https://freerepublic.com/tag/kansascityisdoomed/ en-us Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:08:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883045/posts Work crews Thursday began installing the first of 152 sturdy vinyl flags that will flutter 24/7 from city light poles along Kansas City’s renamed “Grand Boulevard of the Americas.” The project, a tribute to the 35 nations of the Organization of American States, is the brainchild of local businessman and longtime civic activist James M. Malouff III. “I don’t want to demean our heritage,” he said Thursday. “But we’re way beyond cow town. Kansas City is a cosmopolitan city” engaged in international business and cultural exchanges, with emerging international visitor attractions such as the World War I Museum. He said... The Kansas City Star https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883045/posts#comment Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:08:37 GMT