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The News 2K: The News About TV News

• Names Released for Jasper and Barry County Tornado Victims

  The county coroners in Barry and Jasper counties have released the names of the 2 people that perished there in Saturday's tornadoes. In Jasper county, 17 year-old Casey Coggins was killed as the storms brought a tree down into the trailer her family lived in. In the Barry County community of Purdy, [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 6:21am Eastern Daylight Time

• Welcome To West Virginia!

  Tonight will feature another primary in what has seemed to be an endless string of them. West Virginia Democrats will be going to the polls today to cast their ballots. Hillary Clinton is leading there significantly, so much so that Obama hasn't even campaigned in the state. Coverage will be [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 6:14am Eastern Daylight Time

Tony's Kansas City

• KANSAS CITY BLOGGER IN BEIJING!!!

  Anthony Tao, who recently lived in Overland Park, is visiting family in China, occasionally filing stories for ESPN and running a great blog entitled "Heart of Beijing." The dude used to intern at KCUR so they did a pretty interesting story on his bloggy adventures. [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 5:39am Eastern Daylight Time

• Boo-f*cking-hoo: Racist Kansas City Killer had a hard upbringing he's now using as an excuse and defense for murder!!!

  Home life could become factor in convicted killer’s fate . . . In much the same way that chubby white women oppressing me as a youngster has now caused me to return the favor; Soooooo I guess it all makes sense after all. [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 5:30am Eastern Daylight Time

The Turner Report

• Times editorial: The myth of voter fraud

  Last week's U. S. Supreme Court decision backing an Indiana voter I.D. law has opened the door for other states to amend their laws to combat alleged voter fraud, including Missouri where Republican legislators are attempting to have the issue placed on the ballot.
  Today's New York Times features [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 5:26am Eastern Daylight Time

Tony's Kansas City

• Let the Eagle Soar!!!

  
  
  Bald eagles are nesting around Kansas City. That's great and all but since they're off the endangered list I wonder if there's any possibility that we'll be able to find out how they taste . . . Probably more like Mexican food than most [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 5:21am Eastern Daylight Time

The Turner Report

• Globe: R-8 remembers Rountrees

  
  Disasters like Saturday's tornado prove the importance and necessity of the media in today's society. People look to newspapers, television, radio, and the Internet to provide information and context.
  Today's Joplin Globe, in addition to numerous stories on efforts of communities to recover from the [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 5:13am Eastern Daylight Time

Tony's Kansas City

• White people "make it rain" as well!!!

  
  
  Apparently, the City Manager is Olathe is just one more rich person in JoCo who has it better than most of the (broke ass) folks in KC Proper.
  
  The pay bump is actually pretty impressive and its prominent placing in today's paper makes it [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 5:01am Eastern Daylight Time

KCTalk.com - The Talk Of Kansas City

• Downtime.....

  Did KCTalk just have some sort of outage or was it just me? I couldn't access the site for about a hour or two. [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 4:46am Eastern Daylight Time by bkerensa

Tony's Kansas City

• Stop playing with knives Kansas City!!!

  
  
  RDM is one of my favorite bloggers in Kansas City and this morning he has provided us a wonderful post that I'd like the call "the anatomy of a Kansas City knife fight." It's a fascinating look inside the sad case of a [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 4:39am Eastern Daylight Time

• Passenger comes forward, Police closer to solving the tragic Ward Parkway hit-and-run

  From KSHB: On Monday, one of the passengers came forward, and told police when the driver abandoned the car and the passengers at Loose Park, they called friends to go and look at the scene . . . The impact of the victim's body shattered the suspect's windshield so [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 4:20am Eastern Daylight Time

• "Leawood, leave the coyotes alone"

  A radical notion from my favorite anarchist blogger in Kansas City: "I can understand the concern that pet owners have about coyotes killing their pets, but these people need to monitor their pets at night and understand that wildlife has as much right to exist in Leawood as any [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 4:06am Eastern Daylight Time

Fired Up! Missouri

• United They Stand....No So Much

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  Does John McCain approve of these tactics employed by Kenny Hulshof's minions at the Missouri GOP, and why hasn't the media asked that question?

  The voice you hear in the audio is that of Jared "Joe McCarthy" Craighead, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, and former lobbyist at Cassidy and [...]

  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 4:05am Eastern Daylight Time by Thomas Charles

Branson Missouri

• Branson Citizen Survey Results

  
  Branson's Citizen Survey results were presented by a representative of ETC Institute last night at city hall.
  
  Lots of Interesting Observations and discussions will result from the citizen survey presented at last nights Branson alderman meeting. Apparently, Springfield, Mo is using the same firm, [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 3:45am Eastern Daylight Time by Darin

Tony's Kansas City

• The Wizard of Ass!!!

  
  
  There's a Kansas connection to the work of one of my favorite authors.
  
  Snuff is the latest book from Chuck Palahniuk, who wrote Fight Club. If you haven't already, Check out Palahniuk's awesome fan site which I've been reading since '99 for a more [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 3:36am Eastern Daylight Time

RDM Random Remarks

• Life’s a beach for seal

  A seal was recently caught on camera trying to have sex with a penguin.  For starters, who’s the cameraman?  Secondly, has the game gotten so bad for seals that they are going towards Happy Feet? According to the people in the know, the seal jumped on this king penguin and unsuccessfully tried [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 3:34am Eastern Daylight Time by rdms

Tony's Kansas City

• From a local newsie at the close of sweeps: Something about the weather (and ratings)

  This could be the TKC quote of the week from a Kansas City News blog that takes its readers behind the scenes of the news gathering process: "May sweeps 2008 will be remembered for one thing. Tornados . . . Oh and bad tornado coverage clichés." [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 3:30am Eastern Daylight Time

• It is painfully obvious why the city has decided to go "Big Brother"

  RDM on last night's Eastside mayhem and the fatal car crash that resulted. [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 3:27am Eastern Daylight Time

RDM Random Remarks

• Knives “will” win out

  One thing you will learn about people is that they take on a different side when it involves money.  Also, death of a loved one will bring about a change in disposition.  However, the KC Knifefest 08′ stabs marches on.  This past weekend, the latest entrants into the Knifefest competition were [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 3:22am Eastern Daylight Time by rdms

Tony's Kansas City

• Republican struggle to keep Democrats from voting in Missouri continues

  The KC Blue Blog reminds us: "It also failed to mention that in the last ten years there has been few, if any, cases of voter fraud in Missouri and only 100 nationwide out of the millions that have voted." [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 3:11am Eastern Daylight Time

RDM Random Remarks

• Jennifer Aniston just might have

  Without knowing this first hand, I’m going out on a limb here.  Recent reports are linking John Mayer with the former Friends actress.  Jennifer Aniston can’t seem to keep a man.  What is odd about that is the fact that she is the fantasy of millions of guys out there.  [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 3:08am Eastern Daylight Time by rdms

• You might want to stay away

  Last night was a bad night if you were driving anywhere on 23rd street in KCMO.  It is painfully obvious why the city has decided to go “Big Brother” on the hood.  Some of the people who are roaming the area have caused things to deteriorate to a level where [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 2:36am Eastern Daylight Time by rdms

• Cauthen’s contemporaries cashing checks

  Well, it’s never a real recession when people are getting performance bonuses and raises.  That’s the case of the City Manager of Olathe.  Michael Wilkes received a $10,000 performance bonus along with a 4% salary increase.  He’s now making over $167,000 annually.  Way to go M-Dub. Wilkes is also pulling down [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 2:22am Eastern Daylight Time by rdms

15thWardSTL.org

• 3460 Oak Hill Eff-Up

  Seriously, folks. CDA/SLDC and Jennifer Florida have effed up pretty bad on this one. Yeesh, I just couldn\'t pass this one up, even though I moved eight months ago.

  This is just a brief post to call your attention to the ongoing fiasco at 3460 Oak Hill. I wrote about [...]

  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 1:29am Eastern Daylight Time by Steve

KCTalk.com - The Talk Of Kansas City

• Blue Springs Couple Sell Kid For Sex

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Federal prosecutors on Monday unsealed an indictment against a man and woman accused of training the woman's child to be a dominatrix, selling her services and photographing some of the acts.
  
  U.S. Attorney John Wood said the case is the first in which [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 1:28am Eastern Daylight Time by Franktified

Politics Blog

• Could Claire cut it?

  more at twiigs.com... [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 12:58am Eastern Daylight Time by Jason Rosenbaum

KY3 Political Notebook

• Blunt: "Ethanol's Been An Easy Whipping Boy"

  Enclosure: [download]

  
  AT ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE, BLUNT SAYS HE'S "NOT OPPOSED" TO LOOKING AT PROFITS CAP FOR OIL COMPANIES, BUT QUICKLY ADDS, 11% OIL RETURNS ARE LESS THAN MICROSOFT
  
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  Contends That OFFSHORE DRILLING Could Open Up 30 Billion Barrels
  Argues That Taking Away Tax Breaks [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 12:43am Eastern Daylight Time

• "I've Never Heard of Rhubarb Vinaigrette"

  MCCASKILL HUBBY LUNCHES WITH MRS. BUSH
  Joseph Shepard, the husband of Sen. Claire McCaskill, was one of just three males spouses at the White House Monday at a luncheon with First Lady Laura Bush.
  
  Ninety-six spouses of Senators, former Senators and cabinet members were invited to the lunch, which [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 12:31am Eastern Daylight Time

Tony's Kansas City

• The Midnight Hour Link

  
  
  Tragic Death on Kansas City Streets this evening . . . Police: Fleeing SUV Driver Kills 2.
  
  Completely unrelated . . . Speaking of night time, I recently found some interesting photos of "night wear" (or whatever) on Hollywood Tuna and so [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 12:28am Eastern Daylight Time

100 Year Old Weblog

• BROKE HER HAND ON HIS FACE. ~ Mrs. Ridings Resented an Insult to Her 9-Year-Old Child.

  May 12, 1908 BROKE HER HAND ON HIS FACE. Mrs. Ridings Resented an Insult to Her 9-Year-Old Child.
  Robert Eades, a laborer for the Holmes Construction Company, was fined $50 in police court yesterday for insulting 9-year-old Ethel Rdings in front of a rooming house at 9 West Fifth street [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 12:09am Eastern Daylight Time

• WIFESLAYER FEELS REMORSE. ~ "She Was the Best Woman in the Whole World," Says Fletcher.

  May 13, 1908 WIFESLAYER FEELS REMORSE. "She Was the Best Woman in the Whole World," Says Fletcher.
  E. C. Fletcher, the teamster who stabbed his wife to death Monday night on the front porch of her father's house, 530 West Eighth street, is still being held by the police [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 11:44pm Eastern Daylight Time

Simple Thoughts of a Complex Mind

• Robin Sparkles vidoes

  How I Met Your Mother's Robin Sparkle videos for your enjoyment.
  
  
  
  
  
  These have been a few simple thoughts of my complex mind. [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 11:26pm Eastern Daylight Time

Random Talk on Urban Affairs

• McKee

  
  
  Don't think I can't see through you
  Don't think you would ever fool me
  I'll get what's coming to me
  
  From the womb unto the tomb
  The stagnant air that fills the room
  Into the shrine where you have knelt
  You felt the buckle now feel the [...]
  
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 11:19pm Eastern Daylight Time

100 Year Old Weblog

• HAD LIVED HERE 58 YEARS. ~ Francis Phillips, a Jackson County Pioneer, Is Dead.

  May 13, 1908 HAD LIVED HERE 58 YEARS. Francis Phillips, a Jackson County Pioneer, Is Dead.
  A citizen of Jackson county since 1850, Francis Phillips, father of Captain Thomas Phillips, license inspector, died yesterday at the home of the latter, aged 90 years.
  
  Mr. Phillips was a native of [...]</