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Mark Funkhouser in the News

Funkhouser would put KC on the right course
Kansas City Star, March 11

Funkhouser is the best choice for KC mayor
Kansas City Star, February 11

COMMENTARY | Economic development policy: Basic services are key
Kansas City Star, March 6

Mayoral hopefuls scuffle over TIF
Kansas City Star, March 23

TIF Continues To Be Big Issue In Mayoral Race
KMBC, March 23

Trusted advisors found at home
Kansas City Star, March 23

Zingers fly at mayoral debate
KC Buzz Blog, March 23

Testy mayoral forum over TIF
KC Buzz Blog, March 23

Meltdown
me, my life + infrastructure (blog), March 23

Urban pioneers contribute to KC renaissance
Kansas City Star, March 23

Barnes’ audit rebuttal rings hollow
Kansas City Star
, March 22

Eddy Demands To See Candidates' E-Mails
KMBC, March 22

Let’s listen to the candidates, not to the mayor
Kansas City Star
, March 22

Barnes lashes out at TIF findings
Kansas City Star
, March 22

I've seen the party lights
KC Buzz Blog, March 22

Yay, flowers!
Madness of Midwestern Motherhood (blog), March 22

La Raza backs Funkhouser
KC Buzz Blog, March 21

Those Pesky Average Citizens
Flogging of America (blog), March 21

Barnes goes ballistic
Capt. Spaulding's World (blog), March 21

Barnes Playing With Numbers
Flogging of America (blog), March 21

Playing with numbers
Flogging of America (blog), March 21

Taken: A Conspiracy
Flogging of America (blog), March 21

Audit: Developer tax breaks aren’t living up to promise
Kansas City Star
, March 20

ELECTION COUNTDOWN: 7 DAYS LEFT Fire up the banjos
Kansas City Star
, March 20

No Surprises
Flogging of America (blog), March 21

let the sun shine in!
me, my life + infrastructure, March 20

Response from the Auditor
Flogging of America (blog), March 20

The files for TIF
Flogging of America (blog), March 20

Chuck, I'm dumping you
Flogging of America (blog), March 20

Why should I care?
Flogging of America (blog), March 20

KC Mayor election
Unfettered Letters (Star blog), March 18

Let people see audit
Unfettered Letters (Star blog), March 18

Buzz builds as vote nears
Kansas City Star
, March 18

Polls, buzz appear to favor Funkhouser for mayor
Kansas City Star
, March 18

Funky Mail Time
Flogging of America (blog), March 18

Where the candidates stand on the issues
Kansas City Star, March 18

Can Funkhouser build consensus to move KC forward?
Kansas City Star
, March 18

What has Brooks accomplished on council?
Kansas City Star
, March 18

can't hurt
me, my life+ infrastructure, March 18

Free the TIF Audit
Blog KC, March 18

Kansas City elections
Unfettered Letters (Star blog), March 17

The final countdown
Tony's Kansas City (blog), March 17

My New Pen Pal

The Flogging of America (blog), March 17

KC mayoral candidates talk privatization
Kansas City Star, March 17

Race puts votes at a premium
Kansas City Star, March 17

ELECTION COUNTDOWN: 10 DAYS LEFT | Candidates stay busy
Kansas City Star, March 17

The TIF Commission has failed
Kansas City Post, March 16

My Candidates
Dangerblog, March 15

You had me at "Duh!"
Kansas City Post (blog), March 15

Focus on what really matters in KC election
Kansas City Star, March 15

Queremos the funk
Tony's Kansas City, March 15

PHOTO GALLERY | A look at mayoral candidates Alvin Brooks and Mark Funkhouser through pictures
Kansas City Star, March 15

Politics Behind Release Of TIF Audit Report?
KMBC Channel 9, March 15

So what is it that Pat Gray does?
Tony's Kansas City, March 15

You cannot have it all
Tony's Kansas City (blog), March 15

Debate highlights
Blog KC, March 15

Brooks steps up criticism, Funkhouser outlines support of TIF
KC Buzz Blog, March 15

Backing the Funk
KC Buzz Blog, March 14

Brookside St. Patrick's Day parade
Three O'Clock in the Morning (blog), March 14

Color Lines - Don't be fooled: This mayoral election has nothing to do with race.
The Pitch, March 14

Black chamber forum poll: Brooks, Funkhouser tie
KC Buzz Blog, March 14

K.C. candidates discuss TIF
Liberty Tribune, March 14

Audit: TIF revenue projections inflated by $167 million
Liberty Tribune, March 14

The Time Is Right For Funkhouser
Kansas City Post (blog), March 13

Why The Citizens Of KC Should Want The Funk
Captain Spaulding's World (blog), March 13

I vote and pay taxes, so I’m allowed to bitch (and bitch, and bitch…)
The M-Toast Hivemind (blog), March 13

Last night among the local Latinos
Tony's Kansas City (blog), March 13

"The Seven Wonders of Waldo"
Tony's Kansas City (blog), March 13

Release the TIF Audit
The Kansas City Post (blog), March 13

Mayors race could affect city parks
KHSB - TV 41, March 13

Fairfield flip flop
Kansas City Street Art (blog), March 13

Tom McDonnell, Jim Bowers break ranks to support Funkhouser
KC Buzz Blog, March 12

Everyone loves a parade
KC Dog Blog, March 12

What's At Stake
Kansas City Call, March 12

In this race, labels don’t quite fit
Kansas City Star, March 12

A nice guy will finish last — and also first
Kansas City Star, March 11

PRIME BUZZ BLOG Mayoral race heats up on Star’s new Web site
Kansas City Star, March 11

Big and tall Funk drives a tiny car
Kansas City Star, March 11

Press conference provides "Frank Capra moment"
Tony's Kansas City (blog), March 10

TKC loves negative campaign videos
Tony's Kansas City (blog), March 10

Friends like these . . . Worst elements of outgoing Council provide contrary indicator quasi-endorsement
Tony's Kansas City (blog), March 10

Who's crying now?
My World as I Shot It (blog), March 10

Brooks gets endorsments from losers!
My World as I Shot It (blog), March 10

Votes weaken club’s clout
Kansas City Star, March 10

Funkhouser says Brooks' supporters are negative campaigning
KSHB - TV 41, March 9

Former Mayoral Candidates Criticize Funkhouser
KMBC Channel 9, March 9

Funkhouser was robbed!!!
Tony's Kansas City (blog), March 9

Kay Kay Kay!
My World as I Shot It (blog), March 9

PV not PC
Happy In Bag (blog), March 9

DiCapo Supports Funkhouser in the Mayoral Election
DiCapo for Mayor (blog), March 8

The Poodle Returns!
Blog KC, March 8

Breakfast With Champions: Kay Barnes makes a plea for her moneymen to support Alvin Brooks.
The Pitch, March 7

Barnes holding back Brooks part deux: This is a MAN's WORLD!!!
Tony's Kansas City (blog), March 7

Is the Barnes TIF Tax-Give-Away Train About to Leave the Station?
Gone Mild (blog), March 7

Leaving out names doesn't mask message
Sun Gazette, March 7

Crunch time for the KC mayoral candidates
Kansas City Star, March 8

Kay held secret endorsement ceremony for Brooks
Tony's Kansas City (blog), March 7

City Hall has issues enough
Kansas City Star, March 7

Poodle Power!!
Tony's Kansas City, March 6

Poodle time!
My World As I Shot It (blog), March 6

links for 2007-03-06
onegoodmove, March 6

Poll: Funkhouser has narrow lead over Brooks
Blog KC, March 6

Funkhouser says voters are fed up with TIF
KMBC Channel 9, March 6

Let The Races begin
KC Call, March 6

Brooks Crashes Funkhouser's News Conference
KMBC Channel 9, March 6

Jim Nutter backs Funkhouser (Hearne Christopher column)
Kansas City Star, March 5

Mark Funkhouser Slightly Edging Brooks in Pre-Election Poll
KCTV5, March 5

Get With The Funk
Wild Life Of A Little Monster (blog), March 5

Civility is the rule of the day
Kansas City Star, March 5

Springsteen Next Weekend - a TIF Alternative?
Gone Mild (blog), March 5

Schools take center stage
Kansas City Star, March 5

Funkhouser, Brooks Support TIF Policy
KC TIFed (blog), March 5

Harmony in Diversity is a Myth
The Flogging of America (blog), March 5

Funkhouser backs down from vouchers
KCUR, March 5

TIFs eat into KC’s finances
Kansas City Star, March 4

TIF and Tax Abatement
Gone Mild (blog), March 4

Candidates are cautious on TIFs
Kansas City Star, March 4

Mayoral candidates outline positions at forum
Kansas City Star, March 4

If You Want "The Funk" Drive Past Front Street
The KC Blue Blog, March 4

A chance at a different kind of mayor’s race
eKC, March 3

Puny turnout not a shock
Kansas City Star, March 3

Fun and games with Funkhouser and downtown
KC Buzz Blog, March 2

Populist KC revolt centers on basic services
Kansas City Star, March 2

Sweeping up after election night
Kansas City Star, March 2

Ballot offers two very different philosophies
Kansas City Star, March 1

Brooks, Funkhouser pledge to run positive campaigns
Kansas City Star, March 1

KC mayor's race: Most bang for the buck
Kansas City Star, March 1

Funkhouser ‘not going to avoid difficult issues’
Kansas City Star, March 1

Voters get two clear choices
Kansas City Star, March 1

Campaigns should be held responsible for attack ads
Kansas City Star, March 1

Campaign Song Excites Funkhouser
KC Rag (blog), March 1

Chess Lover Runs for Mayor
Susan Polgar Chess Blog, February 28

Suddenly, it’s a whole new campaign, KC
Kansas City Star, February 28

Brooks and Funkhouser share victory
KC Hispanic News, February 28

At the Flea Market last night
Gone Mild (blog), February 28

Brooks, Funkhouser Win KC Mayoral Primary
KMBC Channel 9, February 28

Brooks vs. Funkhouser for mayor
Kansas City Star, February 28

Before City Hall welcomes its next mayor, let’s listen
Kansas City Star, February 28

Brooks, Funkhouser Prevail in Kansas City Mayoral Primary
KCTV Channel 5, February 28

Morning After
Blog KC. February 28

The Next Mayor of Kansas City
Aristotle2007 (blog), February 28

It's Brooks & The Funk!
Capt. Spaulding's World (blog), February 28

Fooey!
The Flogging of America (blog), February 28

Eye the Ball !!
My World As I Shot It (blog), February 28

Mayors Forum, Final one
Notlancealot Not logic (blog), February 26

KC Elections
scratchtasia (blog), February 26

Vote Today, Kansas City
Watching Those We Chose (blog), February 26

Mayoral candidates exchange jabs on negative campaigning
KC Buzz Blog, February 26

The KC Mayor's Race Sucks
The Chatterbox Chronicles (blog), February 26

Dirty Tricks Mar KC Mayorial Election (PLEASE VOTE TUESDAY FOR FUNKHOUSER)
Capt. Spaulding's World (blog), February 26

Mud Slinging
Wild Life Of A Little Monster (blog), February 26

Some New Funk!
My World As I Shot It (blog), February 26

Stop the Funk campaign under way even before the primary vote
KC Buzz Blog, February 26

Doing the math in KC mayor vote: Few to decide a full contest
Kansas City Star, February 26

"Robo" calls that are the height of irony
KC Buzz Blog, February 25

Listless Brooks could lose his grip on first place
Kansas City Star
, February 25

Best and worst of mayoral forums
Kansas City Star, February 25

Candidate Conversation
KMBC Channel 9

The Star’s recommendations in Tuesday’s election
Kansas City Star
, February 23

Campaign ad buzz
Kansas City Star, February 23

Throw away or delete those attack ads
Kansas City Star, February 23

Negative Campaign Mailers Linked to Nace
KMBC Channel 9, February 22

Old style, new style, meanwhile...
Kansas City Star, February 22

Nace and/or her supporters strike again?
KC Buzz Blog, February 22

K.C. Mayor's Race - Mark Funkhouser (endorsement)
The News Buckit (blog), February 21

Mayoral candidates tackle sticky issues
KSHB Channel 41, February 21

The Concern is back
KC Confidential (blog), February 21

Public Safety Concern PAC is trashing Mark Funkhouser via spam mail
2007 KC Mayoral Race (blog), February 21

Mayoral hopefuls set spending mark
Kansas City Star, February 21

Politics... Fun!
Whiskey from a Wire (blog), February 21

Barnes says some candidates ‘don’t get it’ when it comes to encouraging development
Kansas City Star, February 20

Views vary on the value of TIF
Kansas City Star, February 20

Who has the best handle on the top issues?
Kansas City Star, February 18

Thank you, Mr. Funkhouser
ShowMeKC (blog), February 17

Anonymous postcard takes aim at mayoral candidate
Kansas City Star, February 16

Helping out
My World as I Shot It (blog), February 16

Mardi Gras
Flogging of America (blog), February 16

Anonymous Mudslinger Targets Funkhouser
Pitch, February 15

Smear tactics start in KC mayoral race
KSHB Channel 41, February 15

Funk Slimed - Do I Smell a Roe? Or Not?
Gone Mild (blog), February 15

Mayor, Mayor (endorsement)
Flogging of America (blog), February 15

Support for Funkhouser
Unfettered Letters (Star blog), February 15

Candidates offer views on smoking ban
Kansas City Star, February 14

Candidates opine on tax breaks
Kansas City Star, February 13

aah
me, my life + infrastructure (blog), February 12

Excessive use of tax breaks will cut into KC's basic services
Kansas City Star, February 12

Ex-auditor says he'll make system work better
Kansas City Star, February 12

Mark Funkhouser for Mayor
Mo Rep John Burnett (blog), February 11

Campaigns brace for Web video blitz
Kansas City Star, February 11

More from Hearne Christopher
Kansas City Star, February 11

Endorsed by a 3 month old poodle
Ruminating the Roses (blog), February 10

Where is the Kansas City, MO. T.I.F. performance audit?
Capt. Spaulding's World (blog), February 9

Smiley face, sad face
The Pitch, February 7

KC auditor: TIF audit will be ready Feb. 21
Kansas City Business Journal, February 6

Man's Best Friend Also Does Endorsements
Arch City Chronicle (blog), February 6

Embrace the poodle
Pet Connection Blog, February 6

"I'm Mark Funkhouser and I approve this poodle"
Salon.com, February 5

Funkhouser goes to the dogs
KC Buzz Blog, February 5

Funk's in the hunt!
Gone Mild (blog), February 5

A field of 12 frees up race for KC mayor
Kansas City Star, February 5

Links for 2005-02-05
One Good Move (blog), February 5

Let's get it on camera
Tony's Kansas City (blog), February 5

Mark Funkhouser is putting hipness into mayoral campaign
Kansas City Star, February 4

The jumbled race for mayor now has a leader
Kansas City Star, February 4

Candidates focus on city repairs
Kansas City Star, February 4

Vote
me, my life + infrastructure (blog), February 4

Who will save the raft?
ekc online, February 2

Mayoral Candidates Weigh In On Police Videotape
Channel 9, February 2

Penguin Hunting: The High Cost of Failure
AntiRust (blog), February 2

Hip to the Funk?
Blog KC, February 1

Cauthen's job security rests with next mayor
Kansas City Star, February 1

Can Cauthen survive without Kay?
Tony's Kansas City (blog), February 1

Some candidates tie report delay to politics
Kansas City Star, January 31

KC councilman postpones release of TIF audit
Kansas City Business Journal, January 30

Funkhouser Wins Big
KC Buzz Blog, January 30

Brookside Forum Results
Blog KC, January 30

POLL RESULTS FROM CANDIDATES FORUM
Romanelli West Homes Association, January 30

TIFerences
KC Buzz Blog, January 29

A Captive TIF Audit
KC TIFed (blog), January 29

Barnes is so KATTY
The Flogging of America (blog), January 29

Networking
KC Buzz Blog, January 29

Funk TV
Blog KC, January 29

Funk Looks Like Lurch?
Kansas City Star, January 26

TKC talks to more important people than you
Tony's Kansas City (blog), January 26

Transportation Issues
Ancillary Adams (blog), January 26

A Split on a Tiff Over TIF
KC Buzz Blog, January 24

Funkhouser Announces Plan For Pesky Metal Plates
Campaign Release, January 23

Klein and Funkhouser Push Ideas
Blog KC, January 24

Mayoral Candidates Face Off
KC TIFed (blog), January 23

Barbs Start Coming
KC Buzz Blog, January 23

Push-and-Shove Among Kay Barnes, The Chamber, and Mark Funkhouser Continues
KC Buzz Blog, January 23

Funk on Street Junk
KC Buzz Blog, January 23

Ex-Auditor Criticizes Sprint Center Deal
Kansas City Star, January 23

Mark Funkhouser, candidate for Kansas City Mayor VIDEO
Kansas City Star, January 21

Where's the Funky, Mr. Funkhouser?
Kansas City Star, January 21

The Media tries to determine victors
Toellner Tells it (blog), January 18

Funkhouser Wins First Debate
Kansas City Star, January 17

The House of Funk
KC Gatsby (blog), January 17

Mayoral Candidates Focus on City's Fix-It List
Channel 9, January 16

Funkhouser Walks (and Talks) On Water
KC Buzz Blog, January 16

Funkhouser Draws Most Applause at MLK Forum
KC Buzz Blog, January 15

Support for Funkhouser
Unfettered Letters (KC Star blog), January 15

Kristl Blue Persuasion
KC Buzz Blog, January 12

Funkhouser Leads all Mayoral candidates in straw poll at Northland Mayoral Debate
Community Coalition to Fix Berry Road, January 10, 2007

Mayoral Candidate: KC Should Limit TIF Projects
KMBC, January 10, 2007

Funkhouser Speaks Up For Taxpayers
Kansas City Star, January 11, 2007

"First Mayoral Poll Made Public"
KC Buzz Blog, January 10, 2007

"Funkhouser/Fairfield Smackdown"
KC Buzz Blog, January 10, 2007

Northland Mayoral Candidate Forum
KC Buzz Blog, January 10, 2007

Chamber Report Urges City to Get Back To Basics
Kansas City Star, January 10, 2007

Funk, Authenticity, and the Cheesecake Factory
Gone Mild (blog), January 10, 2007

Bring in the TIF Gimp
My World As I Shot It (blog), January 9

Agency problems continue
Kansas City Star, January 7

Mark Funkhouser is far and away the BEST candidate
Capt. Spaulding's World (blog), January 3

Who Will He Pick?
My World As I Shot It (blog), December 12, 2006

Fast Funk
me, my life + infrastructure (blog), December 11, 2006

Putting the fun in Funkhouser
Three O'Clock in the Morning (blog), December 11, 2006

Imagine a City Hall Run by the Man You Trust Most
The Pitch, November 23, 2006

Ming the Merciless for Mayor
Kansasrino (blog), November 21, 2006

Funky for Mayor?
Just Cara (blog), November 20, 2006

Mayoral Race is Shaping Up to be a Hot Ticket
Kansas City Star, November 16, 2006

Draft Funkhouser for Mayor
Blue Girl in a Red State (blog), November 12, 2006

Farewell to a City Official Who Did His Job Right
Kansas City Star, November 12, 2006

KC MAYORAL RACE: A Funkhouser Draft?
Kansas City Star, November 11, 2006

City Auditor's Departure is a Great Loss
Kansas City Star, November 11, 2006

Funkhouser and Frevere
Gone Mild (blog), November 10, 2006

Best Public Officials in America
Governing
Magazine, November 2003

Best Government Employee
The Pitch, October 18, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

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