A Camden Point firefighter's request for public records from his fire protection district is a struggle that typifies many citizens' battles for open government.
1. The slurping sound coming from the West Bottoms is Kemper Arena sucking up about a million taxpayer dollars.
Photo courtesy of the Kansas City Convention & Visitors AssociationKemper Arena​2. The Kansas City Chiefs still suck. Long season ahead for Matt Cassel.
3. U.S. Sen. Kit Bond feels "like a mosquito in a nudist colony" trying to pick his battles. Despite e-mails to the contrary, he's still denying getting the White House to fire Todd Graves as U.S. attorney.​