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Our Moment Is Here

Mar 31, 2026
There are moments when a city’s self-image is tested not by what it says about itself, but by what it’s asked to do when the world is watching. For Kansas City, that moment is no longer approaching—it has arrived. In… more

From Corporate America to KC

Mar 31, 2026
As a business publication with a regional focus, Ingram’s generally avoids national or international developments unless they bear directly on business here. Call that parochial, or to be kind, hyper-local. Occasionally, however, decisions in distant boardrooms send consequences rippling straight… more

Good Gosh! I Could Have a Republican Congressman

Mar 31, 2026
About a dozen or so years ago, I heard on the news that Missouri state Rep. Jeremy Lafaver was busted during a traffic stop for possession of marijuana and a pipe to smoke it in. On hearing the report, I… more

Self-Inflicted Wounds and Decades of Setbacks

Mar 6, 2026
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2026 The Kansas City metro area should be a Midwest powerhouse. Missouri ranks a respectable 12th in the Tax Foundation’s 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index—strong on corporate and property taxes, low overall burden. Yet inside Kansas City, Mo.,… more

A Portal to Hell

Mar 6, 2026
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2026 Well, we made it to February, and for college football fans in the area, it’s time to toast the closing of the 2026 transfer portal. The massive restructuring of team rosters is pretty evident, according to site:… more

KC’s Slouch Toward Socialism

Mar 6, 2026
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2026 Ah, socialism! Last August, patrons headed to the Kansas City-owned Sun Fresh grocery store at East 31st and Prospect only to find the doors locked and a sign posted telling them, “Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances beyond… more

Apple vs. Microsoft—and Both vs. Users

Jan 26, 2026
PUBLISHED JANUARY 2026 Today’s disrupter is clearly AI and the other great disrupter of most of our careers has been the internet. I’d add mobile devices into the conversation as co-conspirators of disruption over the past few decades. Consider if… more

They Have the ‘Artificial’ Part Right…

Jan 26, 2026
PUBLISHED JANUARY 2026 A new year dawns with fears of the havoc to come from artificial intelligence. Let’s just say that, from what I’ve seen, everyone relying on it should proceed with extreme caution. Not long ago, a local TV… more

Who Is Mutilating Our City, and Why?

Jan 26, 2026
PUBLISHED JANUARY 2026 Some years back, I taught for a year through the Fulbright program at a university in eastern France. The assigned textbook in my urban-studies class featured the four great planned cities of the western world. I assumed… more

When Kindness Strikes

Dec 29, 2025
I believe we’re in an era that is considerably more challenging for many non-profits, if not most, to effectively operate. Limited resources must go towards services and core needs, yet communicating the need for assistance is essential to amplify messaging… more