TKC reports: $1m "Emergency" IT Contract at City Hall

As Tony reports today on his blog (http://www.tonyskansascity.com/), the city of Kansas City, Missouri apparently just let a contract for one million dollars for an "emergency" IT contract. Three things come to me, right away: First, I hope it was competed, competed fairly and wisely and they can prove it. Second, seriously, as said in the comments section at Tony's blog---why couldn't/didn't they find someone local who would supply these services? I find it difficult to believe there aren't companies here in the area--in the city itself?--that can't and don't supply them. Third and finally, was this contract rushed through? And if it was, why and by whom? Let's hope it wasn't. Now we need a Russ Ptacek-type reporter SOMEWHERE in this town--the Star? KMBC? KSHB? KCTV? somehere--to go do some digging on this and find out at least that much about this contract. It's not so much to ask. Link: http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/liveweb/Documents/Document.aspx?q=FJdztn5pZS50Yvhu0FN92nVbLLjL49qzHW30zeQ6AjxFZ84X8ymz7wOiRYRgkDFa

The Chilean miners--up to now

One of the many terrific things that I've heard that developed out of the Chilean mine disaster, where the 33 miners have been trapped underground for 69 days is that they decided, while they were trapped down there, that, if they made it out and there was money to be made from their story, that they would split it evenly amongst all of them.  I understand they insisted that they were to have an attorney there, to draw up the papers.

How cool is that?

That's terrific.

And Dave Letterman just announced that all 33 of the miners will be on his show next Tuesday night.

Wow.

The world and their lives will never be the same, for sure.