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Council's chickens come home to roost

I'VE just returned from a three-week dash across America, with stops in West Palm Beach, Houston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Denver and beautiful, livable and surprisingly hip Kansas City. The trip was exhausting yet exhilarating. When you get out of town you really do see how the other half lives, and, frankly, they're living better than we are.

Which isn't to say Indianapolis and Kansas City don't have their problems; an earthquake rattled dishes and nerves in the wee hours of a K.C. morning. Paradise is God's jurisdiction, so I'm not talking about perfection, but I am happy to report life doesn't have to be as mean as we've allowed it to become here in the City of Angels. The epidemic of sprawl, malls, spray paint and spilled blood is a choice. We can knock it off anytime we want.

While driving a Ford Focus south on I-29 toward K.C., I did my best to take in the sights while reading the tiny print on my rent-a-car map while trying not to plow into the gore point   Read Full Article...