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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A Nov. 25 editorial, “An embarrassing residency case, ” said, “This case brings further shame on the Municipal Court, where (Judge Elena) Franco and other judges are paid almost $145,000 a year – more than Missouri Supreme Court judges – to handle cases involving mere city ordinances.”The problem is the quote, “to handle cases involving [...]
Shelton added that he hopes Mayor Sly James shuts down the camp.The problem with Shelton’s claims is that they aren’t backed by anyone else.The Kansas City police, who make daily stops at the camp, haven’t made one arrest for drugs or prostitution at Occupy Kansas City.“I must have been going 2 wrong rallies,” one protester [...]
A surprise inspection at a prison in the resort town of Acapulco turned up two pet peacocks, 100 cockfighting roosters, 19 prostitutes and 100 plasma screen television sets. Several bottles of alcohol, a number of knives and two sacks filled with marijuana were also confiscated from the cells. In addition, authorities found six women actually [...]
Problem Solvers: Program Changes Lives and NeighborhoodsA former Kansas City prostitute is transforming a rundown section of Kansas City one house at a time. It’s all part of a rehabiliation program for drug addicts and alcoholics that is changing lives and neighborhoods.FOX 4 Problem Solver Linda Wagar takes a close look at this amazing success story [...]
Hosseini told Human Rights Watch:Impunity Highlights Lack of Independence of Justice SystemWhen they first took us to the military prison the officer told the guards that we’d been arrested for prostitution. But when they brought us before the prosecutor later that day there were no charges related to prostitution. On Thursday morning the officers came [...]
