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• The Star’s editorial | Economic fog thickens in Europe

  May 7, 6:37 PM

  French President Nicholas Sarkozy came into office pledging to reduce government bureaucracy, boost rewards for work and restore France’s economic vigor. Then came the financial crisis of 2008 and a prolonged slump, and voters Sunday decided they’d had enough of the mercurial “Sarko.”

• The Star’s editorial | KC is paying a big price for falling behind

  May 5, 4:50 PM

  Borrowing by City Hall to pay for everything from a bigger Bartle Hall to taxpayer-subsidized economic development projects means everyone in the city also is burdened with additional debt.

• The Star’s editorial | Battling Kansas City’s school district won’t help students

  May 5, 1:40 AM

  More cooperation is needed for Kansas City Public Schools to enjoy a smooth transition as it gets ready to run the African-centered education campus.

• The Star’s editorial | Missouri bill is a bad bet for gamblers

  May 5, 1:42 AM
  

  Willingness to put borrowed money at risk in a casino is a classic sign of gambling addiction. Allowing such loans would exponentially worsen the social consequences.

• The Star’s editorial | Laughing at Missouri, backstabbing in Kansas

  May 4, 5:55 PM

  The nation is rapidly discovering that Missouri’s legislature is not quite normal.

• The Star’s editorial | Demand a presidential campaign of substance

  May 3, 5:51 PM
  

  Game on.

• The Star’s editorial | Kill this roadblock to voting in Missouri

  May 2, 6:17 PM

  The Missouri Secretary of State’s office says it knows of no substantiated complaints of illegal immigrants voting in the state.

• The Star’s editorial | Good ruling strikes down Missouri student transfers

  May 2, 6:16 PM
  

  A Missouri law permitting students to transfer out of unaccredited school districts was a hammer too lethal to be used. A St. Louis Circuit judge made the right decision by striking it down.

• The Star’s editorial | New Kansas City fire union contract sets off alarms

  May 2, 12:27 AM
  

  The 163-page contract endorsed last week by Kansas City firefighters is stuffed with details that protect their wages, benefits and work conditions. While work rules generally play a key role defending employees’ interests, this pact offers an inside look at a department used to getting its way.

• The Star’s editorial | James faces tests to be a game-changing mayor

  Apr 30, 6:26 PM
  

  As his second year in office starts today, Kansas City Mayor Sly James confronts a difficult set of priorities.

• The Star’s editorial | Keep politics out of Missouri judiciary

  Apr 29, 6:35 PM
  

  The legislature wants to fix a system that isn’t broken. Missouri’s selection system has consistently produced distinguished judges who have served the state and the public well. There is no reason to politicize judicial selection by giving the governor unilateral power to control the commission through his appointees.

• The Star’s editorial | Chamber’s ‘Big 5’ will need money, good plans

  Apr 29, 6:33 PM

  No doubt about it: The “Big 5” will thrive with solid planning and lots of money to turn the initiatives into reality. So it’s encouraging to see that officials in charge of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s Big 5 program are spending time to develop detailed proposals.

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