The slow twang of heartache and love, failure and success, never-ending journeys and awaited homecomings has long entranced the souls of Kansas Citians. Rooted in the Deep South, blues music made its debut in the Kansas City area in the 1930s and 40s. Strongly influenced by its jazzy predecessor, Kansas City blues music resonated in illicit …
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Kansas City Law Firm Discusses History of Local Streetcar
Kansas City once had more than 300 miles of streetcar track, one of the largest systems in America, but the city eventually tore up the tracks or, in some cases, paved over them. In a city with serious mass transportation issues, many people yearn for the return of a serious streetcar system. Millennials are changing the demography of our …
Kansas City Law Firm Expands Its Immigration Law Practice
Much has changed in the United States since the Statue of Liberty was constructed with its famous inscription, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Immigration policies of today are not so welcoming. Van Osdol is pleased to introduce one of the newer practice groups within the firm: Immigration Law. Van …
Kansas City Law Firm Discusses the New Cerner Innovation Campus
On March 9, 2017, Cerner, a global leader in healthcare technology, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the first two towers at Innovations, the organization’s newest campus in the Kansas City area at I-435 and Bannister Road. The $4.5 billion campus is the largest economic development project in the history of the state …
Kansas City Law Firm Discusses the History of the Twenty-Second Amendment
Amendment XXII to the U.S. Constitution sets a two-term limit on the office of the president. Should members of the other two branches follow the same rule? George Washington, who established the custom of Presidents voluntarily leaving the office after two terms, inspired a limit on the president's tenure. His decision to …
Kansas City Law Firm Discusses the History of Admiralty Law
With the Missouri River bisecting our metropolitan area, we should pay homage to one of the very reasons Kansas City exists today. Trade on and along the river was a major factor in the westward development of our country. As riverboats plied the ever-shifting river channel, they developed their own law, lexicon and lore. As late as the …
