The Kansas City Tax-Increment Financing Commission delayed a final judgment on J.E. Dunn's alleged use of front companies to meet minority hiring goals during its construction of H&R Block's world headquarters.Allegations that Dunn overreported minority participation on the Block project first surfaced in a 2005 lawsuit filed by a group of Hispanic contractors. The suit turned up evidence that several minority contractors served as fronts for non-minority businesses. In the most striking exa
This week's Pitch is on the street now, and Nadia Pflaum's cover story, "The Aftermath," tells the story of a woman 10 years after a man raped her and left her for dead. Here's a snip:It was not yet light outside when Juliette realized that a man, not her sheets, was holding her feet. At first, she thought it was Matt, a late-night hookup who sometimes called after the bars closed. But Matt never showed up unannounced.
Juliette leaped out of bed. As her eyes adjusted to the dim room, she saw
