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    <title><![CDATA[   Acting city manager must pull no punches on budget ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        Acting city manager Troy Schulte&amp;rsquo;s strong suit &amp;mdash; command of the city budget &amp;mdash; fits the city&amp;rsquo;s needs in tough economic times. Schulte has served as the city&amp;rsquo;s budget director since late 2003. Generally respected by the city staff and City Council members, he has a deserved reputation for being a straight shooter in providing accurate figures to the public. In 2008 and 2009, he performed well while prodding city leaders to more aggressively trim costs. He supported needed plans, later approved, to cut several hundred jobs at City Hall.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Precious years were lost in Mohler investigation ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        The courts will eventually determine what happened on Burrell Mohler Sr.&amp;rsquo;s rural Bates City farm. But one thing has become abundantly clear as this horrifying story unfolds: The investigation into alleged sexual abuse of children is a decade or more overdue. There is no excuse for the lack of serious investigation of accusations of this nature once they passed beyond the family.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Don't let others put words in your mouth ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        The point of the letter is to oppose health care legislation. Instead, it shines a light on a different issue: The death of real debate in this country. It&amp;rsquo;s one of hundreds of letters floating around, manufactured by lobbying groups somewhere, forwarded again and again. All are intended to be personalized by the person who finally sends a letter off to a member of Congress or media outlet.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Obama should define mission in Afghanistan ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        Shortly after Thanksgiving, President Barack Obama is expected to announce the way forward for the United States in Afghanistan. There is no simple solution, but it is clear that a radical rethink of our effort is needed. Nothing about Afghanistan has ever been easy. For millennia, it&amp;rsquo;s been the graveyard of empires. It has not changed.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Follow your art: Keep KC scene strong ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        With a mixture of wit, charm and excellent advice, Michael Kaiser this week challenged Kansas City to improve its already vibrant arts scene. It&amp;rsquo;s a worthy challenge. Kaiser, the president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, spoke to several hundred regional arts supporters gathered at the Lyric Theatre. And Kaiser knows the local arts turf, having reversed the fortunes of the Kansas City Ballet in the 1980s.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Obama misses opportunity to address human rights in China ]]></title>
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        When Hillary Clinton made her first visit to Beijing as secretary of state, she said human rights could not be permitted to &amp;ldquo;interfere&amp;rdquo; with larger concerns, such as global climate change and financial-market mayhem. It was an unfortunate way for the administration to begin its relationship with China. Sadly, this week President Obama only reinforced the message.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Another fine mess, thanks to the Funk ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        Mayor Mark Funkhouser awkwardly forced City Manager Wayne Cauthen out of office Thursday, and in the process opened another unnecessary rift on the City Council. The mayor&amp;rsquo;s action was secretive, abrupt and lacked an adequate public explanation. The move will likely cost Kansas City taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in severance payments at a time when the budget is already strained.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Trial of suspected terrorists will demonstrate the workings of a free nation ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        The new GOP talking points &amp;mdash; expressing fear of justice working in an open courtroom, from a party that likes to wrap itself in the flag &amp;mdash; are quite stunning.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   In tough economic times, United Way donors opened their wallets ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        The spirit of giving in the Kansas City area isn&amp;rsquo;t recession proof. But it&amp;rsquo;s pretty close. Despite a local unemployment rate of around 9 percent, the United Way of Greater Kansas City said Tuesday it had raised $35.1 million in its 2009 fundraising campaign.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   A magical season for Zack Grienke, KC's Cy Young Award winner ]]></title>
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        Zack Greinke overcame some mighty big obstacles to easily win the 2009 Cy Young Award on Tuesday as the American League&amp;rsquo;s best pitcher.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Misconduct sullies image of KCK Police department ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        The often-criticized Kansas City, Kan., police force has received another blow, and this one will cost taxpayers $500,000. The Unified Government has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by nine people who alleged that officers acted dishonorably during an incident at a teen&amp;rsquo;s birthday party in 2005.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Trusts would protect taxpayers' investment ]]></title>
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        Historically, government has a lousy record of running businesses. The interests of politicians don&amp;rsquo;t usually coincide with those of stockholders. That&amp;rsquo;s why Washington&amp;rsquo;s investment in General Motors, as well as other big enterprises saved during the credit panic, should be placed in an independent trust under rules that assure taxpayers that the bailout is temporary.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   A capital idea for saving money at City Hall ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        Given Kansas City&amp;rsquo;s tight budget, does it make sense to create a new, permanent agency at City Hall? Absolutely, because a proposed Capital Projects Management Department would benefit Kansas Citians in two important ways.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   A new park to save the plains ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        In 1987, two Rutgers&amp;rsquo; University researchers ignited a prairie fire by suggesting much of the high plains, including a large swath of Kansas farmland, should be returned to its natural state &amp;mdash; what they called a Buffalo Commons. The idea, which envisioned parts of 10 prairie states being transformed into a massive short-grass prairie national park, was derided as impractical, impossible and un-American. It was called city-logic. Farmers questioned why the Easterners hadn&amp;rsquo;t suggested returning New York City to its wild roots. &amp;ldquo;The idea offended me,&amp;rdquo; said former Kansas Governor Mike Hayden, once a harsh Buffalo Commons critic.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   No more Mr. Nice Mouse: Mickey doesn't need to be edgier ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        Oh boy, even Mickey Mouse needs &amp;rsquo;tude these days. It shouldn&amp;rsquo;t be a surprise. When Winnie the Pooh books are being updated, complete with a new character, Mickey seems a natural next step.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   KC must work harder to satisfy residents ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        Kansas Citians gave a big thumbs down to City Hall&amp;rsquo;s leadership in a recent citizen satisfaction report. With good reasons, people are disappointed not only with elected officials &amp;mdash; whose satisfaction rating was a dismal 16 percent &amp;mdash; but also with City Manager Wayne Cauthen and his staff, who registered only 19 percent approval.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   It's time to get it right on progress in life sciences ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        The &amp;ldquo;Time to Get it Right&amp;rdquo; reports have provided a valuable blueprint for getting the region&amp;rsquo;s leaders focused on higher education and life sciences over the last five years. So it makes sense to pay attention to what the latest edition has to say. Written by former University of Michigan president James J. Duderstadt, it finds &amp;ldquo;very significant progress&amp;rdquo; toward making the region a hub for life sciences, with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and the University of Kansas Medical Center leading the way.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Congress must do more to curb medical costs ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        The comprehensive health care bill passed by the U.S. House is momentous because it grants nearly all American citizens access to health care. But the House bill falls short of meeting a second essential goal of health reform &amp;mdash; controlling the skyrocketing costs of medical care.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   KC deserves to host World War I centennial ]]></title>
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        Kansas City deserves to be at the heart of activities in five years when America observes the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I. Congress can make that happen.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   A day to say &lsquo;thanks' to our nation's vets ]]></title>
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        Thanks, of course, doesn&amp;rsquo;t cover our nation&amp;rsquo;s gratitude to its millions of veterans. But those who have signed up or been shipped off to protect our country haven&amp;rsquo;t done it for the praise or gratitude. Men and women at arms created this country and have defended it from internal and external foes ever since.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Clicks for kicks: Bring World Cup to KC ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        Kansas Citians, it&#39;s time to think big &#151; bigger than World Series or Super Bowl status. Think World Cup soccer, here, in 2018 or 2022.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   When the Berlin Wall fell, life became more complex ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa notes that human nature demands two things from the world around us. One is a hero, someone we pray will solve our problems. The other is a villain, someone to blame for creating them. Without both, life lacks the clarity many crave.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   When the state fails its neediest citizens ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        Cathy and David Bryant never planned on needing help from the state of Kansas. They had good jobs, a home, a savings account, medical insurance and two healthy kids.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Fiscal neglect in Kansas ]]></title>
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        Kansas&amp;rsquo; fiscal neglect of its mentally retarded and developmentally disabled citizens is a disgrace. More than 4,000 families are waiting for services. Some have been on hold for more than four years. Workers who help severely disabled Kansans live in the community receive a paltry average wage of $8.83 an hour.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Green Zone: So far, a large gap between goals and reality ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        Last April, U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver began promoting an effort to use federal stimulus funds to upgrade 150 square blocks of inner Kansas City. He called it the Green Impact Zone. &#147;I&#39;m so excited, I&#39;m trying to calm down,&#148; Cleaver had said. &#147;This is a perfect storm of opportunity.&#148;      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Pentagon should do more the heed the warning signs ]]></title>
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        There were warning signs that U.S. Army Major Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, was unstable long before he allegedly shouted &#147;God is great&#148; in Arabic and opened fire at Fort Hood Thursday. Press reports quickly found that Hasan &#151; who is believed to have killed 13 and wounded 30 before he was shot, wounded and arrested &#151; had drawn attention because of his behavior at Fort Hood and at Walter Reed Medical Center, where he worked previously.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Better rules from Missouri treasurer ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        The Missouri Housing Development Commission has been through a rocky period. In June, a state audit criticized it for incomplete record-keeping, conflict-of-interest problems and weak rules on contracting. And the panel&#39;s executive director was interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into low-income housing projects.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   As winter looms, think of the needy ]]></title>
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        Those extra coats and blankets in good condition can get a new home Saturday, during the annual Project Warmth drive to benefit people in need. This year, 14 locations metrowide will accept blankets, coats and financial donations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers will receive the goods and help load them onto well-marked trucks. Go to projectwarmthkc.com to find a site nearest you.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Election costs in Jackson County are excessive ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:15 CST</pubDate>
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        Jackson County taxpayers missed out on a chance to save $56,000 &amp;mdash; and probably much more &amp;mdash; while holding Tuesday&amp;rsquo;s election that renewed an anti-drug sales tax. More vigilance by County Executive Mike Sanders and his staff could have helped shave the total bill for the election, now estimated at a staggering $847,000 for just the COMBAT tax issue.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Move faster on bus safety ]]></title>
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        It&amp;rsquo;s not often you find one federal agency criticizing another, but that&amp;rsquo;s what happened after the investigation of a 2008 motor coach crash in which 17 people from Texas died en route to a southwest Missouri music festival. The National Transportation Safety Board, which looks into crashes and recommends safety improvements, recently admonished the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for doing too little on motor coach safety.      
    
  

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