The Times' Kansas City bureau is up

The NYT announced the other month that they are re-opening the Kansas City bureau. Very good. So what news will there be?

Today brings the first story, and it's well-written and all but it's something about some weird dude who has a small replica of the Golden Gate Bridge that he built nine years ago...

I'm wondering if this money wouldn't have been better spent on an additional staffer for say the Mexico City bureau.