Just when this controversy was starting to die down a little, Fox News over the weekend had a debate regarding controversial K.C. parks board appointee Frances Semler. The debate took place between talk show host Mike Gallagher, and a spokesman for the Hispanic Chamber of commerce. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/GlYCWub5_kU” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Following on the school reform theme. This interview of K.C. Superintendent Anthony Amato is hilarious. The Pitch totally makes a fool out of him! These school superintendents are like bad NFL head coaches, no matter how bad their records, they still get recycled and eventually end up with new head coaching jobs. By Eric Barton […]

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From Tony’s Kansas City: You might remember that when Mayor Funkhouser began his “glorious” reign he promised that the first TIF to come across his desk “darn well better come from the Eastside.” Well, it turns out he was talking about the East side of the downtown loop. And that’s probably okay because it turns […]

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I recently received a personal phone call from U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill saying she had seen my son while visiting Iraq. She wanted to tell my wife and me that he was doing well, and to thank us for our sacrifices as parents. She then forwarded pictures her aide had taken during the visit. Now, […]

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By C.J. Janovy This is for Kansas City’s Hispanic community and everyone else who’s pissed off that Mayor Mark Funkhouser appointed Minutemen member Frances Semler to the parks board. It’s been hard to watch Funkhouser trip all over his gigantic feet in these early days of his administration. After all, I wrote “Funk Star,” a […]

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The Missouri Political News Service has seen quite a few methods of fundraising for Congressional candidates in its’ day, but soliciting support via a homosexual e-mail server is certainly not one of them. The Kansas City Pride Club, a group dedicated to fighting for the rights of Lesbian/Gay/Bi-Sexual/Transgender (LGBT) individuals, informed their membership this week […]

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By Nadia Pflaum The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Institute for Labor Studies is off the chopping block for now, according to a letter sent out Saturday by the institute’s only staff member, Judy Ancel. Last Friday, UMKC Chancellor Guy Bailey decided to save the institute — at least for now. Bailey changed his mind after […]

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The Missouri Political News Service has learned that an African American will be vying for the Republican nomination as well. Sources tell us to look for an announcement early next year. In this week’s feature, we focus our attention on the Congressional race in Missouri’s 5th District (the Kansas City/ Jackson County area). Jacob Turk […]

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Can “The Count” get anything right… Jeez! It’s been one embarrassment and miscue after another since his inauguration. Mayor Funkhouser made the abuse of tax breaks a central theme of his campaign, and it propelled him to victory. So, a task force to reform the city’s economic development policy is one of his most important […]

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Dee from “Conservatism with Heart” tells us about her first radio show: My 1st Radio ExperienceFirst of all, I just want to thank everyone for being so supportive. I am so thank-ful for what a great support system I have. I had a lot of friends praying for me and sending me words of encouragement. […]

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