Chiming in Again
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Something I wrote on this site a few days ago is now seeing light of day on PresentMagazine.com. Until recently, I hadn’t weighed in on the various controversies surrounding Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser and some serious new allegations regarding his ethical conduct that were made by his former communications point person last week. I’ve never met the mayor and I make a point of mentioning so in my piece. I decided to write about the differences in sitting down for a conversation with him as opposed to his predecessor, Kay Barnes, as we did just before she left office in 2007. That was really the genesis – this idea of a comparison – that prompted me to chime in. Really, it’s the only angle through which I am able to comment. I hope to meet Mr. Funkhouser some day, though it’s looking increasingly likely that he will not be mayor when such a meeting occurs.
