Letters to the Editor
April 20

Uplifting music, business logic, Second Amendment

I live north of the Missouri River, and a couple stores/shops I have visited over the past few years have been playing Christian music, which I really like to hear. Just recently I shopped at some more stores/restaurants in the Northland and found to my surprise that they are playing Christian music, too.

Letters to the Editor
April 19

Silence on violence, guns, child abuse

There were 108 homicides in Kansas City last year. Many young people live in terror of being shot. Boston experienced terrorism, with three persons murdered and more than 170 injured, a horrific act that demands justice. What I don’t quite understand is how we allow little children to live with terror every day without national alarm or altering our lifestyles.

Letters to the Editor
April 18

Terrorism, guns, Kansans

I can see the headline and story now: “National Rifle Association responds to Boston terror. In a just-released statement, the NRA said today that the only way to protect against terrorist bombings without infringing upon the rights of law-abiding Americans under the Second Amendment is to arm all Boston Marathon race officials with bombs of their own.”

Letters to the Editor
April 11

KC Airport, hire veterans, motorcycle helmets

Regarding Kansas City International Airport, I’m not fully convinced of the need for a new terminal so I’m looking forward to the publicity campaign being created by Global Prairie. My only request is that it be heavy on facts and low on glitz, starting with proper terminology.

Letters to the Editor
April 2

Kansas, child safety, President Obama

Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Legislature have embraced policies that bestow great benefits on our wealthiest citizens and businesses. Unfortunately, this has been at the expense of ordinary people, who are already seeing a decline in public services, with hardships resulting.

Letters to the Editor
March 31

Guns, global warming, trash in KC

Many decades ago (early 20th century), certain books and movies were “banned in Boston” because their content was deemed objectionable by the church or other censorship boards extant at the time. This action usually resulted in the banned book becoming an instant best seller and the movie a holdover hit for months afterward.