Subject: Jefferson City

• Let the Good Times Roll

  April 12, 2007

• Show-Me More Coal

  February 26, 2008

• Missour-EE or Missour-AH?

  November 4, 2008

• Coats and ties on the line

  February 24, 2000

• Grease Monkeys

  November 2, 2000

• Kansas City Strip

  September 6, 2001

• Best Student Activist

  October 18, 2001

• The Twilight District, Episode 11

  March 28, 2002

• One-man sewer remediation project

  On orders from the EPA, Kansas City must replace old sewer pipes and take other measures to keep rivers and streams from filling with unsafe levels of poop every time it rains. With a potential price tag of $3 billion, the city is looking for cheaper, greener solutions in an effort to reduce the amount of concrete needed to complete the project.The rain barrel, ready for action.Residents can do their part for clean water by installing rain barrels and planting rain gardens. Motivated initially b

  February 3, 2009

• The Give-a-Shit List

  This week: Make sure your tax dollars don't get swallowed in the endless abyss of discontent between the City Council and Mayor Mark Funkhouser, catch a ride with the ACLU to short-circuit the death penalty and get a personal performance from a local band to help out your friendly community radio station.

  February 16, 2009

• Best Day Trip

  October 9, 2003

• Rally against Medicaid cuts

  Right about now, scores of Missourians are shaking their piggy banks at state legislators in Jefferson City. When former Governor Matt Blunt kicked thousands off the Medicaid roles in 2005, disabled and elderly residents were told to do without basics like hearing aids. The outrage over the cuts led to animated protests, with activists dumping prosthetic limbs in the rotunda and chaining themselves to the doors of the House chambers. Today, advocates are

  February 25, 2009

• Hat Trick

  March 24, 2005

• Maker's Marked

  March 31, 2005

• Shrimp Vote

  September 22, 2005

• Servers fight back!

  Library of Congress Waiters Strike, 1910 Tomorrow, a delegation of servers wearing customized aprons ("Save Our Tips" is embroidered on the front, "Stop House Bill 258" is on the back) will arrive in Jefferson City to lobby members of the Missouri House of Representatives to vote no on House Bill 258, which would roll the minimum wage for tipped servers back to what it was 15 years ago. I was a waiter 15 years ago, so I can personally attest to how lousy that minimum wage was! House

  March 23, 2009

• Letters from the week of January 4

  January 4, 2007

• Letters from the week of March 19

  March 19, 2009

• Up Show-Me Creek: The Missouri 340 river race takes endurance — and a fair share of crazy

  July 31, 2008

• Exene Cervenka

  July 17, 2008

• Letters for the week of April 24

  April 24, 2008

• Missouri State Rep. Jeff Grisamore uses the death of his infant daughter to ask for campaign cash

  April 10, 2008

• One hot contender, Sarah Steelman takes help from the much-maligned Jeff Roe in her run for governor

  April 3, 2008

• Drunk on Power: The developer of downtown's entertainment district fights the neighborhoods' right to party

  February 21, 2008

• Devil's Advocates

  April 5, 2007

• Bumpkins on Parade

  March 8, 2007

• Rebel Hell

  Six Confederate soldiers looking for love may have come to the right place after all.

  June 23, 2005

• Short Shorts

  This year's Jubilee gives us the long and short of film.

  April 21, 2005

• King of Pain

  Despite effort to reign him in, Paul Silverman has spent decades ruling Kansas City's notorious payday-loan industry.

  September 18, 2003

• Sorry, Charlie

  Doc Wheeler tries to get by with no help from his friends.

  June 27, 2002

• Art of the Deal

  Mayor Barnes needs to put the art in the heart of the city.

  May 9, 2002

• Men Of Dishonor

  March 14, 2002

• Time and Punishment

  Lifer Bill Herron Knew exactly how to get out of jail - until the Missouri Department of Corrections locked him in solitary and kept him there.

  January 10, 2002

• Night & Day Events

  Week of June 7, 2001

  June 7, 2001

• Night & Day Events

  Week of March 29, 2001

  March 29, 2001

• The Cost of the Game

  Kansas and Missouri legislators are crafting a second bistate tax proposal with the help of major league sports teams and the business community. Some people, including economists, raise questions about what taxpayers will get for their money -- if anyt

  March 30, 2000

• Remaking a Truant into a Con

  In 1963, a group of African-American runaways and truants was sent to a rural reform school. Then the nightmare began.

  March 23, 2000

• The Double Dutch Bus stops at Manual Tech today

  You already know, Miss Mary Mack was a ho... The 3rd Annual Double Dutch Competition is already underway at the Manual Career and Technical Center. Teams from metro public schools have been practicing their routines all year, thanks to a teensy bit of prodding by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which sponsors the program as a way of promoting exercise and battling childhood obesity. My elementary school playground's blacktop was always sparkling with colorful beads. Girls w

  May 8, 2009

• Power outage in the Mo Capitol. What should we do?

  Whoa! The lights go off in Jefferson City, but that doesn't stop our legislators from Tweeting! Read from the bottom up.

  May 12, 2009

• Power outage in the Mo Capitol, part deux

  Quick update on the power outage in Jefferson City. The Associated Press says a black snake caused the outage. And Captiol Calling's Jason Rosenbaum takes us on a strange trip through the unlit halls of the Capitol. Hope you're not afraid of the dark.

  May 12, 2009

• Scenes from the health-care struggle in Jefferson City

  June 11, 2009

• Does Rob Schaaf regret comparing health insurance to slavery?

  It's safe to say that one of the top three jaw-dropping moments from the 2009 session of the Missouri General Assembly was when St. Joseph Rep. Rob Schaaf compared health insurance for children to slavery in the 19th Century. Now, you might think that Schaaf, a Republican, got caught up in the heat of the moment -- the debate about health care expansion certainly got heated. Perhaps, after the outrage from his Democratic colleagues, he felt some twinge of regret about the controversial sta

  June 10, 2009

• Nope, no evidence of murder-crazed psychos here

  If you're interested in some bold political debate on the pros and cons of using massive government intelligence programs to run surveillance on people whose political candidates will Just because Bob Barr wants you to live in fear doesn't make him a terroristnever get more than 2 percent of the vote, you might want to pop over to the KY3's political notebook, specifically here and here. They've got some fantastic video and coverage of Wednesday's hearings on the Missouri Infor

  June 11, 2009

• What's going on this weekend

  Whether it's art, beer or hanging out with Greek people, Kansas City has you covered this weekend. Tonight isn't First Friday but there is still an art show where pedestrians can roam from gallery to gallery and take in food and even a biergarten. It's the premier Kansas City, Kansas Street Festival on Minnesota Avenue from 6th to 8th streets. The free festival runs from 4 to 9 p.m. Also free and starting tonight is the 48th annual St. Dionysios Greek Festival put on by St. Dionysios Greek Ortho

  June 12, 2009

• Martin: Cordish Is Drunk on Power

  February 14, 2008

• How green is your state Rep?

  Now that the federal government is finally crafting legislation to deal with global warming, environmentalists are keeping a close watch on Washington, D.C. But, during the 2009 session, there was plenty of eco-related action in Missouri's capital, too. Rep Beth Low​Rep Bryan Pratt​Earlier this week, the non-partisan advocacy group, Missouri Votes Conservation, released its annual scorecard, outlining how lawmakers in Jefferson City fared this year in protecting the environment. The repor

  August 7, 2009

• McCaskill's Jeff City town hall gets 'impolite'

  Earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Claire "Bear" McCaskill was (mostly) able to diffuse the crowd at her town-hall meeting at the University of Missouri-Kansas City like a CTU agent. And her meeting in Warrensburg seemed like a breeze. But McCaskill's luck ran out in Jefferson City, where good manners were lacking. Capital Calling's Jason Rosenbaum captured the rancor and talked with McCaskill afterward, although she was diplomatic as always. Via The Turner Report.Update: And from the AP, here's

  August 27, 2009

• Kansas Citians come out in droves to party with the Tour of Missouri

  ​At the Capitol in Jefferson City, the Tour of Missouri bicycle race has become a political football, a passive-aggressive battle between Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (a Tour booster) and Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon (who threatened to pull the state's funding for the event this year). In Kansas City on Sunday, the Tour was more like a massive tailgating bash, with roving revelers cruising downtown on foot and by bike, ringing cowbells and dancing in the streets. The festivities started

  September 14, 2009

• And we're back ...

  Rod Jetton​The big story of the weekend was the Kansas City Star's look into one of the most powerful men in Missouri politics: political consultant and former lawmaker Rod Jetton. It's a must-read story that looks into campaign donations to Jetton's clients, especially those coming after controversial votes and allegations that Jetton is more of a lobbyist than a consultant, thus skirting ethics laws. The Star reports that the way Jetton "conducts political business has attracted the scrutiny

  October 19, 2009

• Hostage situation at the Missouri Governor Office Building in Jeff City?

  KMBC Channel 9 is reporting that there is a possible hostage situation at the Governor Office Building in Jefferson City. View Larger Map KMBC cites Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder's Twitter updates. The first came about 10 a.m. Sharpshooters on roof of Jefferson bldg. Hostage situation unfolding in Governor Office bldg. Police locked down the block. Developing ...about 1 hour ago from TwitterBerryFollowed by ...Chopper overhead as hostage negotiators are on the scene ...38 minutes ago from TwitterBerr

  November 10, 2009