Health care issue divides Lee's Summit crowd waiting for Cleaver

Hundreds of people for or against health care reform filled a Lee’s Summit coffee shop Saturday morning and lined up for blocks to get in.

By JOE LAMBE
The Kansas City Star

Photo Credit: ALLISON LONG/Kansas City Star

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Cleaver met privately with the constituents, mostly talking health care with them, and then left for another appointment.

One of our Minuteman Civil Defense Corps volunteers who lives in Emanuel Cleaver's district was present yesterday and writes:

"I was outside and never saw the makeup inside the building. It could have been 10 or 12 to one inside. It was hard to be sure on the outside because not everyone had a sign so I had to base my estimate on conversations I was able to hear,the signs I saw, and the people who participated in chants."
John S.

A former Minueman again who lives in Representive Cleaver's district writes:

"I was there! He stayed in a very small area, apparently wouldn't address the healthcare issues and spoke with a small crowd. There were hordes of people outside, for and against. There was a lot of discussion between everyone, pretty peaceful, but there was some shouting down to drown out the other side on occasion". >Leslie Holtz<

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Congratulations to the Kansas City Star for their latest journalism award.

A Kansas City Star series about the city’s murderous August 2008 won a national journalism award Saturday from the National Association of Black Journalists.

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I didn't vote for him, did you?

Attorney General Chris Koster announced the new service last week in Kansas City, saying it is important to make sure that Spanish-speaking people have access to state government and to law enforcement. ago.mo.gov