AltWeeklies Wire
Surf's Up -- in Kansasnew
There wasn't an ocean in Kansas, so Mike Olson decided to build one for landlocked wakeboarders.
The Pitch |
Ben Paynter |
07-19-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: cable parks, Wakeboard Nebraska
Oops, Some Fell for Paper's Hoaxnew
Some readers were convinced that Kansas City's new downtown arena would be redesigned as a memorial to Confederate war dead, but the bloggers figured it out.
The ACLU Is About More Than the Patriot Actnew
The retiring executive director of the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri is afraid new members of the organization will forget its unglamorous, week-to-week mission.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
07-06-2005 |
Commentary
One-Armed Skater Toughens Up Women's Roller Derbynew
Brooke Leavitt lost an arm at age 3 but she's a formidable foe on the rink.
Dropping Trounew
The Kansas City Star finds its leading story in a bathroom, of all places.
Separating the Insane from the Fakers on Death Rownew
It isn't that hard for a state like Missouri to kill a retarded inmate -- not if it has a cooperative psychiatrist.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
06-14-2005 |
Crime & Justice
A Sampler of Love and Desirenew
Eros is three films joined in a common goal, a tribute not merely to the entangled concepts of romantic love and sexual desire but to Antonioni himself.
Tony Pena's Off-the-Field Distractionnew
According to an au pair's testimony in a divorce case, former Kansas City Royals manager Tony Pena had an extramarital affair with the mother of newborn triplets.
Missouri Medicaid Suffers Blunt Traumanew
Medicaid cuts approved by Gov. Matt Blunt and his pals in the Missouri Legislature have made this a cruel spring.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
05-17-2005 |
Commentary
Used Clothing Collectors Deny They're in a Cultnew
Since Planet Aid started in the U.S. in 1997, news reports have questioned its connection to Tvind, a Denmark-based organization that government officials in France and Belgium have declared a cult.
Disappearance of Market Researcher Stirs Suspicionsnew
In the months since Brandy Shipp's mother disappeared, an army of volunteers has been investigating one man.
The Pitch |
Kendrick Blackwood |
05-17-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: murder, Summer Shipp
Quitting Royals Manager Accused of Romantic Liaisonnew
Realtor Kelly J. Locke says he subpoenaed former Kansas City Royals manager Tony Peña to testify in his pending divorce trial because he believes that Peña had an affair with his wife.
The Love Buzznew
Veda is known for luring some bystanders at bar gigs with its frontwoman, Kristen May, whose talent matters more than her gender.
The Pitch |
Andrew Miller |
05-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Turkish Anti-Evolution Group Joins the Debate in Kansasnew
A spokesman for a murky Turkish creationist group was expected to testify before a subcommittee of the Kansas State School Board in its unorthodox "trial" over science teaching standards.
Freebirdnew
Jon Yeager's heartfelt power pop, looks and stage presence, along with a voice that can sing the clothes off your girlfriend, should enable him to sell his act just about anywhere.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
05-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Daybirds, Jon Yeager
