AltWeeklies Wire
Kansas City's Uneasy Ridersnew
To be a bicyclist in the city is to face fear, loathing -- and death.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
11-14-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
The Sex Police Invade Kansas Citynew
An anti-porn crusader wants the city's juries to redefine what's obscene.
What's the Real Story Behind Increased Air Travel Delays?new
The feds blame the weather for flight delays and cancellations, but real authorities -- air traffic controllers -- have another, scarier explanation.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
10-23-2007 |
Business & Labor
J.E. Dunn Says 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme'new
When it comes to paychecks, Kansas City's largest construction company acts like a child.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
10-16-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
My Secret Life in the Klannew
A voyage into hate groups reveals a lonely existence for those who support all things white.
The Pitch |
Peter Rugg |
10-02-2007 |
Race & Class
The Search for the Mormons' Garden of Edennew
Mitt Romney and his fellow Mormons believe Adam ate the forbidden fruit in Independence, Missouri -- we set out to investigate.
Authorities Jumped the Gun in Declaring K.C. Fire Safenew
Kansas City Fire Chief Smokey Dyer suggested that downtown workers and residents shouldn't worry about debris falling from the sky or the ominous cloud now drifting among the high rises -- but internal EPA and Kansas City Fire Department documents suggest otherwise.
Tags: chemcentral, disasters
Economic Development Projects Failing to Employnew
Kansas City hands out tax breaks to developers who promise lots of good jobs, but the payrolls are looking mighty slim.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
08-21-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Sicko Juniornew
Kidney cancer killed Julie Pierce's husband -- now she fears it will claim her 15-year-old son.
Tags: Health & Science
Five Easy Steps to a Hefty Paycheck from a Troubled School Districtnew
Will it be curtains for Kansas City School District Superintendent Anthony Amato? Or will he turn things around?
Tags: Education
Option One and NovaStar Create Empty Nestsnew
How these Kansas City companies helped kill the American Dream with subprime lending.
Tags: Economic Issues
The Housing Authoritynew
Kansas City's public housing officials want you to think everything's great -- Miss Lizzie Brown knows otherwise.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
07-03-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
You Need This Wooden Spoon Across Your Assnew
Rev. Mike Summers decided to take his spanking seminar public this spring to raise awareness about the dos and don'ts of striking your own children with hard objects.
The Pitch |
Burnt Ends |
06-26-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Sperm: The Final Frontiernew
A Kansas City scientist wants to go where no scientist has gone before: the male birth-control pill.
And God Said ... Be a Mannew
Claven Snow was born a girl, found God as a woman and nearly died as a man.
Tags: transgendered, transsexual
