City Sponsored Rent A Mob Invades Northeast - AGAIN!

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Your tax dollars at work! Aim 4 Peace, the city sponsored rent a mob will be invading Northeast agian this Saturday May 23rd for another love fest at St. John & Hardesty.
You may recall the last Aim4Peace mob that invaded that area with bused in protesters were greeted by business owners brandishing the family hand-gun to protect themselves from the "blessed peacemakers".

Armour up Indian Mound residents living near this location. Be prepared for throngs of losers invading your neighborhood, snarling traffic on St. John and Hardesty, peddling love beads, shoving daisies into gun barrels(remember that from the 60's) and offering free hotdogs to anyone gullable enough to buy their senseless "hug-a-thug" bile. The flyer we got also promised pony rides. Make of that what you will but we're lookin at it as just another source of manure.

Spell Check is for loozers

We haven't thrown up anything in a little while, so what a fitting way to re-enter the blogosphere than havin a little fun with a concert poster we just received via electronic mail. Now we try and keep our furry lil paws on the pulse of things here at The News but this show is obviously being held at a new venue here in town.
We've heard of the Sprint Center, Kemper Arena and Memorial Hall, but this one is a new one on us.
Can anyone tell us where "Municiple Auditorium" is?

We've even thrown up the graphic so you get the picture - just like this lil pooch did!

New Country Claims Old ASB Bridge

Breaking News!
Either Clay County and North Kansas City are forming their own country or some local dare-devil has claimed the old ASB Bridge for their own!
This lil news-pooch spotted a couple of new flags atop the old operators shack on the north end of the old ASB Bridge today whilst motoring about snffing out news.
We don't know what's up or who's claiming the 100 year old structure for their own, but whoever it is, isn't real scared of heights!
One of our eagle eye news hound photo-grabbers over at Hyperblogal grabbed the above photo earlier today.

Anyone know anything about this?
New country?
New Casino?
New shopping mall?

Let us know!

FUND MY ANGRY MOB - OR ELSE!!!

This lil news-hound just received a "press release" from the Aim4Peace rent-a-mob folks that they'll be holding a press conference this afternoon to support the ongoing city (read TAXPAYER) funding of their protest mentality, scare tactics.
Now we're not sure whether it was a Freudian slip or what, but here's a direct quote from their press release.

"...to take a few minutes, come out & support this inactive to keep the movement alive.

Inactive. That'd be the perfect verb to describe what these sign totin, rented "volunteers" are. "Inactive". Course, when your gravy train is fixin to get derailed, and your very existance is threatened, ya gotta pull out all the stops. Get them buses rollin, get them signs painted, make sure the bull-horn is all charged up - we be fixin to make some noise!!!
Meanwhile - the rest of us with real jobs, who aren't dependent on the taxpayer's doll to pay our freight have better things to do than scream in to bullhorns in front of the TV cameras - especially during business hours.
And when the TV cameras disappear - so will the mobs, the buses, the signs. Its all about The Show with these types. Form over substance.
And for you folks who live in rural areas of incorporated Kansas City, you too have the unique privilege of funding these rented goons too! This despite the fact they won't come to YOUR suburban cul de sac anytime soon - trust me! It ain't about the burbs with these folks.

The best thing the city council can do with this bunch is send em packin, deny their funding, so they'll get real jobs and start paying taxes instead of livin off em.

This lil pooch has a simple solution to the crime problem. CCW.
Hasn't failed yet!

...and the gods of journalism smiled down upon us...

Word on the street, or at least according to John Landsberg over at Bottom Line Communications is that Lewis Duiguid, mr. race baiting, racist ( yes, this lil pooch called him a racist) Star columnist Lewis Duiguid has lost his VP gig, his column (which actually went bye-bye in December) as well as a good percentage of his reportedly six-figure paycheck.
There are Gods in Journalism after all.
The unfortunate part of the deal is that he maintains his position on the Star’s Editorial Board that supposedly “shapes the Star’s view on issues”.
Ahem.
I feel like the kid in the film Animal House when the “Playboy Bunny” landed on his bed and he looks skyward and exclaims: “Thank you God”!
This crack-pot Duiguid is the one who equated anyone – ANYONE who, during last year’s presidential campaign, called the messiah Obama a Socialist was also, by default – a racist.

Duiguid’s new boss will be Miriam Pepper, Vice President of the Editorial Page.

Central Bank Robbed - Suspect Gravely Wounded by Police

Police Officers responded to Central Bank at 2301 Independence Blvd this afternoon after the bank was robbedthe bank late Monday afternoon.

Police sources indicate that a lone gunman entered the bank at approximately 4:30 this afternoon and demanded cash from a teller. The suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police officers patroling nearby noticed the suspect and followed him south along Park Avenue toward Olive Park VIllage apartments. Officers noted that the suspect was changing clothes as he fled and at one point actually dropped the backpack that held the stolen cash. Police caught up with the suspect in a parking lot near 8th & Olive where, according to sources he confronted the officers, threatening to kill them. The suspect was shot by officers and transported to an area hospital where he was declared dead. The name of the suspect has not been released at this time. The officers involved are on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

This is the second time in a week that the main branch of Central Bank has been held up. Last week, a suspect robbed the bank and was apprehended a short time later near Independence & Chestnut.

Bloodletting Commences at Major Daily(s)

According to John Landsberg over at Bottom Line Communnications, some major players have been tapped by the grim reaper's bony hand this morning down at 1729 Grand. (The Star)
Today is Black Monday for the McClatchy owned Star as well as the Olathe Daily News.
As of 8:45 Monday evening, here's at least a partial list of who's getting the axe. So far, it reads like a who's-who of long-time, staffers and columnists.

Eric Palmer, Deputy Business Editor
DeAnn Smith, Investigative Reporter
Rick Alm, Gambling & Tourism Reporter
David Hayes, Technology/Internet Reporter
Malcolm Garcia, Reporter
Don Allmon, IT
Greg Peters, Photo Desk
Katie Middleton, Northland Editor
Jim Pedley, Motor Sports Writer
John Mark Eberhart, Books Editor
Ward Triplett, Wire Editor (credit Pitch)
Robert Folsom, Features Copy Editor
David Boyce, Sports Reporter
Mike Fitzgerald, Asst. Sports Editor
Stephen Winn- Deputy Editorial Page Editor
Trudy Hurley- Editorial Assistant
Kirk Weber- Night City Editor
Dennis Boone- Jackson County Editor
Russ Pulley- Independence Bureau Reporter
Bill Graham, Platte County Reporter/Columnist
Tom Dolphens, Asst. Mng. Editor
Terrel Harris, (Unknown)
Beth Jordan, Copy Editor
Georgann Norton, Copy Editor
Nick Poirier, (Unknown)
Kent Pulliam, Sports Reporter
Samantha Branson, Copy Editor

MADE PART-TIME WITH CUTS IN PAY & BENEFITS
Robert Butler, Movie Critic
Mike Hendricks, Columnist
Steve Penn, Columnist
Carol Powers, Deputy Features Editor
Alice Thorson, Art Critic
Robert Trussell, Theater Critic
Donna Vestal, Business Editor

Originally reported this morning by Bottom Line Communications was that the Olathe Daily News (taken over by McClatchy a few years back) would cease to publish a print product and fold their staff in to the neighborhood news section. However, updated reports indicate that it will now take the place of the Olathe Neighborhood News and will retain Olathe News-only subscribers and be inserted into the Star, taking the place of the Olathe Neighborhood News.
BLC quotes a source close to the carnage as saying: "The Olathe News will be redesigned into a tabloid, but remain independent in look and voice," says the source. "All Olathe News employees--those who are left after layoffs tomorrow---will become Star employees and work within its system to produce The Olathe News.

On the Pacific coast, sources at the Hearst owned Seattle Post Intelligencer announced today that their operation would cease publishing a print product with the March 17, 2009 edition. According to Marketwatch.com who broke the news, it is the largest Hearst owned daily paper to become a web only product.

We'd like to recognize John Landsberg of Bottom Line Communications who has been doing yeoman's work today closely following this sad and developing story. Its not fun watching the slow, painful demise of one of the oldest print news sources in the city and John is covering this professionally and objectively. We'd like to thank him for his work and credit him for our ability to post updated information for our readers.
This lil pooch sez WOOF! That's Bunny-speak for thanks!