Kansas City Star E-Front Page

I always look forward to Sunday mornings; do some chores, fix coffee and head to the end of the driveway to get the paper.
The Kansas City Star is having problems like most newspapers, readership is down as is advertising; the Star’s management feels the need to raise prices and downsize the product. My take is the Star needs reduce the price not increase it and try something new, anything (almost anything that is).
As I approached the paper near the street I was disappointed (again) at the size lying there in it’s plastic wrapper. I pour my coffee, sit down and pick up the front section; an hour and a half later I finish, not the entire paper mind you just section ‘A’. Has the Star changed management? Nope, just several excellent well researched and written pieces and in particular a slap at one of their untouchables.

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U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Likes Earmarks

Returning Reservists Find Military Duty Clashes With Job Protection

Japanese A-bomb Survivor Strives To Tell Story of American Fliers

By ERIC ADLER
The Kansas City Star

Surely somebody someplace remembers 1st Lt. Robert C. Johnston.

Is there anyone?

7 Pa. ACORN Workers Charged In Voter Fraud

By JOE MANDAK

Associated Press Writer

Seven Pittsburgh-area ACORN workers were charged with falsifying voter registration forms, with six accused of doing so to meet the group's alleged quota system before last year's general election.
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The one defendant not charged with either of those crimes told police he filled out at least 100 voter registration cards in his own name, even though he was already registered and knew it was illegal. He's charged with misdemeanor counts of obstructing and interfering with the elections process, as are several of the others

Hawaii Lawmakers Pass Bill to Create 'Islam Day'

HONOLULU -- Hawaii's state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday to celebrate "Islam Day" -- over the objections of a few lawmakers who said they didn't want to honor a religion connected to Sept. 11, 2001.

[Click on link above for the rest of story]

Tonight, May 6, 2009
John Collet, Director of the Central States for Americans For Fair Taxation and colleagues will attempt to persuade the Zenith Boosters that the time is right for the Fair Tax.
6:30 Social 1/2 Hour
7:00 - 8:00 dinner
8:00 - 9:00 presentation
No charge except what you eat and drink. Open to public.
Creekside Pub & Grill
9916 Holmes Rd
Kansas City, MO 64131

SHOCKER: Parkinson to Allow Construction of Coal Plant in Holcomb

This is in my opinion a ‘MUST READ’! I’ll not say more except I haven’t seen Democrats react to a Kansas Governors decision like this in years.

Click on the link above and have fun.

BB

National Crime Information Center (NCIC)

Last night at an auction in Shawnee Kansas I met a gun store owner and naturally the conversation turned toward the 2nd Amendment, guns, ammunition and the legally carrying of a concealed hand gun.
This gentleman besides owning a gun store is qualified to teach CCW classes for both Kansas & Missouri which he does every weekend. There’s nothing particularly unique about this except he supplies both weapons & ammunition for the shooting qualification
Normally I’ll fact check everything that goes into this forum; I tried to this time too, without success (yet).
My new friend told us his business was good and the sale of firearms ‘brisk’ which means his calling into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) for permission to complete the sale of a gun was also vigorous. However, he noticed that more than the usual number of applications called in was being put on hold by NCIC.
Why?
You might be surprised if you ask the question ‘why’ particularly when you ask it of a person who could give you an answer; my gun store owner friend apparently did just that of a women on the other end of the phone at NCIC when another applicant was put on hold.
According to the information given by the unnamed female of NCIC; ‘every fifth application is being held up’, why our gun shop owner asked, the answer came as a surprise from the NCIC lady on the other end she didn’t know why but ‘it came from higher up’.
I’ll keep digging for corroboration.

BB - bill@mcdckc.com

Red Flag Rules On Identity Theft Cancelled Again

Before you read further; yesterday The Federal Trade Commission for the second time stopped implementation of the Red Flag identity theft rules until August 1, 2009 citing the American Medical Association was one organization pushing for the delay, saying the rules should not apply to physicians.

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Red flag rules on identity theft take effect soon

Contract Language. By Steven M. Harris, AMNews contributor. Posted March 30, 2009.
Effective May 1, many physicians will be required under federal law to assist the government in detecting, preventing and mitigating "red flags" of identity theft.
The Federal Trade Commission implemented the so-called red flag rules, which impose certain duties on financial institutions and creditors with the goal of curtailing the growing issue of consumer identity theft. Follow like above for more of the story.