May 29
Gun makers show no remorse over deaths
Testimony from the gun makers is chilling, revealing officials didn’t care to know how their products were used.
May 29
A bright idea at City Hall
Kansas City is wisely stepping ahead with an effort to use more renewable energy while trying to save public dollars at the same time.
May 28
Political attacks on court plan imperil justice in Kansas
This broadside on the courts in Kansas is disturbing because there is an absence of documentation that the drastic changes are warranted. And it’s disturbing because those changes make the courts vulnerable to manipulation by politicians.
May 27
End the death penalty in Kansas and Missouri
The arc of history is bending toward justice when it comes to the death penalty, and there’s no good reason Missouri and Kansas should lag behind and continue to be on the wrong side of both history and justice.
May 26
Paying homage to the fallen helps unite Americans
This shared moment should inspire us. As we pay tribute on Memorial Day to those we’ve lost, we can also unite in being grateful for our armed forces, the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to preserve our freedom.
May 25
St. Louis provides lessons for KC on big police change
Kansas City soon will be the only city in America that doesn’t hold its Police Department accountable to elected officials and local voters. It’s an untenable situation, especially after seeing what’s happening in St. Louis.
May 24
A summer of reading for low-income children
Without books, low-income children get out of the habit of reading during the summer and struggle when school resumes. That’s why the effort this week to distribute 10,000 books to elementary children in Kansas City Public Schools is so critical.
May 24
Hidden in suburbia: poverty
A new study by the Brookings Institution notes that the suburban poor in this country outnumber the urban poor. The study found that poverty in the suburbs is growing more than twice as fast as in America’s urban cores, and Kansas City is no exception.
May 23
Nixon must protect Missouri by rejecting bad bills on taxes, guns, abortion, workers’ rights
Veto-proof Republican majorities in Missouri’s House and Senate reduce the chances that Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon can reverse the damage done in the last legislative session. Still, hope springs eternal. So here is our Fantasy Veto Session for Missouri.
May 22
Missouri is failing to protect at-risk children
Watching over at-risk children has to be a state’s top priority. It must be done transparently. Darkness and secrecy are exactly the conditions that allow child abuse to thrive.
May 21
A party bus that flouted the rules
The recent death of a young woman who fell from a party bus is a vivid reminder for the public, other party bus operators and government officials that strict rules exist for good reasons.
May 21
The can-do spirit rises after Oklahoma tornado
Moore, Okla., rebuilt after a devastating 1999 tornado and will be challenged to do so again. That’s the essential spirit that has brought Joplin, Mo., Greensburg, Kan., and other cities back from the rubble.
May 20
Don’t mess with school standards in Kansas
Many school districts have spent the last two years designing curricula around the Common Core standards, and state assessment tests have been overhauled to reflect what students will be learning. To overturn the efforts now would require millions of dollars to draw up new standards and design new curricula and tests.
May 20
Wal-Mart vs. green space: D-day in downtown Raytown
Raytown officials are scheduled Tuesday night to decide whether residents will get to keep a large, city-owned green space intact for now — or get a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in the space. The fate of downtown redevelopment hangs in the balance at the Board of Aldermen meeting.
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