Posts by Mike Sherry
The Fight Against Forgetting 9/11
Schools, nonprofits, and firefighters work to ensure Kansas Citians remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.
Read MoreUnited in Opposition: The Bipartisan Response to Data Centers
From Independence, Missouri, to Osawatomie, Kansas, data centers are angering residents and spurring bipartisan opposition.
Read MoreNick’s Picks | Map, Recall, Trial and More …
The Missouri Supreme Court takes up a question about a local congressional district, an Independence councilman fights to keep his seat, and a long-delayed murder trial is set to get underway.
Read MoreAdvocates Look to Make KCK Next Abandoned Housing Success Story
The Kansas Abandoned Housing Act is working in Leavenworth, and proponents are hopeful it will prove successful in Kansas City, Kansas, too.
Read More25 Years Later, Still Trying to Make Sense of 9/11
Flatland columnist Bill Tammeus reflects on the “misguided, ugly and wildly destructive version of Islam” that drove the 9/11 hijackers.
Read MoreThe Checkered History of Bruce R. Watkins Drive
East Side residents have long complained that this stretch of U.S Highway 71 cleaved Black neighborhoods. The road is also considered unsafe for pedestrians and drivers.
Read MoreNick’s Picks | Courts, Roads, Music and More …
New Royals Ballpark Heading to Council Vote It could be a pivotal week for the Royals’ proposed new home. The $3 billion Crown Center ballpark plan could get a final council vote Thursday, after the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee takes up the funding and rezoning package Tuesday. Critics, including Councilmember Jonathan Duncan, say…
Read MoreNick’s Picks | Data, Contracting, Salvy and More …
The Missouri and Kansas elections are finally here, a proposed 20-story data center gets an official review, the Royals crown a new home run king, and more …
Read MoreReflecting on the value of friendship
Flatland faith columnist Bill Tammeus gives thanks for the many friendships he has developed and maintained throughout his lifetime.
Read MoreA sales tax reshaped KC’s East Side. Now voters to decide if it continues.
The Central City Economic Development sales tax is up for renewal on Aug. 4. The tax has generated nearly $100 million since voters approved it in 2017.
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