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Does our city council spend its hours reining in our bloated budget, drunken sailor-esque spending, growing list of all-but ignored critical capital improvement projects, beleaguered school system, or...you know...anything of worth?

No. Instead, these are the issues our city council sees fit to tackle:

Primebuzz.KCStar.com: Tempers flare and purple panties wave during the KC dress-code debate

I must admit up front that I've not visited our vaunted Power & Light District since it opened, with the exception of attending a couple of concerts at our mighty Sprint Center. Therefore, I've not experienced the dress code crisis firsthand. However, I was under the impression that the code was intended to "keep out the riff-raff" and essentially bring a bit of respectability to the entertainment venue.

Nobody told me waitresses were walking around in bras and panties. I'd have been there on opening night.

I don't see the big deal, one way or the other. Want a dress code? Then define it in stark terms so there's no ambiguity, and get the hell on with life. Dispense with the dress code? Then have the security crews actually earn their paychecks by tossing out the rowdy pricks, regardless of what they might be wearing. Some of the rudest, most obnoxious cockpimples in dire need of an ass-kicking wear three-piece suits while tooling around this town in a BMW or an SUV (or even a BMW SUV).

Either way, I don't care. My favorite watering holes are nowhere near downtown or the P&L, anyway, and they don't give a shit what I wear.

I've been reading Joe Posnanski's columns since he started writing for The Kansas City Star in 1996. He's one of my favorite sports writers -- always keeping a level head and providing an even-keeled perspective on the KC sports scene, the discussion of which can often become heated from fans, players, and media alike.

No matter the topic, Joe always seems to find the perfect blend of analysis, humanity, and just plain humor, even if it's silly humor. Case in point, from yesterday's Chiefs game against the Minnesota Vikings: Chiefs get momentum from mascot’s tackle.

Video of the blessed event can be seen here.

Check out an archive of Joe's columns here: Joe Posnanski


(And yes, I think the tackle was one of the better plays of the game.)

For the second day in a row, stifling summer heat causes early release for many KC-area schools.

No money to provide full (or, in some cases, any) air conditioning in our schools, but hey! That downtown arena which still doesn't have the promised anchor tenant sure looks sweet!

IN MEMORIAM



John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil
November 13, 1911 - October 6, 2006

Quite simply one of the finest people ever to call Kansas City home, Buck was a treasure and a true ambassador - not just for baseball but also for our city - and we are a lesser community now that he's gone.

Rest in Peace, Buck.