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• Surely We''re Not THIS Stupid

  

  Surely not. Surely we're not that stupid. But we are if we believe Jeb: Jeb Bush on 2016 run: 'I don't think there is any Bush baggage at Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 SOCIETY

• A True "living Wage": It's Not Too Much to Ask

  ‎"We stand for a living wage. Wages are subnormal if they fail to provide a living for those who devote their time and energy to industrial occupations. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 SOCIETY

• One of the Best, Most Important Articles Americans Will Never Read

  It posted this week: The Worst Mistake in U.S. History America Will Never Recover from Bush's Great Foreign Policy Disaster Ten years ago, George Bush made a... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 SOCIETY

• 1978--true Then, Still True Now

  ‎"Safe abortions have always been available to the rich, Dan. You simply want to deny them to the poor, and if you succeed, poor women will be forced to get the... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 SOCIETY

• Kansas Governor on a "media Tour"

  

  Kansas Governor Sam "Help the Rich" Brownback is in the news in a big way. From the Star today: Brownback to national viewers: 'We're seeking tax refugees This... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 SOCIETY

• Senator Blunt's "Listening Posts" Still Skip Kansas City

  

  Our own Missouri Senator Roy Blunt rather proudly and somewhat famously offers what he and his staff refer to as "Listening Posts" throughout the state so we... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 SOCIETY

• How NOT to Have a Newspaper Go Digital and into the Future

  Regarding The Kansas City Star and all regional newspapers: The battle of New Orleans : Columbia Journalism Review A good and important read. It tells of the en... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 SOCIETY

• The Best College Towns--Two of Ours in Top 10

  

  The American Institute of Economic Research ranked the "75 Best College Towns" and two of ours came in the top 10: Mizzou, number 10 Lawrence, KS, number 8 Base... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 SOCIETY

• Happy International Women's Day, 2013

  

  "The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 SOCIETY

• Notes: Things You Can Count on

  First things first, locally: There was an article in The Star yesterday in the "As I See It" column by a liquor store owner, lamenting the attempts by some... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 SOCIETY

• Where Media is Headed

  This was breaking news yesterday: Facebook will reportedly launch content-specific news feeds It's yet another announcement, another development in the field... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 SOCIETY

• Why George W Bush Can Never Be Forgiven

  

  And Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld and Condoleeza Rice and Paul Wolfowitz, at minimum. Links: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq Wa... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 SOCIETY

• Coming March 8--a Movie to See

  More here: Greedy Lying Bastards Greedy Lying Bastards - Wikipedia Greedy Lying Bastards (2012) - IMDb Greedy Lying Bastards: US filmmaker attacks oil industry Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 SOCIETY

• KCUR. Frank Morris and All Our Snow Get Big Exposure

  

  From and on NPR today: Drought-Stricken Farmers 'Giddy' Over Heavy Snow The snowstorms create some inconveniences for farmers, but they also bring much-needed... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 SOCIETY

• On Secessionists

  

  "This is not my nation any more. This is not my America!" they say. Don't laugh--they're probably right. Because if you believe that America in the 21st... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 SOCIETY

• In Response to Bottom Line Communications Attack on the Star and Lee Judge

  Normally, on all things media, I've found I agree with Bottom Line Communications. That is, when they stick to unbiased appraisals of media. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 SOCIETY

• America's Fatal Love Affair with Guns

  And odd, odd priorities:  "If roads were collapsing all across the United States, killing dozens of drivers, we would surely see that as a moment to talk abou... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 SOCIETY

• On That Whole Sequester Thing

  

  "This is just the start. The sequester, beginning today, will be followed, in rapid order, by the House Republicans' (read Tea Partier's) mid-March plan to... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 SOCIETY

• Kansas City Gets a Black Eye

  

  How embarrassing. 'Modern Family' Stars Get Stuck In An Elevator For One Hour In Kansas City Hotel Embarrassing for the Sheraton, sure, but for Crown Center, to... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 SOCIETY

• No Way to Run a Government

  And no way to run a nation. Insanity. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 SOCIETY