When the Cold War ended in 1989, Mobutu’s usefulness to his masters ended and they made no effort to defend him when he was attacked and overthrown by neighbouring countries which he had irritated in the interests of Western imperialism or personal enrichment. Relatively small or sparsely populated countries like Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Angola [...]
Never doubt man’s ability to adapt — especially if the adaptation allows him to see naked ladies. Dick Snow, owner of Bazooka’s strip club in Kansas City, has finagled his way around Missouri’s law that prohibits anyone from being fully nude in a strip club.(It seems so crazy when you see it in print, no? [...]
Lindsay Moore of the Kansas City Anti-Violence Project (KCAVP) said that Dee Dee had been living full-time as a woman and therefore should be considered as a woman by the media. KCAVP and The Justice Project issued a news release that included the following:Dee Dee was a friend to many people in the community. KCAVP and [...]
Retired University of Tulsa professor and cowboy historian Guy Logsdon thinks cowboy churches and ministries have played a significant role in a shift in cowboy culture.“It’s a freestyle way for cowboys and cattlemen to express themselves without a denominational policy,” he said.Logsdon says the migration of cowboys towardAt top, Barry Ward of Elbert plays guitar [...]
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Stokes visited the residence eight to 12 times. During these visits, he would receive sexual acts or be allowed to watch or participate in torturing the victim. When he visited he brought steaks, hamburgers, jackets, personalized playing cards, lighters, cigarettes, and cash. Among other things, he witnessed the victim being tortured with a crank phone, [...]
Kenyan L. Jones has been charged with second-degree murder for the Christmas Eve shooting of a transgender woman in Kansas City, Mo.Darnell D. Pearson, 31, also known as Dee Dee Pearson, was fatally wounded in the December 24 crime. The Kansas City Star reports Jones said he had paid to have sex with Pearson several [...]
Three Dead Following Violent Holiday WeekendKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three people are dead following a violent holiday weekend. Kansas City police said the three incidents that left three people dead are not related.The first incident happened around 11 p.m. Saturday. Police said Joseph Jones, 22, died from gunshot wounds. Police found his body near 24th and [...]
A Kansas City man who told police he became angry after he realized the prostitute he patronized on Christmas Eve was a man posing as a woman was charged today with the man’s murder.
Meanwhile, Kansas City police continued to investigate a second homicide that also occurred Saturday night.
Kenyan L. Jones, 26, faces charges of second-degree [...]
I’ve had reason to notice. I once needed a room of my own. And I know on a personal level how laws can harm those they intend to protect. I ran away from home at 16 years old because the streets were safer than my family. Unfortunately it was Canada in December and sleeping in [...]
