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  • Kansas City Gitmo?

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    Kansas City Star: Kansans swiftly oppose moving Guantanamo detainees there, but Michigan may be more open to the idea Leavenworth County may be the prison capital of the United States, but don’t expect leaders to roll out the welcome mat for Guantanamo Bay detainees. … The original plan was not to move the detainees to…

  • Tea Party in Kansas City

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    It was a beautiful sunny day in Kansas City today, and I decided to go outdoors for a while. One of the Tax Day Tea Parties was happening at the Liberty Memorial, not far from where I live, so I grabbed my camera and roamed around the event for almost an hour. I assembled some…

  • 5 destinations to watch in 2009

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    USA Today: 5 destinations to watch in 2009 A destination in the midst of inventing itself. Another preparing for its year in the world spotlight. Cities and regions gearing up for year-long parties. Our top picks for destinations to watch in 2009 are bursting with up-and-coming, you've-gotta-see-this attitude. Not only are these destinations on the…

  • One Last Fix

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    Tomorrow it is off to San Jose for the Presbyterian General Assembly. San Jose is, of course, in California, the land of tofu and veggie burgers. Therefore, realizing I’d need a good fix before leaving, I ate lunch here today. Danny Edward’s Barbecue (where I’m known by name) has some of the best barbecue in…

  • Union Station Massacre resonates 75 years later

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    Kansas City Star: Union Station Massacre resonates 75 years later  Kansas City was a different world in spring 1933, as kidnappings, prison breakouts and gangland shootings routinely made headlines. Then at 7:20 a.m. on a Saturday, while Union Station bustled with travelers, an event so brazen occurred that it swept away whatever tolerance the American…

  • Burn Baby Burn in Kansas City, KS

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    Yesterday evening was a wild one here in the Kansas City, Metro. High winds, funnel clouds, hail, lightning strikes, torrential downpours, flash floods. As they say in Ghost Busters, "Real wrath of God type stuff." About 3 miles north of my house, lightning struck a fuel tank in Kansas City, KS, across the Missouri River…

  • Possible Ice Out

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    Kansas City is under a major freezing rainstorm tonight. They are expecting possible ice accumulations of one inch. That is enough to bring down power lines. So if we should lose power, you may not be hearing from me for a bit. (Alright! Enough with the cheers.) If so, I'll be back when I can.…

  • “The Call of the Entrepreneur” Screening in Kansas City

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    The Call of the Entrepreneur, a film produced by the Acton Institute, will be shown Thursday, November 15, at Extreme Screen Theatre at Union Station, 30 West Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO. It is a story about three entrepreneurs: Brad Morgan – Morgan turned a failing dairy farm into a thriving business. Morgan overcame the…

  • 64111: New Kruse Kronicle Feature

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    I love where I live. I live in Zip Code area 64111, Kansas City, MO. Starting this week, I plan to include a post (weekly?) about events, places, or people in or near my zip code. So, if you see a post that begins with 64111, you'll now know what it is. Below is a…

  • Bush in the Hood

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    My car is in the shop, so I took Mrs. Kronicle to work this morning, which takes about seven minutes. Unfortunately, the return trip took me thirty minutes. Why? Southwest Trafficway, which runs north and south along the eastern edge of my neighborhood, was completely blocked off. That is a problem because all access points…