There's tenuous local context for an NYC shooting story that has enraptured the nation.  This tragic fact is getting a lot of traction in cowtown social media circles:  "In a move drawing stark feedback from medical professionals, Anthem Insurance has decided to cap anesthesia coverage at a time limit . . . The policy will go into effect for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans representing Connecticut, New York and Missouri, according to ASA." Now, before we get started let's make it PERFECTLY CLEAR.  Nobody but morons are advocating for clipping insurance industry execs.  ..read more

Don't worry . . . It's all public data and people don't care as much as they let on . . . Here's a quick into and screencap for . . . Ironically . . . Paywall'd content for taxpayer info. Check-it . . . Read more at tonyskansascity.com ..read more

A sneak peek at the local progressive conversation to start the day . . . Activist Justice Horn as earned the top spot as keynote speaker at the Kansas City’s LGBT+ Townhall. With trans issues at the forefront of the national conversation and questions about how conservatives will regard LGBTQ+ rights . . . It makes sense that locals would want to talk it over. Check the notes and more info . . . Read more at tonyskansascity.com ..read more

We're doubling back on this story to highlight something that deserves mention . . . THE HEAVIES ARE OUT TO GET FRANK AFTER HE BASICALLY KILLED THE ROYALS DOWNTOWN STADIUM!!! There are reasonable people on "many sides" of that issue who might actually support the Exec for that move but we thought this passage from a recent report was worth going back to highlight . . . Read more at tonyskansascity.com ..read more

We've seen this movie before but it's worth repeating for #TBT . . . A teacher challenges the status quo and gets the boot for getting too real.  Examples include but aren't limited to: To Sir With Love Dead Poets Society Dangerous Minds School Of Rock And a better eye-candy version with bawdy jokes and absolutely no inspirational value: Bad Teacher starring Cameron Diaz in 2011.   TKC's favorite movie with this theme: Summer School - A 1987 movie that found an audience on cable TV with a rising star Italian actress Fabiana Udenio and more than a few familiar faces that TV junk ..read more

It's not cheap to live in this enclave BUT probably more "attainable" than most other places in metro . . . Check-it: Read more at tonyskansascity.com ..read more

For those of us who have lived in this town for a minute . . . Let's remember . . . There was a West Bottoms "Renaissance" in 70s, and then again in the mid-80s. A really big one in the 90s and then some worthwhile development in the early 2000s. None of it was ever sustainable without a ton of taxpayer cash that eventually dried up. Here's the latest effort for real estate developers and so many suckers who don't know anything about how this scam works . . . Read more at tonyskansascity.com ..read more

Here's the theory . . . Some Missouri MAGA politicos contend that this vote doesn't count because Republicans also picked Prez Trump & other conservatives as part of the Super-Majority. Even better . . .  Any convincing objections would have to come from Republicans who support abortion and that doesn't look good on a resume.  And so . . .  Legal battles over abortion that might go all the way SCOTUS will dominate upcoming sessions and distract from lackluster Missouri healthcare, public education and roads.  Here's the more pro newsie roundup on the topic . . . Read ..read more

Just a few weeks ago our progressive friends and a slew of local media pundits were telling us how progressive Kansas was becoming . . . And then real life voting proved otherwise. And now . . . Here's a peek at consequences and conservative push back in the making . . . Read more at tonyskansascity.com ..read more

This prog blog column regards Lucas Kunce as something other than a Pentagon spoiler and then totally forgets the best campaign advice that this contender ignored . . . Avoid shooting people with less than a month to go before an election. Even worse . . . Remember that some of our progressive pals even tried to spin that kind of nincompoop move and prove to us that so many progressives are just as trapped inside their own ideology as any conservative they would attack for the same kind of MAGA-centric solipsism. Still . . . This note is only worth a look because . . . Spoiler alert . . . The ..read more