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Gun makers show no remorse over deaths
Testimony from the gun makers is chilling, revealing officials didnt care to know how their products were used.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Testimony from the gun makers is chilling, revealing officials didnt care to know how their products were used.
Kansas City is wisely stepping ahead with an effort to use more renewable energy while trying to save public dollars at the same time.

This broadside on the courts in Kansas is disturbing because there is an absence of documentation that the drastic changes are warranted. And its disturbing because those changes make the courts vulnerable to manipulation by politicians.

The arc of history is bending toward justice when it comes to the death penalty, and theres no good reason Missouri and Kansas should lag behind and continue to be on the wrong side of both history and justice.

This shared moment should inspire us. As we pay tribute on Memorial Day to those weve 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.

Kansas City soon will be the only city in America that doesnt hold its Police Department accountable to elected officials and local voters. Its an untenable situation, especially after seeing whats happening in St. Louis.

Without books, low-income children get out of the habit of reading during the summer and struggle when school resumes. Thats why the effort this week to distribute 10,000 books to elementary children in Kansas City Public Schools is so critical.
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 Americas urban cores, and Kansas City is no exception.
Veto-proof Republican majorities in Missouris 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.

Watching over at-risk children has to be a states top priority. It must be done transparently. Darkness and secrecy are exactly the conditions that allow child abuse to thrive.

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.

Moore, Okla., rebuilt after a devastating 1999 tornado and will be challenged to do so again. Thats the essential spirit that has brought Joplin, Mo., Greensburg, Kan., and other cities back from the rubble.

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.
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.