KvyBl0f7I/AAAAAAAAT4M/jW58AXeYzxY/s400/sarahg.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just like we told you . . . The race to replace Kansas City, Missouri Downtown State Rep. Mike Talboy has turned into a frenzy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Right now the race to represent Downtown KCMO (Missouri 24th District) is looking downright interesting and a bit crowded.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To wit . . . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;KANSAS CITY LGBT ACTIVST SARAH GILLOOLY IS THE LATEST TO ANNOUNCE HER CAMPAIGN TO REPRESENT DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY IN THE MISSOURI HOUSE!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/sarahg4kc"&gt;Check her Facebook like page&lt;/a&gt; . . . And then, take a look at her presser sent out this Sunday . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Run, Sarah G! Run!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Friends &amp;amp; Family:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we remember those who gave their lives in services to our country this weekend, I am delighted to announce that I am running for the Missouri House of Representatives, 24th District in the August 7, 2012 Primary!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This week, Representative Mike Talboy, who has served this area for the past six years, announced that he is leaving the legislature to take a job in the private sector. Rep. Talboy has been a dedicated and passionate public servant to the people of Kansas City. I am ready to continue Rep. Talboy's leadership while bringing a new voice to Jefferson City as Kansas City's next Representative.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Why I'm Running: Committed to Community. Dedicated to Progress.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name='more'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;Health Care&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While the future of the President's health care law, the Affordable Care Act, remains uncertain, the need for accessible and affordable health care is critical. As a public policy advocate at a bi-state non-profit health care provider, I know what it's like when families must choose between basic health care services and paying the rent. With a father battling late-state Parkinson's disease and a sister whose life was saved through organ donation, I know the importance of first-rate care for families. Every Missourian deserves access to high-quality, affordable care--care that preserves quality of life and care that keeps working folks in their jobs. There are concrete steps I will take to expand health care for all Missourians. I will work in Jefferson City to pass the Barrier Free Care Act, allowing highly-trained Nurse Practitioners to provide primary care in medically-underserved communities. I will sit down with the coalition of physicians and midwives to move the Missouri Midwifery Licensing Act making sure pregnant women and their families have access to safe, insurance-covered midwifery care in Missouri.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Education&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Students must be the number one priority in education policy decisions. In today's economy, education beyond high school is necessary for success. We must prepare our scholars academically and socially for our global economy; Kansas City's economic future depends on it. To give Kansas City students the best chances for success, I am committed to fully funding the school formula, to ensuring accountability through high-quality teacher evaluation programs, and to supporting the Safe Schools Act. To ensure we hire and retain a teaching force that is prepared to meet the needs of Kansas City's students, I will advocate for increased funding for teacher preparation programs in our state. The future of the Kansas City School District is uncertain, but one thing is certain, we need a short and long-term strategy that puts students first. We cannot continue to not act. We are talking about real students and real lives. A couple of years in the life of an elementary student can mean the difference between literacy and illiteracy. I am committed to urgent action that puts the students of Kansas City first.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jobs &amp;amp; Economy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unemployment and the rising costs of living are challenging Kansas City families. I am prepared to provide relief for working families and open our city to economic growth. If we want to retain jobs in Kansas City, we must recognize we live in a bi-state community. We cannot continue to simply bounce jobs back and forth across the state line. I have a proven record of relationships across the entire metro area, and I am committed to working in Jefferson City to bring economic development dollars to Kansas City.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Social Justice/Civil Rights&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Attacks on social justice and civil rights have intensified. In Missouri we've seen our fair share from attacks on birth control to the "Don't Say Gay" bill. I will stand up and speak out for common-sense, Kansas City values: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Missourians shouldn't be fired from their jobs because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. When a woman makes a decision about her pregnancy - whether she is choosing to raise a child, help a loving family grow through adoption, or end her pregnancy - that decision must be made by the woman in consultation with her family, her faith, and her physicians, not by politicians. Undocumented teenagers - brought to this country as young children - need a path to citizenship through a productive college education or military service.&lt;br /&gt;Gillooly for Missouri! How You Can Help!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am ready to be a new voice for the people Kansas City - a representative committed to community and dedicated to progress - and I need your help!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your time, talent, and treasures are critical to my success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can sign up to volunteer for the campaign. If you have 2 hours or 1 week - whether your talent is door knocking, data entry, digital design, or keen campaign incite... I need all the help I can get!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can donate to my campaign online or you can send a check directly to my campaign at Gillooly for Missouri, PO Box 10038, Kansas City, MO 64171. (Please put your profession and employer on the "Notes" line to comply with ethics laws.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can attend my campaign kick-off to help us raise the friends and funds needed to win on August 7th!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most of all, please do not hesitate to stay in contact with me and my campaign. I am not running for office, I am running to represent you, so please share your hopes, frustrations, and best ideas for good governance. I am available by phone, email, or through one of my social media sites, links below.&lt;br /&gt;In Solidarity &amp;amp; Appreciation,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sarah G.&lt;br /&gt;######&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-3833426831284119014?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/3833426831284119014/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=3833426831284119014&amp;isPopup=true' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/3833426831284119014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/3833426831284119014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/tkc-breaking-news-and-sunday-special.html' title='TKC BREAKING NEWS &amp; SUNDAY SPECIAL!!! LGBT ACTIVIST SARAH GILLOOLY STARTS HER CAMPAIGN FOR DOWNTOWN AREA KANSAS CITY MO STATE REP. TODAY!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6LlM0gdsr2c/T8KvyBl0f7I/AAAAAAAAT4M/jW58AXeYzxY/s72-c/sarahg.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-8842059680263601094</id><published>2012-05-26T23:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-27T00:17:19.594-05:00</updated><title type='text'>THE TKC SATURDAY NIGHT PLAYLIST!!! TKC ADVICE TO KANSAS CITY GRADUATES!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yczTqxqjMZre_nRKFGQkSzphKu8lgX-aMDFziBjFdqo?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img height="300" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AwZhN7IXQ2c/T8GsBwLXveI/AAAAAAAAT3k/dZemO5ZA_rc/s400/lucypindergradsm.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To the Class of 2012, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First of all, thank you to the faculty, staff, alumni and the crew of illegal Mexican and Somali janitors who asked me to speak at this graduation ceremony. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will not bore the graduates with my EPIC struggle given that I live in my mom's basement and wouldn't want to pretend to have any life lessons worth sharing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, there's no denying that I know a great deal about this wicked little town and how to survive and navigate Kansas City. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore, for those graduates with &lt;strike&gt;realistic&lt;/strike&gt; low expectations or without the ambition to leave this dump . . . Please let these &lt;b&gt;TOP 5&lt;/b&gt; Kansas City principles guide a life of hopefully quiet cowtown desperation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. &lt;b&gt;Kansas City Never Lives Up To Big Promises&lt;/b&gt; - From sports teams to development deals. Don't ever expect Kansas City to come through with anything but more hype. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. &lt;b&gt;Don't Get Caught In The Crossfire&lt;/b&gt; - This principle applies not only to life on local streets but also to any local conflict. There are always powerful forces and special interests competing with another - It's best to stay out of the way and wait for a winner to emerge . . . And then tout your contribution to their victory. It's not valiant but an option for survival that will keep graduates around longer than so many idiot crusaders. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. &lt;b&gt;Kansas City Keeps Changing But Usually Not For The Better&lt;/b&gt; - Picking up BBQ one afternoon a chubby, hot waitress was arguing with an old lady. The waitress reminded the lady that "things will always change." To which the old lady replied, "change doesn't necessarily mean progress." The mini-multi-generational argument between two white women will forever define my view of life in this deplorable little burg. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. &lt;b&gt;Kansas City Embraces Mediocrity&lt;/b&gt; - This isn't a town for trend setters. In fact, Kansas City is only a place for careers on the way up or down. The folks who stay around are "never beens" and this town LOVES THEM with all their heart because "the middle" enjoys company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. &lt;b&gt;Kansas City Is Complex&lt;/b&gt;  - For this item I was going to say that "Kansas City is changing color" but that's not really true. THANK GOD there are so many blessed white women in this town who will forever remain frustrated with the status quo both personally and professionally. Still, this principle emphasizes that things are never what they seem in this place. Motivations and influences are impossible to clearly define. Kansas City loves to fight but there is never one single cause of any confrontation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, sweet graduates, take this advice for what it's worth and enjoy fighting that 30-50 to maybe 100lbs that Kansas City life seems to so easily accumulate for longtime residents. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course I'll end this thing by quoting a great sage of the 20th century, always look out for number one and look out that you don't step in number two. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jK-bUpaF4kMAI3QP3goXeDphKu8lgX-aMDFziBjFdqo?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img height="225" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-irtzdtplC38/T8GsYIUQJNI/AAAAAAAAT34/H6j0EiRcjBI/s400/backtoschool.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And all of this has inspired tonight's playlist . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="0" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMzgwOTU*NzI2NTgmcHQ9MTMzODA5NTQ3Nzg4MCZwPTY5NDMwMSZkPSZnPTEmbz**YjFhN2MxMDkyZDQ*MjNhODkz/M2MzNjViNzU2YmFiNSZvZj*w.gif" style="height: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" width="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-left: left; margin-right: left; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;object height="285" width="400"&gt; &lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.musiclist.us/mc/mp3player_new.swf"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="flashvars" value="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_black_noautostart.xml&amp;amp;mywidth=400&amp;amp;myheight=285&amp;amp;playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musiclist.us%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D91104433%26t%3D1338095485&amp;amp;wid=os"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed style="width:400px; visibility:visible; height:285px;" allowScriptAccess="never" src="http://www.musiclist.us/mc/mp3player_new.swf" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_black_noautostart.xml&amp;amp;mywidth=400&amp;amp;myheight=285&amp;amp;playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musiclist.us%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D91104433%26t%3D1338095485&amp;amp;wid=os" width="400" height="285" name="mp3player" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" border="0"/&gt; &lt;/object&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As always, thank you for reading this week and have a safe and fun weekend.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-8842059680263601094?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/8842059680263601094/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=8842059680263601094&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/8842059680263601094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/8842059680263601094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/tkc-saturday-night-playlist-tkc-advice.html' title='THE TKC SATURDAY NIGHT PLAYLIST!!! TKC ADVICE TO KANSAS CITY GRADUATES!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AwZhN7IXQ2c/T8GsBwLXveI/AAAAAAAAT3k/dZemO5ZA_rc/s72-c/lucypindergradsm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-1144361964583583704</id><published>2012-05-26T21:54:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-26T21:54:20.783-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TKC Saturday Night Kansas City Links!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-DXcB4qSpjdWFYLLGxiUQiLbIH6dKhCB5z0V7NMFaCY?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ehj9D_67pOA/Tmsax6aW2wI/AAAAAAAALuw/h8DXL-X9Bio/s800/candiceswanepoelvsfantasiessepsm.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candice_Swanepoel"&gt;Candice Swanepoel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and all of the news we're thinking about tonight: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/crime/former-kc-chief-charged-with-attempted-murder"&gt;Maybe not the best way to facilitate community cooperation: A former Kansas City Chief is charged with attempted murder.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://fox4kc.com/2012/05/26/royals-rally-late-beat-orioles-4-3/"&gt;Celebrate the latest meaningless victory for The Royals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;Police Corruption in Kansas: &lt;a href="http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/crime/wichita-police-officer-charged-with-sex-crimes"&gt;A former Wichita police officer who pleaded guilty in January to sexual battery while on duty has been accused of abusing two children.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;In Memoriam: &lt;a href="http://www.kctv5.com/story/18631904/flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-to-honor-overland-park-soldier"&gt;Flags to be flown at half-staff to honor Overland Park soldier&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;b&gt;Time for Kansas City to rinse off:&lt;a href="http://www.kctv5.com/story/18631730/water-parks-open-around-the-metro"&gt; Water parks open around the metro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-1144361964583583704?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/1144361964583583704/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=1144361964583583704&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/1144361964583583704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/1144361964583583704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/tkc-saturday-night-kansas-city-links.html' title='TKC Saturday Night Kansas City Links!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ehj9D_67pOA/Tmsax6aW2wI/AAAAAAAALuw/h8DXL-X9Bio/s72-c/candiceswanepoelvsfantasiessepsm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-5534675587630661223</id><published>2012-05-26T16:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-26T21:33:34.462-05:00</updated><title type='text'>BREAKING!!! SUSPECT FIRED FIRST AT KCPD SHOT DEAD!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wkAwhY_0vXjdOQ2y7hYhqtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AyrhnFBlX1k/TbViO0qlOMI/AAAAAAAAIhc/f69S5b_EK00/s800/policelights.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;TKC TIPSTERS&lt;/b&gt; just told us: KCPD shot and killed a suspect off of Independence Avenue and Brooklyn this afternoon . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll have more details soon . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KSHB has the first report . . . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/crime/police-officers-involved-in-kcmo-shooting"&gt;Just after 4 p.m., emergency responders were called to 522 Park, one block east of Brooklyn, after police reportedly shot a man who had fired at police first. No officers have reported injuries.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fox4 quickly files their report with a lot of details: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://fox4kc.com/2012/05/26/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting/"&gt;Kansas City Police are on the scene of an officer involved shooting that turned deadly. The shooting happened on Saturday afternoon near Independence Avenue &amp;amp; Brooklyn around 4:15 p.m.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Officers were called to the area to investigate suspicious prostitution related activity. Police say the man shot at two police officers. At least one officer returned fire which resulted in the suspect’s death."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seriously wondering if things have become so stupid on Kansas City streets that some d-bag would shoot at a cop and expect to be around long enough to talk about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More links . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kctv5.com/story/18632230/disturbance-suspect-shot-and-killed-by-police"&gt;Suspect in prostitution bust shot and killed by police&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/26/3628694/kc-police-shoot-kill-man-wielding.html"&gt;KC police shoot, kill man wielding gun&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kmbc.com/news/kansas-city/Man-dies-in-shootout-with-KCMO-police/-/11664182/14234428/-/u40ewl/-/index.html"&gt;A 22-year-old man is dead after getting into a shootout with Kansas City, Mo., police officers.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-5534675587630661223?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/5534675587630661223/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=5534675587630661223&amp;isPopup=true' title='68 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/5534675587630661223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/5534675587630661223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/breaking-kansas-city-officer-involved.html' title='BREAKING!!! SUSPECT FIRED FIRST AT KCPD SHOT DEAD!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AyrhnFBlX1k/TbViO0qlOMI/AAAAAAAAIhc/f69S5b_EK00/s72-c/policelights.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>68</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-6821612382955274289</id><published>2012-05-26T16:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-26T16:55:15.997-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Kansas City Anti-Crime Group Discussion</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lXvVEuZuOd0Qu2-2f5Ne6TRpOB8z8ZbaynRapKQeLqY?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bM-aWc_RMj4/T25e2_T5fyI/AAAAAAAASDQ/2OED9X34RO4/s400/patclarke.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recently, Fox4 has done an excellent job in profiling Kansas City anti-crime groups. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A brutal murder inspired a bevy of protests and vigils and &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://fox4kc.com/2012/05/25/brutal-murder-leads-to-calls-for-change-in-culture/"&gt;Fox4 noted Pat Clarke's organization calling for a "change in culture" among Eastside neighborhoods.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;In an unrelated report&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/span&gt;. . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was also a news of threats to a KC anti-crime organization. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://fox4kc.com/2012/05/26/crime-fighting-organization-receives-threats/"&gt;Seven shots were fired into a car and into the office of the Stop the Killing KC Coalition near 30th &amp;amp; Askew. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, obviously, nobody working on anti-crime organizing deserves to have gunshots fired their way. However, Kansas City insiders tell us that there are a great deal of unanswered questions about the leadership of this group in question that are circulating throughout the community. Obviously, some of those questions aren't making it into mainstream media reports. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In KC, even anti-crime groups are often caught in turmoil and sadly gunfire punctuates so many local arguments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Developing &lt;/b&gt;. . .&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-6821612382955274289?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/6821612382955274289/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=6821612382955274289&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/6821612382955274289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/6821612382955274289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/kansas-city-anti-crime-group-discussion.html' title='Kansas City Anti-Crime Group Discussion'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bM-aWc_RMj4/T25e2_T5fyI/AAAAAAAASDQ/2OED9X34RO4/s72-c/patclarke.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-4869074177350410828</id><published>2012-05-26T16:32:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-26T16:32:41.137-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TKC Breaking News: CampKC Goes Glossy!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bByoFw50iHL71gDtQZ32oDphKu8lgX-aMDFziBjFdqo?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img height="400" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CoZmXdyvk-0/T8FJgZTbnmI/AAAAAAAAT3Q/5P4QBQtShBc/s400/campkclook.jpg" width="322" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.campkc.com/"&gt;CampKC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is the LGBT news-source-of-record in Kansas City. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out a bit of detail about their new eye-catching cover . . . And take note, this is a paper news resource out there trying something different: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;"Ann Brown, Photographer, and Andy Chambers, make up artist, did the cover and the lovely Cydney Carll was the model.  Camp KC printed this issue for the first time in a small magazine trim size with a glossy cover and did a special Gay Pride Bar Guide section on the back cover. "&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Surprisingly, Camp KC isn't officially working on the upcoming KC Gay Pride Fest. As the LGBT event approaches, we might blog the topic more . . . As always, count on CampKC as one of Kansas City's &lt;b&gt;BEST&lt;/b&gt; alternative news sources.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-4869074177350410828?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/4869074177350410828/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=4869074177350410828&amp;isPopup=true' title='19 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/4869074177350410828'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/4869074177350410828'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/tkc-breaking-news-campkc-goes-glossy.html' title='TKC Breaking News: CampKC Goes Glossy!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CoZmXdyvk-0/T8FJgZTbnmI/AAAAAAAAT3Q/5P4QBQtShBc/s72-c/campkclook.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>19</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-7963996996329429937</id><published>2012-05-26T16:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-26T16:19:06.253-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Kansas City Shakespeare Fest Sneak Peak </title><content type='html'>Johnson County Lifestyle (ugh) offers a &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.johnsoncountylifestyle.com/2012/05/24/the-heart-of-america-shakespeare-festival-brings-the-bard-to-kansas-city-every-summer%E2%80%A6-and-it%E2%80%99s-free/"&gt;comprehensive preview of the upcoming Heart Of America Shakespeare Festival&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; coming soon to Kansas City Proper.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-7963996996329429937?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/7963996996329429937/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=7963996996329429937&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/7963996996329429937'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/7963996996329429937'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/kansas-city-shakespeare-fest-sneak-peak.html' title='&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.johnsoncountylifestyle.com/2012/05/24/the-heart-of-america-shakespeare-festival-brings-the-bard-to-kansas-city-every-summer%E2%80%A6-and-it%E2%80%99s-free/&quot;&gt;Kansas City Shakespeare Fest Sneak Peak &lt;/a&gt;'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-8265772720336123344</id><published>2012-05-26T16:15:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-26T16:15:26.882-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Prospect Checkpoint Crackdown</title><content type='html'>Star: "A sobriety checkpoint on Prospect by Kansas City police until 4 a.m. Saturday morning &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/26/3628407/10-arrrested-at-dui-checkpoint.html"&gt;produced 10 DUI arrests&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-8265772720336123344?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/8265772720336123344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=8265772720336123344&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/8265772720336123344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/8265772720336123344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/prospect-checkpoint-crackdown.html' title='&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/26/3628407/10-arrrested-at-dui-checkpoint.html&quot;&gt;Prospect Checkpoint Crackdown&lt;/a&gt;'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-8441975549025744832</id><published>2012-05-26T06:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-26T16:39:39.760-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TKC BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS!!! TKC TIPSTERS RAGE OVER NEW KANSAS CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT TAKE HOME CARS!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ETjOAUINuNP27NZHT3wmeChmVFui6dIK7H-Hunulsq8?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o-y2rw_Rbu4/TWPCkIALHZI/AAAAAAAAGy0/YjYyYSL0MmQ/s400/atomicexplosion.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this age of austerity it seems that Kansas City local government is &lt;b&gt;THANKFULLY&lt;/b&gt; coming under increasing scrutiny over spending. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To wit . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;TKC TIPSTERS INVITE US TO THINK ABOUT THE WAY THE KANSAS CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT USES THEIR FLEET OF CARS!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/kcpd-chief-defends-take-home-cars.html"&gt;This week The KCPD Chief Of Police offered a detailed explanation of his take home car policy along with links to audits and department policy.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Disagree or not . . . &lt;b&gt;It would be nice to see this same level of transparency from The Kansas City Fire Department.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, &lt;b&gt;KICK-ASS TKC TIPSTERS&lt;/b&gt; bring us their perspective . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;"Why don't we look into all the FD Brand New take home vehicles as well . . ."&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DrBwb1q87qUdYsAFG0LD5zphKu8lgX-aMDFziBjFdqo?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img height="221" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-G7wa-QG-aKw/T8CwuAQUMxI/AAAAAAAAT2o/TA2n7h1k2t4/s400/kcfdvehicleslook.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;"This photo was taken at EMS headquarters on Eastwood. It's like they don't care about the budget as long as the chiefs get what they want. At this time there were also about 7 new battalion chiefs vehicles that where put into service."&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/f4ytKJIdwljW8C6jT-MAgjphKu8lgX-aMDFziBjFdqo?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img height="216" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-SzQlCtZUlm0/T8CwnkQdZKI/AAAAAAAAT2U/N4IvG83N4cs/s400/firetakehomecars.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;"The first photo features take home cars for the deputy chiefs and all the cronies. This next one is a look at replacement vehicles for the battalion chiefs in the stations. The second was also at Eastwood . . .."&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The difference between old school Ford Explorers and new ones is kind of stark . . . But I digress. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;ALL OF THIS REMINDS US OF THE NEED FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY FROM THE KANSAS CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kansas City's Police Department is on Twitter, Pinterest, Blogs and conducting regular community forums offering &lt;b&gt;DETAILE&lt;/b&gt;D explanations of how they operate and new efforts they're undertaking . . . &lt;b&gt;MEANWHILE&lt;/b&gt;, there's almost no communication or interaction between Kansas City's Fire Department and the public.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, there's a &lt;b&gt;MISGUIDED&lt;/b&gt; perception that the KCFD doesn't answer to anybody. Nothing could be further from reality. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Firefighters answer to taxpayers and voters just like every other public servant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b style="color: red;"&gt;HOWEVER, CITY HALL HAS ALLOWED THIS GROUP OF CITY EMPLOYEES TO REMAIN FAR BEHIND THE CURVE IN COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC ONLINE AND IN KANSAS CITY NEIGHBORHOODS!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This lack of public communication and discourse might have worked in the old days but that time is over. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;THE MOST AWESOME TKC TIPSTERS&lt;/b&gt; have valiantly shed light on behind the scenes details of the KCFD . . . But now I'm thinking that the reason why this happens is because so few official communication channels exist between Kansas City voters and taxpayers with the KCFD. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Given continued ambulance response time &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;FAIL along with budget debates that will continue for the foreseeable future . . . This should be an opportunity for the &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;KCFD to increase their &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;ACCOUNTABILITY to the public rather than hide behind mean-spirited anonymous comments directed toward TKC. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sniffle. I don't scare easy but I cry all the time and mostly when I re-watch the Bette Midler classic &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaches_%28film%29"&gt;Beaches&lt;/a&gt; while drinking hot tea. Again, I digress . . . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The more important point and TKC just trying to help . . . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is new leadership withing the &lt;b&gt;KCFD &lt;/b&gt;and &lt;b&gt;NOW&lt;/b&gt; is their opportunity to change their closed door policy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;DEVELOPING&lt;/b&gt; . . .&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-8441975549025744832?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/8441975549025744832/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=8441975549025744832&amp;isPopup=true' title='53 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/8441975549025744832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/8441975549025744832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/tkc-breaking-and-exclusive-news-tkc.html' title='TKC BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS!!! TKC TIPSTERS RAGE OVER NEW KANSAS CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT TAKE HOME CARS!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o-y2rw_Rbu4/TWPCkIALHZI/AAAAAAAAGy0/YjYyYSL0MmQ/s72-c/atomicexplosion.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>53</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-3251974521891841251</id><published>2012-05-26T05:41:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-26T06:28:23.752-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Bold New Poets Back @ Nelson-Atkins!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rVAMnFKUzNah075vDk8WOzphKu8lgX-aMDFziBjFdqo?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img height="151" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ge2O0VMLlRE/T8CyGE_T1OI/AAAAAAAAT28/pV-zZUUTzuA/s400/spokenworktwo.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Great news for Kansas City poets . . . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;KANSAS CITY'S BOLD NEWS POETS WILL SOON BE RETURNING TO THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART FOR ANOTHER BLOWOUT SPOKEN WORD EVENT!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/01/tkc-exclusive-bold-new-poets-nelson.html"&gt;Remember that we chronicled this really great Kansas City cultural event earlier this year. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We hear that the upcoming gather is going to be even bigger and better. Stay tuned for more details . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tickets go on sale at the beginning of next month. The show is Aug. 7th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-3251974521891841251?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/3251974521891841251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=3251974521891841251&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/3251974521891841251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/3251974521891841251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/bold-new-poets-back-nelson-atkins.html' title='Bold New Poets Back @ Nelson-Atkins!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ge2O0VMLlRE/T8CyGE_T1OI/AAAAAAAAT28/pV-zZUUTzuA/s72-c/spokenworktwo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-8586886392048856556</id><published>2012-05-26T04:56:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-26T05:20:35.930-05:00</updated><title type='text'>SPECIAL POLITICO KCPT WEEK IN REVIEW!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;object height="225" width="400"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FFj8sftxs-U?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FFj8sftxs-U?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out an &lt;b&gt;EXTRA SPECIAL&lt;/b&gt; Week In Review from KCPT. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's the rather witty intro from KCPT's Nick Haines . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"This week we push aside our regular reporters to bring you pithy and insightful state lawmakers on both sides of state line to comment on the news instead. After all every one of our stories this week involve state government. Why wouldn't we ask the people who are making the decisions on your behalf? And in fact, they've all promised to be even more witty and enlightening than the reporters we normally have around the KCWIR table..."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The reviewers: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pat Colloton&lt;br /&gt;KS House (R) Leawood&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Will Kraus&lt;br /&gt;MO Senate (R) Lee's Summit&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jolie Justus&lt;br /&gt;MO Senate, (D) Kansas City&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Scott Schwab&lt;br /&gt;KS House, (R) Olathe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click the link and see if they lived up to the promise: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://youtu.be/FFj8sftxs-U"&gt;KCPT: Kansas City Week in Review - May 25, 2012 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thought it was a nice chat but didn't quite explain why this session was &lt;b&gt;EXCEPTIONALLY UNPRODUCTIVE&lt;/b&gt; for both Missouri and Kansas.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-8586886392048856556?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/8586886392048856556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=8586886392048856556&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/8586886392048856556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/8586886392048856556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/special-politico-kcpt-week-in-review.html' title='SPECIAL POLITICO KCPT WEEK IN REVIEW!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-6747529815587527837</id><published>2012-05-26T04:48:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-26T04:48:31.116-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Scumbags @ The Star Swagger Jack TKC!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vrnqkttYSznYzsDBykmcCSLbIH6dKhCB5z0V7NMFaCY?feat=embedwebsite"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7Jda-cp3o68/Tk90vuVZahI/AAAAAAAALJU/h0YIpB-fIw0/s400/denisejennypfightingpar.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm always curious about how many indignities I'll suffer because of this blog and this morning brings the latest assault on my good nature. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CHECK OUT THE STAR STEALING MY BAD PUNS FOR THEIR PITIFULLY LATE AND LAME EDITORIAL IN SUPPORT OF MORE KANSAS CITY RED LIGHT CAMERAS!!! &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Star missive after &lt;b&gt;KICK-ASS TKC TIPSTERS&lt;/b&gt; broke the story: &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/green-light-more-red-light-cameras-kc/"&gt;"A green light for more red-light cameras in KC"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/tkc-exclusive-after-recent-successful.html"&gt;THREE DAYS AGO TKC TIPSTERS TOLD US THIS . . . &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;"KANSAS CITY INSIDERS AND POLITICOS HAVE THE &lt;span style="color: #38761d;"&gt;GREEN LIGHT&lt;/span&gt; TO PUSH EVEN MORE RED LIGHT CAMERAS ON LOCAL STREETS!!!"&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I even did a green highlight because I'm silly like that . . . When I first saw this &lt;b&gt;INSULT&lt;/b&gt; I had to hurry and find my favorite &lt;b&gt;Denise Milani&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Penny Mathis&lt;/b&gt; pic in order to relax.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now that I've regained a bit of composure I simply wanted to point out the limited political insight The Star brings and the fact that so much of their content stale common knowledge from most insiders and &lt;b&gt;AWESOME TKC TIPSTERS&lt;/b&gt;. Natch.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-6747529815587527837?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/6747529815587527837/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=6747529815587527837&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/6747529815587527837'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/6747529815587527837'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/scumbags-star-swagger-jack-tkc.html' title='Scumbags @ The Star Swagger Jack TKC!!!'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7Jda-cp3o68/Tk90vuVZahI/AAAAAAAALJU/h0YIpB-fIw0/s72-c/denisejennypfightingpar.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-6617247131403883043</id><published>2012-05-26T04:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-05-26T04:28:08.006-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Coming Soon: Kansas City Catholic Dorms</title><content type='html'>"Catholic Dorms" sound like a contradiction and not much fun at all but bad ideas never stopped the grand designs of Church Leaders: &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/25/3627988/catholic-diocese-plans-to-build.html"&gt;Catholic diocese plans to build dorm near Rockhurst, UMKC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10849017-6617247131403883043?l=www.tonyskansascity.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/feeds/6617247131403883043/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10849017&amp;postID=6617247131403883043&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/6617247131403883043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10849017/posts/default/6617247131403883043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2012/05/coming-soon-kansas-city-catholic-dorms.html' title='&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/25/3627988/catholic-diocese-plans-to-build.html&quot;&gt;Coming Soon: Kansas City Catholic Dorms&lt;/a&gt;'/><author><name>Tony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='16' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1CM8MIpSPNo/S6eT7A7y-2I/AAAAAAAAAFM/RYRfyQK7v00/S220/TKCsm.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry></feed>
