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Monopoly Boy

The second-in-command of Wyandotte County’s power company faces a 57-count indictment.

• by Justin Kendall
• Tags: Feature, Editorial Feature, Marc Conklin, Rodney Turner, BPU, Patrick Scherzer

Wyco ratepayers paid big money for Conklin's attorney

• by Justin Kendall
• Tags: Feature, Editorial Feature, Marc Conklin, Todd Graves, Kansas City, Kansas City Star

Mentors in Failure

Forget Colin Powell — KC already has a seminar’s worth of inspiring leaders.

• Tags: Burnt Ends, Columns

Nachtmystium

• by Matt Sullivan
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Chicago

Lucinda Williams

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Kanye West, Lucinda Williams, Amy Winehouse, Ryan Adams

The Abracadabras

Be Still, Be Cool
(self-released)

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: CD Reviews, CD Review, John Nixon, Callie Ann, Kansas City, Pelle Almqvist

Ray LaMontagne

• by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Ray LaMontagne, Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman

Blitzen Trapper

Furr
(Sub Pop)

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: CD Reviews, CD Review, Bob Dylan, Will Oldham, Blitzen Trapper, Leon Russell

Broken Social Scene ropes in Land of Talk, Feist and others for its collective indie-rock chaos.

• by SHAE MOSELEY
• Tags: Interview, Feature, Brendan Canning, Broken Social Scene, Toronto, Kevin Drew

David Byrne

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Everythingthathappens.com, Nine Inch Nails

Rockin’ the Suburbs: With major-label ties and slick production values, Covenant Recording may become the Northland’s hit factory.

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Buckle Bunny, Column, Drew Loschke, Brandon Paddock, John Feldmann, Kansas City

Jackson Browne

• by Danny Alexander
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Jackson Browne, Kansas City, Alethea Mills, Fred Martin

The Download

• by Andy Vihstadt
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Columns, Jared Paul, Sage Francis, Republican National Convention, Rhode Island

Frittered Away

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Dining Review, J.L. Stephenson, Loyd Stephenson, Santa Fe, Les Stephenson, JL Stephenson's Santa Fe Inn - CLOSED

You know the economy’s bad when business is down at Ryan’s

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Franklin, Harrah's Entertainment Inc., Ryan's Buffet

W.

• by J. Hoberman
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Oliver Stone, George W. Bush, Josh Brolin, Stanley Weiser

Trouble the Water

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Film Review, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Carl Deal, Kimberly Roberts

This Night of the Living Dead could use a little more death

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Hobart, Ron Megee, Cody Wyoming, Pete Weber

Richard Ross’ photographs question authority

• by Dana Self
• Tags: Art, Art, Richard Ross, Brian Ulrich, Abu Ghraib, Jeremy Bentham

Bar 12

• by Berry Anderson
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, North Kansas City, Bud Light, Miller Lite

Booze for green

• by Carolyn Szczepanski
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Ed Sachs, Babette Geer

Close to Reality

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, August Wilson, Lou Bellamy, Pittsburgh, Kansas City Repertory Theatre

Shooting Star

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Elliott Smith, Andrew Ashby, Margo May, Martin Bush

Niall down

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Niall Ferguson, William Jewell College, Laurence Tisch, William Ziegler

Your Brain May Be Genius

• by Chris Packham
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Overland Park, Johnson County Community College

A Cappella

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Apple iTunes, Corpus Christi, Krista Lang Blackwood, Lawrence (New York)

Test-Tube Dystopia

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Gattaca, Ethan Hawke, Jerome Morrow, Jude Law

Hurricane Reflections

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Scott Roberts, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Kimberly Roberts

Balinese Music

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Jeffrey Rukaman, Asia (Band), Dwight Frizzell, Pak Alonzo Conway

Mickey's Irish Pub

• by Berry Anderson
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Corona (New York)

Sexual Healing

• by Caleb Goellner
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Marvin Gaye, Lawrence (New York), Mike Anderson, Nichole Kathol

Last Home Game

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, AFC West, American Football Conference, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Wizards

District Deals

• by Owen Morris
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kansas City, Bice Bistro, Missouri

Mail Drama

• by McKay Stangler
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Theresa Rebeck, Mauritius

Beer o'clock kickoff

• by Ben Paynter
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, AFC West, American Football Conference, Kansas City Chiefs, Larry Johnson (Football)

Denim and Diamonds

• by Berry Anderson
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day

Dinner 48 ways

• by Owen Morris
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Peter Menzel, Kansas City, Mali, United Nations

Marsalis Brasilianos

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Branford Marsalis, Heitor Villa-Lobos

Don Bell believed that God smiled on his bank – but now God’s frowning

• by David Martin
• Tags: Martin, Columns, Don Bell, Kevin Gilmore, Matthew Mabe, Carl Herbster

War Heroes

These Niños Héroes didn’t run from U.S. Marines

• by Gustavo Arellano
• Tags: Ask a Mexican®, Columns, Ninos Heroes, Chapultepec Castle, Mexican Armed Forces, U.S. Marine Corps