July 2, 1909 GASOLINE EXPLOSION MAY END BOY'S LIFE. Chemical Solution Was Used to Ex-tinguish Flames After the Lad Was Burned.
Sometimes it's nice to find common ground with another blogger . . . Especially with KC With a Russian Accent. [...] 
KC Wired comes up with an interesting profile of Merriam KS that supplies wood to all of the other BBQ joints in town . . . And serves up some good stuff of their own. [...] 
Joe Adams
After serving more than 33 years as a council member and mayor of University City, Joe Adams is moving to a new political arena.
Adams, the city’s mayor since 1996, is running for state senator in the 14th District. He is…
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Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she will step down as Alaska's chief executive by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010.
' [...]It was the middle of the afternoon on a Thursday, and it seemed like a good time to see what all the fuss was about. The media have been touting Citygarden, and I figured I’d check it out.
I’m at a loss for superlatives.
The two-block development on [...]
Here’s something to celebrate on the Fourth of July. For the first time ever, North Korea’s state television station has broadcast a beer commercial. (Under normal circumstances, North Korean state programming eschews advertising in favor of documentaries about communist dictators.)
Not surprisingly, given Kim Jong Il’s opposition to free markets, [...]
Did you know that you can be denied a law license if you have too many outstanding student loans? Look at this quote from the New York Times:
“Applicant has not made any substantial payments on the loans,” the judges wrote in a terse decision and an unusual rejection of [...]
Waters
Even living in California and working in Washington, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters showed recently her fightin’ Vashon spirit is well intact.
Waters, a Democrat who represents South Central Los Angeles, is a St. Louis native and graduate of Vashon High. (That’s the…
[...]I will be, with any luck, far away from the keyboard over the next couple of days.
I did want to wish everyone a happy fourth and to remind people that we broke from the British for freedom and liberty.
I pray that people remember the roots of our great nation.
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When most people think of the 4th of July, they think of barbeques, vacations and fireworks, but it is a far more momentous occasion than that. On this day, we celebrate our nation’s birth, the day our Founders signed the Declaration of Independence, the day our nation severed its ties [...]
Support the neighborhood, then tackle the Citadel
St. Louis still mulling smoking ban
MO Senate race a bellweather for national politics
A blogger calls for more details on what a public option in a national health care plan would look like, the straw poll results from the Olathe Republican Picnic [...]
On the Mark Reardon Show yesterday, Roy Blunt praised himself for the approval ratings Congress enjoyed when he was running the show with Tom Delay and Dennis Hastert, pushing through the George W. Bush agenda. No one would pretend that Congress as a whole has spectacular poll numbers these [...]
Thanks a bunch, George. We really couldn't have done it without you.
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The Star: Nixon requests statue of Truman in U.S. Capitol . . . Honoring a hometown hero who spent most of his life in mediocrity only to later unleash the power of the Sun on the Japanese . . . Believe in your dreams!!! [...] 
Crime Scene KC: "A 42-year-old man said he was having a “normal conversation” with another man early today when the man pulled a gun and shot him in the chest." [...] 
Toellner Tells it offers great photos and insight: "Maybe the answer should be, that instead of building another shopping center, maybe we should provide an incentive for people to fix up and fill the empty building space that blights the area." [...] 
CHUCK TODD: IN 2010, IT'S ABOUT OHIO & MISSOURI
A new round of SurveyUSA Missouri polling shows all of the top elected officials with approval ratings over the 50 percent mark.
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After hitting a plateau of weight loss around a 40 lbs, I decided I needed to do more. I had [...]
It's Independence Day Weekend in Kansas City. It's well past time to head out and buy some fireworks. You can head pretty much any direction out of KCMO and hit a fireworks stand. If you head North or South, the Red X has you covered. They have a store in [...]
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