Layoffs Slated For Boonville-MO Plant

Haven't people heard the news that "the recession (depression) is OVER?"

Well- here's another layoff story (I'll add my own in the near future- there could be some shaky road ahead on that)- Boonville manufacturer Nordyne will be shedding 110 positions for 2010- according to The COLUMBIA (MO) TRIBUNE.

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More Sprint-Nextel Layoffs

These "dozens" of jobs to be cut are in the "wholesale division" of the Overland Park-headquartered company.

Before long- Sprint-Nextel will be so downsized that they can can move their corporate headquarters from the present location- to this "proposed" new corporate headquarters site coming to a tree near you....

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Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball Schedule 2009-10

The J-Hawks won their first game last night against Fort Hays State- here's the basketball schedule for the rest of this season.
Note the Jayhawks b-ball and football teams are not scheduled against the other for the rest of the year (heh).

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Metro Voters Continue To Tax Themselves To Death

It was a chance to put some money back in our OWN pockets- but voters Tuesday for the most part elected to continue taxing themselves.


Jackson County's controversial "COMBAT" tax passed- obviously people buy into scare-tactic TV advertisements and paid sign-carriers.

Clay County's "law enforcement" tax passed- Fairway-KS voters gave themselves an increased sales tax and Independence voters elected to raise their property taxes for a school bond issue.

Of all the Metro-wide tax issues on ballots- ONLY voters in Peculiar-MO voted DOWN tax increases.


Most sad was voter turnout- a very small percentage of registered voters participated.

If you were against higher taxes but didn't bother to take 5 minutes to vote them down- no bitching here....

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BREAKING NEWS: I-70 Eastbound Closed East Of Noland Due To Wreck

At 8:14 pm- Independence-MO emergency responders rolled on a reported "rollover" crash on I-70 eastbound east of Noland Road.

As shown by these K.C. SCOUT images- the crash has closed the eastbound lanes near Phelps Road.

Serious injuries are also indicated by AMR-EMS.

More here as received....

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Fairway-KS Approve More Taxes On Themselves

If there's a "silly season" for politicians- taxpayers who approve tax increases upon themselves during one of the worst "recessions (depression)" in many decades must also be considered.

Fairway shoppers will soon pay an EXTRA half-cent for their goods and services as the voters there have approved that much of a boost in their sales tax.


What about the old saying- "fools and their money soon part ways?"


Applicable here....

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Centerpoint Medical Center To Pay Independence-MO $12-Million To Sponsor Arena "Ice"

Hospitals constantly complain about all the uninsured patients coming into their emergency rooms- but have no apparent qualms spending money on advertising or- as reported by The Independence-Blue Springs-Grain Valley EXAMINER- sponsoring "ice."


Yes that's right.


The EXAMINER says that Centerpoint will spend "$12-million over the (next) ten years" to sponsor the ice at the new Independence Arena at I-70 & I-470.

Twelve-million dollars.


Wonder how many uninsured sick people that $12-mil would heal?

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BREAKING NEWS: KC-Lee's Summit-MO Car Driven Into Longview Lake

At 2:46 pm- Kansas City and Lee's Summit-MO fire & EMS crews report a vehicle driven into Longview Lake at the Mouse Creek boat ramp.

There was a report this was "a possible suicide attempt."

Fire crews are on-scene and cannot locate any vehicle from the water's surface- but by 3:07 pm the KC-MO Fire battalion chief has determined a vehicle did go into the water- not at the boat ramp but on an access road to the north of the Mouse Creek ramp.

The Lee's Summit Underwater Recovery divers have been called to this scene.

More information as received...

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VOTE TODAY in Metro Kansas City

The polls are open until 7 pm in Missouri.

The lone Johnson County-KS issue is voted on by mail ballot only.

The issues in a nutshell:

JACKSON COUNTY MISSOURI

1. Renewing COMBAT 1/4-cent sales tax- Expires in 2011- $80000 election cost JUST for this issue... NO-

2. Center School District residents: Bond Issue- No tax increase... YES-

3. Independence School District residents: Bond Issue- 15% property tax increase with approval- NO.

CLAY COUNTY MISSOURI

1. Countywide sales tax increase- NO.

JOHNSON COUNTY KS

1. Fairway Sales Tax increase- NO.

WYANDOTTE COUNTY KS

1. Edwardsville Special Election - November 3, 2009

*NOTE: There will be only one polling place for this election. Edwardsville Community Center, 696 S. 3rd St.

PLEASE- VOTE TODAY- THE WEATHER WILL BE GOOD!

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FBI Gets In Olathe-KS Shootout

I couldn't believe my ears & eyes when this story surfaced...


FBI agents got into a shootout around 7 pm Sunday evening at a Subway sandwich shop at busy 151st Street & Ridgeview with a man who reportedly had "an outstanding warrant."

Someone please explain to me why the government agents went to arrest the man in a busy public place instead of a more secure area- like the man's home in early morning hours like most law agencies in this burg likes to arrest warrant scofflaws.

The FBI's suspect is in serious condition today- and it's a DAMN wonder there aren't any citizens shot as well....

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Trucks Left After Franklin County-KS "Mudding"

Geez- you'd THINK that if you're going to do something airheaded- like "mudding" on unpaved farm roads- you'd AT LEAST take your truck home!


These 2 vehicles were found abandoned on this farm road near Homewood-KS- after a farmer discovered Friday that his unimproved road is even more so now- according to The OTTAWA (KS) HERALD....

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