Many of us are upset- some are up in arms- over the loss of the proposed K.C. Wizards stadium from the Bannister Mall area to KC-KS..
What is much MORE irritating was one BIG INFLUENCE of this move that the Kansas City news media is either overlooking or ignoring:
Nebraska Furniture Mart.
The KANSAS CITY KANSAN reported that not ONLY did NFM officials initiate the dialouge between KC-KS government officials and the Wizards- but also happens to OWN THE LAND the Wizards new stadium would be built on.
No wonder NFM started that discussion- that company which- at last report- had withheld millions of dollars of disputed property tax money from Wyandotte county coffers:
NFM stands to make a nice wad of cash selling the land it owns to the Wizards unfaithful ownership group for the new stadium!
A Sunday morning unsigned editiorial in The KANSAS CITY STAR talks extensively about the stadium fiasco- but doesn't once (notes NFM BEING at Village West) mention the Nebraska Furniture Mart's role in the deal.
Could it be the Kansas City-MO news media doesn't want to upset Nebraska Furniture Mart for all the advertising dollars they bring in?
Heh- LOTS of advertising dollars!
I'd sure hate to even THINK that facets of Kansas City news goes unreported just because the news organization is worried about offending and or losing big ad accounts.
Regardless- there are many "unbeholden" news bloggers out here- including ad-free CSW.
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3 comments:
Yea rite, I'm sure NFM is fully responsible for swaying Cerner and the Wizards to move out to Village West!! Get real!!
It is "real"- read the links!
Give your boss Warren my regards too....
Cheers-
Groucho
hasn't NFM paid their disputed property taxes in full yet?
if not- how do they get away with this?
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