Another Reason to Dislike the Stimulus Plan, As If You Needed It
When you send politicians blank checks of money that they are just supposed to spend for the sake of spending...
Springfield Pension Blues
Two articles in the News-Leader have detailed the latest in the discussion about how Springfield should handle its pension shortfall. A special...
Branson and Its Fancy New Airport
USA Today follows up on the recent New York Times story about the new private airport in Branson. It is...
And Along Those Lines …
On the heels of my post about the excellent lecture series going on in Kansas City, I would be remiss...
Inspiration From Teach for America
This post is belated, but I feel that people should know about the fantastic message offered last week at an...
Weak Effort to Rah-Rah the Stimulus in the Kansas City Star
This column is a few days old, but it is still poor enough to warrant criticism. The Star‘s Steve Penn writes...
Public Service Academy Proposal Is Still Stupidest Idea I Have Ever Heard
The most appallingly horrible proposal in recent history might be coming to Missouri, which makes it even worse. The Kansas...
Airport Privatization in Kansas City Gets Shot Down
That title might not be the best choice of words, but let’s move on to the topic. Yesterday, the Kansas City...
Two Moves Forward on Privatization and Consolidation
Larry Williams, treasurer of St. Louis city, is moving ahead with outsourcing of parking meter maintenance and collections. Thanks to...
Keep Doing What You’re Doing
This quote from Rep. Mike Talboy captures my sentiments exactly: ”This is akin to us putting up an amendment to...
Kansas City Airport Privatization Takes Small Step Forward
We may have to even call it a “very small” step, but nonetheless the idea is slowly moving forward. Prime...
Amazing Statement by Congressman Cleaver
Over at Prime Buzz, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver — who represents Kansas City, in case you didn’t know — is quoted...
Charter Schools Succeed at Language Instruction
Charter schools, the public schools run by independent organizations that are continual subjects of debate, are often compared to traditional...
Nonpartisan Elections a Bad Idea for Franklin County
When it comes to elections, everyone wants the same thing: high voter turn-out and a well-informed electorate. Unfortunately, those two...
Ambulances Are a Very Big Deal
Kansas City is considering changing the way it operates its ambulances. Currently, they are managed by an independent entity, MAST,...
The Perfect Example of Why MoDOT Should Be Governed As It Is
In Missouri, we like to elect people to office and then not give them all the powers one might assume...
Kansas City Cuts Costs, Keeps Control of KCI
Like an airplane landing in a river immediately after takeoff, a Kansas City council committee has killed even the consideration...
Fly the Private Skies
This news from the KC Star is pretty awesome. Officials in Kansas City are talking about privatizing the airport, just...
Kansas City Regional Jail Is a Terrific Idea
I have written about this before, and I look forward to a regional jail shared by the cities and Jackson...
Education Events in Kansas City and Saint Louis
The Kansas City Public Library, with the assistance of the Show-Me Institute and several other organizations, is currently hosting a...
