KC Star cuts staff due to continued lost revenue!
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The McClatchy Co., owner of The Kansas City Star and the third largest newspaper publisher, said today the company will reduce its workforce by 1,400 positions nationwide. The move — affecting about 10 percent of the company’s workforce — comes as part of a restructuring plan to “manage through today’s difficult advertising market,” the company said in a release. The Star’s reductions include about 120 full-time equivalent positions. Reductions will occur in every division.

Does the Kansas City Star really care about fiscal responsibility?
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The topic of this editorial is welcome, but why is the Star writing an editorial about fiscal responsibility when they support most tax increases, and do such little investigative reporting about waste of tax dollars? Why does the Star do so little to promote accountability in government? In Kansas legislative races, will the Star use fiscal vote ratings of legislators as compiled by the Kansas Taxpayers Network in their endorsements to show which legislators vote consistently for higher taxes? Has fiscal voting and responsibility ever been used as a criterion by the Star in their political endorsements?

Illegal Abortions Case Continued for 4th Time
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George Tiller was originally scheduled to stand trial on 19 charges of violating Kansas' abortion laws on August 17, 2007. That trial has now been rescheduled – for the 4th time. "We have seen capital murder cases in Kansas, from arrest to sentencing, take place in less time," said Troy Newman, president of an anti-abortion group he calls Operation Rescue. "Justice delayed is justice denied. Judge Owens and the attorney general's office need to get of the dime and get on with the case in the interests of justice."

Arguments Conclude in Bizarre Case of Abortion Giant Suing Kansas Prosecutor
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Kansas district attorney Phill Kline defended himself yesterday before the Kansas Supreme Court in a lawsuit brought against him by Planned Parenthood - the defendants in a criminal investigation by Kline's office for violating the state's abortion laws. "It's the only case we've ever seen of in the entire nation, where the criminal defendant gets to sue the prosecutor," Kline told LifeSiteNews, "in a case in which every judge has now probable cause to believe the defendant has committed crimes and they are suing me personally - for prosecuting them!"

Editorial: “Public should be in the know”
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What we question is why the Kansas Supreme Court ever closed the Planned Parenthood hearings and sealed the records of the proceedings. There is nothing within this case that warrants secrecy. This case should have been open to the public from the beginning. This is a gross infraction on the public’s right to know. It makes us wonder what had been going on why these proceedings were kept secret? We know it wasn’t to protect patient privacy because there’s no identification of patients in this lawsuit. The court was wrong to keep these proceedings from the public.

Used Propane Tanks May Be From Old Meth Lab
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Anyone who uses refillable propane tanks, especially for grilling, may be using one that was used in a methamphetamine lab. The National Propane Gas Association said drug makers sometimes use the tanks to steal anhydrous ammonia, which they use in the manufacturing process. Tanks may have been used to make meth.

High Gas Prices Push Up Online Enrollment
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Gas prices are affecting a lot of things these days, including the way people get an education. The high price of fuel is leading more students to get their degrees online.

Meth Lab Found at Lake Shawnee
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A father and daughter were among three people arrested on suspicion of methamphetamine production Saturday night at a Lake Shawnee campsite, authorities said.

New prison to be built at Fort Leavenworth
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Military officials have broken ground on a new prison complex at Fort Leavenworth. Dubbed the Midwest Joint Regional Corrections Facility, the prison will have space for about 500 minimum- and medium-security inmates from all branches of the military.

Former Overland Park police officer charged
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Former police officer Donald Kevin Duncan was charged this week with shoplifting and drug possession. Duncan, 37, of Shawnee, is accused of stealing computer hard drives on Saturday from the Costco at 12221 Blue Valley Parkway. Police said they also found methamphetamines on Duncan when he was arrested.

Used state computers found with confidential files
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Computers sent to the state Surplus Property agency for sale to the general public still contained confidential information, including thousands of names and Social Security numbers, according to an audit released Wednesday. Auditors found thousands of names and Social Security numbers of Medicaid beneficiaries, personnel information on state employees, password files that could be misused by computer hackers, employee accident reports, an investigation into alleged improprieties by a grant recipient, architectural drawings of a state office building, and copyrighted music files.

Topeka Lawmen Endorse Rucker for Shawnee County DA
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A political action committee whose members are law enforcement officers in Topeka has announced endorsements for the Shawnee County district attorney's race, and incumbent Robert Hecht isn't on the list. Friends of Police, a PAC bearing the same initials as the Fraternal Order of Police but not affiliated with the organization, is endorsing Republican Eric Rucker in the August primary elections.

Sebelius Shirks Kansas Duties Continues Stumping for Obama
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The governor plans another Ohio speech for Barack Hussein Obama on Saturday. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, that is. "Her schedule is driven by her father," Sebelius spokesman Nicole Corcoran said.

Sex-Trafficking Problem in Kansas City
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A new report found that more needs to be done to identify and support victims of domestic minor sex trafficking in the Independence/Kansas City area. The report released Tuesday by Shared Hope International picked 10 locations in the United States for the study. The Kansas City area was selected because it is located in the middle of three major highways that are considered convenient for illegal activities, such as drug trafficking, contraband smuggling and human trafficking.

Olathe to get hotel, conference center
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A national hotel magnate announced at Tuesday's Olathe City Council meeting plans to build a luxury Embassy Suites Hotel and adjacent conference center in the city. The John Q. Hammons Hotels and Resorts proposal is for an 11-story, 315-suite hotel and conference center with 80,000 square feet of meeting space at Corporate Ridge office park, Kansas Highway 10 and Ridgeview Road. The Springfield, Mo.-based company plans to begin construction in the fall.

Metal Theft Perplexes City
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The city is studying ways to stop metal thieves by better tracking at scrap yards. Both theft victims and scrap yard operators spoke at City Hall on Wednesday to address the issue.

Sheriff Myers & Associates Announces Metal Theft Services
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Sheriff (Ret) Currie Myers, PhD, CEO and President of Sheriff Myers & Associates, announced a new service for the manufacturing, construction and metal related businesses regarding theft mitigation of metals, such as copper and aluminum. The new service is called, “Theft in Progress.”