Inside the Group

Homeownership, good citizenship, and the causal misnomer.

Earlier today I was working out, something believe it or not I do often, and saw a panel discussion on C-Span which included Jim Brinkman, a Senior VP of the Mortgage Bankers Association and David Crowe, a Senior VP of the National Association of Homebuilders. (Watch the video on C-Span here.)

The topics included the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the proper amount of risk the housing system can and should bear, and what the goal of home ownership should be. All in all an interesting discussion, even when it started to get bogged down into the economic minutiae that is common when a gathering of economists occurs.

Where is the Collaboration Kansas City?

Last week on KCPT’s Kansas City Week in Review, the topic of a new $575 million Museum of Natural History project in Overland Park, KS was discussed. KC Star Columnist Steve Kraske brought up the point that this project will have impact on the entire metro and should have at least been discussed among the metro’s cities in that context. I wrote about this very topic a long time back on our old blog when another similar situation had arisen. I think it is worth revisiting so below is a reprint of that article.

(Ok, Here’s a Question) Don’t the definitions matter in healthcare?

As the healthcare debate has gone local and turned ugly again (ahh weren’t the 90s great?) I am suffering from a head ailment that is progressively getting worse. No, wait it’s just a question that is bothering me. Whew.