Terminal Shopping In Kansas City
During the Christmas season, some shoppers may be tempted to take advantage of holiday deals to upgrade their home entertainment...
The Ghost Of Airport Terminals Yet To Come
When the Kansas City International (MCI) Airport Advisory group begins it public meetings in Johnson County, Kan., early next year,...
Who Is Alicia Stephens And Why Should Kansas City Care?
Alicia Stephens is the executive director of the Platte County Economic Development Council (EDC), described on its website as “a nonprofit organization [founded]...
Southwest’s Decision To End Service Could Doom Branson Airport
Southwest Airlines announced on Dec. 5 that it will halt service to Branson Airport next year. Branson Airport is the only...
New Terminal Already Costing Kansas City Taxpayers
On March 30, the Kansas City Star reported that according to Aviation Department Administrator Mark VanLoh, Building a new terminal would...
Kansas City Aviation Department Director Contradicts Own Planning Document
After Southwest Airline Executive Vice President Ron Ricks criticized Kansas City Airport’s new $1.2 billion terminal plan as overly expensive, many...
Southwest Says MCI Terminal Plan is Too Expensive
Over the last few months, the Show-Me Institute has stated time and again that the Kansas City Aviation Department’s single...
Not All Airport Bonds Fly
The Branson Airport, derided by Kansas City’s City Council Transportation Committee Chairman Russ Johnson as a stealer of market share from...
You Are Now Free To Move About The Country Without Subsidies
When I hear “Branson” and “airport,” I typically think of Richard Branson (of Virgin Atlantic Airways) and how I will...
High-Speed Rail in Missouri Is Snapshot of Government Delusions
Did you know that the building of a high-speed rail line across central Missouri will support more than 200,000 jobs,...
Two Thumbs Down for Downtown Theater Subsidy
Last Friday’s St. Louis Business Journal reports that movies will soon return to downtown St. Louis more than eight years after...
Needed: An Alfred Kahn for Health Care Reform
In the annals of progressive thought, there was a fleeting moment when Ted Kennedy, Ralph Nader, and other left-wing icons...
The Perils of State Curricula
As many of you are probably aware, the Texas State Board of Education voted on Friday to make a number...
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...
Derailed
I’ve never ridden the St. Louis/Kansas City Amtrak train, but have heard plenty of negative things about it. This year,...
Always Things to Write About on School Choice …
There is a letter to the editor from the Dean of the School of Education at Maryville University in this...
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