Sam Zeff
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"If this republic ever totters to its fall it will be because the moron minority shall sometime, somewhere, somehow, gain a party majority by unscrupulous leadership." William Allen White May 15, 1941
Well, it took a couple of tries to get the city to give up all the documents but now we know exactly what it cost to part ways with former city manager Brian Platt www.kcur.org/politics-ele...
It cost Kansas City $500,000 total to fire Brian Platt, city's hidden documents reveal
One agreement pays Platt $192,000, and the second, $308,000. The Kansas City Council fired Platt in March after losing a whistleblower lawsuit that cost the city almost a million dollars.
www.kcur.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Well, it took a couple of tries to get the city to give up all the documents but now we know exactly what it cost to part ways with former city manager Brian Platt www.kcur.org/politics-ele...
BREAKING: www.kcur.org/2025-11-12/k...
Kansas City will pay nearly $200,000 to fired city manager Brian Platt
Former Kansas City Manager Brian Platt was fired by City Council in March, after the city lost a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit he was involved in. KCUR obtained details of the $192,000 settlement ...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
BREAKING: www.kcur.org/2025-11-12/k...
Cuttig SNAP is awful for, well, everyone. www.kcur.org/politics-ele...
Kansas City grocery stores say that SNAP cliff is forcing them to 'cut way back'
For some grocery stores in the urban core, up to 60% of their business comes from shoppers using federal food benefits. A SNAP shutdown just before Thanksgiving and Christmas could be particularly bad...
www.kcur.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Cuttig SNAP is awful for, well, everyone. www.kcur.org/politics-ele...
“You know, they don’t call off the war when it’s too hot. You just don’t call off the war when it rains,” the Trustee board chair said. www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...
How a Kansas college runner ended up 'on the verge of death' after 102-degree practice
Delia Montes was one of two cross-country athletes at Dodge City Community College who were treated for heat-related conditions after practicing on the hottest day of the year. Former athletes and tra...
www.kcur.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“You know, they don’t call off the war when it’s too hot. You just don’t call off the war when it rains,” the Trustee board chair said. www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...
While your catalytic converter is a little safer, your copper is not. www.kcur.org/news/2025-09...
Copper thefts are soaring in Missouri, as Trump's tariffs drive up the price
In the last six months of 2024 some 6,000 incidents of copper wire theft were reported in the U.S. Only Texas and California had more than Missouri.
www.kcur.org
September 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
While your catalytic converter is a little safer, your copper is not. www.kcur.org/news/2025-09...
Here is the little-known, but fascinating story, of how Tuttle Creek Lake even came to be. fountaincityfrequency.com/archiverpodc...
September 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Here is the little-known, but fascinating story, of how Tuttle Creek Lake even came to be. fountaincityfrequency.com/archiverpodc...
Reposted by Sam Zeff
About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
September 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
In the 10 years I've produced Archiver #podcasts, I've never been more inspired by a subject. Here is episode 1 and make sure to subscribe. fountaincityfrequency.com/archiverpodc... #kansascity #music
Episode 1: Queen Bey from KCK | Fountain City Frequency
In this premiere episode, we meet Queen Bey—born in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1937—via the final interview she gave before she died in 2024. Raised in a Muslim household in a segregated city, Queen Be...
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September 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In the 10 years I've produced Archiver #podcasts, I've never been more inspired by a subject. Here is episode 1 and make sure to subscribe. fountaincityfrequency.com/archiverpodc... #kansascity #music
I’m just getting started on this. www.kcur.org/health/2025-...
Kansas college soccer player collapsed from heat a day before track athlete was hospitalized
Family and friends of Delia Montes, a cross-country runner at Dodge City Community College who is hospitalized for heat exhaustion, gathered over several days this weekend to support her and her famil...
www.kcur.org
September 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I’m just getting started on this. www.kcur.org/health/2025-...
www.kcur.org/politics-ele... Opponents are getting loud and a little snarky.
Kansas City workers plan to protest Republican efforts to gerrymander Missouri
A protest, led by organized labor in Missouri, is set for Monday at noon on the Plaza. They say the redistricting effort — which would carve up Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City district — violates t...
www.kcur.org
September 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
www.kcur.org/politics-ele... Opponents are getting loud and a little snarky.
UPDATE: KBI says "investigators did not find evidence that a criminal act occurred." The woman is in serious condition in the hospital, two weeks after she was discovered in a field. My reporting has really just begun.
www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...
www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...
Kansas opens criminal investigation into college athlete collapse during practice
The KBI is investigating what happened to a cross-country runner at Dodge City Community College. Delia Montes is in critical condition in a Wichita hospital.
www.kcur.org
August 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
UPDATE: KBI says "investigators did not find evidence that a criminal act occurred." The woman is in serious condition in the hospital, two weeks after she was discovered in a field. My reporting has really just begun.
www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...
www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...
BREAKING: www.kcur.org/politics-ele...
Facing recall vote, Frank White Jr. says he won't seek reelection in Jackson County. Probably
White sent a letter to all Jackson County employees Wednesday announcing his decision. But he also said he might reconsider.
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August 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
BREAKING: www.kcur.org/politics-ele...
Reposted by Sam Zeff
Newsmax reaches $67M settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in defamation case.
Newsmax reaches $67M settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in defamation case
The voting system manufacturer claimed the news channel made false statements about the company.
www.politico.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Newsmax reaches $67M settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in defamation case.
Update: The Go Fund Me for this young woman has now raised $4000. I'm waiting for information from Dodge City Community College on practice conditions. I'm also getting pushback from the Ford County Sheriff on basic information about when and where Delia was found.
www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...
www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...
Kansas opens criminal investigation into college athlete collapse during practice
The KBI is investigating what happened to a cross-country runner at Dodge City Community College. Delia Montes is in critical condition in a Wichita hospital.
www.kcur.org
August 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Update: The Go Fund Me for this young woman has now raised $4000. I'm waiting for information from Dodge City Community College on practice conditions. I'm also getting pushback from the Ford County Sheriff on basic information about when and where Delia was found.
www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...
www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...
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I love posting new Archiver seasons, but I especially love this one: The Real Queen Bey from KCK. She was #kansascity #jazz Ambassador, a fabulous actor and a mentor to many in show business. Subscribe wherever you do that sort of thing!
I love posting new Archiver seasons, but I especially love this one: The Real Queen Bey from KCK. She was #kansascity #jazz Ambassador, a fabulous actor and a mentor to many in show business. Subscribe wherever you do that sort of thing!
August 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
fountaincityfrequency.com/archiver-epi...
I love posting new Archiver seasons, but I especially love this one: The Real Queen Bey from KCK. She was #kansascity #jazz Ambassador, a fabulous actor and a mentor to many in show business. Subscribe wherever you do that sort of thing!
I love posting new Archiver seasons, but I especially love this one: The Real Queen Bey from KCK. She was #kansascity #jazz Ambassador, a fabulous actor and a mentor to many in show business. Subscribe wherever you do that sort of thing!