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GOP, Tea Party try to distance themselves from racial taunts

Robert Morris, and said he shut down his 27-employee real-estate management business because he was tired of onerous government regulations.

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22Mar2010 | Kansas City Star | Continued
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In praise of community banks

It is making more business loans even while struggling with its commercial real estate problems. And it does all this while competing at a disadvantage with

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18Mar2010 | Kansas City Star | Continued
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KC has weathered recession fairly well, according to analysis of 100 metro areas

The Brookings study also measured residential real estate as another indicator of recovery. The Kansas City area ranked 35th, with a one-year drop in

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17Mar2010 | Kansas City Star | Continued
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Landlords must pay taxes for renters to get credit

The amount of the credit depends on the real estate taxes paid or rent paid and total household income. The state revenue department has interpreted the law

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16Mar2010 | Kansas City Star | Continued
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Depression is coming soon, Olathe economist predicts

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We’ll see a sustained drop in the prices of just about everything, from stocks and real estate to wages and commodities. Some of that is happening now.

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13Mar2010 | Kansas City Star | Continued
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Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth

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The value of real estate holdings edged up 0.2 percent. During the recession, which began in December 2007, household net worth had plunged as low as $48.5

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12Mar2010 | Kansas City Star | Continued
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Gambling indictment echoes days of KC’s mob past

He also could lose two businesses and real estate in Clay and Jackson counties. As for Moretina, in January 1992, he pleaded guilty to a federal money

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11Mar2010 | Kansas City Star | Continued
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Quest for power corrupts too many politicians

In his community, Marble Hill, Mo., he was a real estate agent and part-time state legislator. A fairly ordinary guy. Inside the capitol in Jefferson City,
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11Feb2010 | Kansas City Star | Continued
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How I Got the Job: Autumn Werner, 23

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The employer: KeyBank Real Estate Capital, in Kansas City, is a division of Cleveland-based KeyBank. KeyBank Real Estate is a full-service real estate

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7Feb2010 | Kansas City Star | Continued
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Judge threatens to liquidate KC’s housing assets

That would include millions of dollars in real estate and mortgages held by the Housing and Economic Development Financial Corp., known as HEDFC.

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6Feb2010 | Kansas City Star | Continued