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Root for Softbank in battle for Sprint
Apr 16, 5:58 PMSuddenly, Sprint Nextel is the belle of the ball, desired object of two rich suitors half a world apart — Dish Network’s Charles Ergen, the 37th richest man in America, and Softbank’s Masayoshi Son, the second-richest man in Japan. “Both are good deals,” wireless industry analyst Bill Ho told The ...
Our 'taker nation:'' Angry anti-government voices silent on their benefits
Apr 16, 3:08 PMThe week the nation passed the deadline for paying federal, state and local taxes is a moment when Americans are keenly focused on the costs of running our governments. The government takes our dollars each April, and we deliver, as required
Don't use Boston Marathon tragedy as a soapbox for hate
Apr 16, 12:39 PMThere’s a disturbing trend these days. Call it a sign of the times, of the polarization of the country, or just the effect of anonymity and social media
Bikes for rent back out in downtown Kansas City
Apr 16, 10:08 AMYou know it's spring and the weather has officially turned when the racks on downtown sidewalks bloom again with bicycles for people to rent. A couple of hundred bicycles with locks and baskets became a downtown novelty last year for people when the weather turned warm
Shameful abuse of Kansas City parks
Apr 16, 9:53 AMNortheast Kansas City parks suffer a lot of nighttime abuse. That includes drug deals, violence and prostitution, The Kansas City Star reports
A cowardly attack at the Boston Marathon
Apr 15, 7:23 PMThe deadly and despicable bombing attacks near the Boston Marathon’s finish line turned the crowd’s cries of joy into cries of terror in mere seconds. Again, Americans now will place their trust in authorities to resolutely piece together who did it, why they did it and what can be done ...
Big KC hotel would come with big price tag
Apr 15, 6:58 PMKansas City’s revived downtown has more residents and nightlife than it’s had in decades. The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts continues to draw national plaudits
Gun measure compromise falls short of America's needs
Apr 15, 1:23 PMPeople in the House and Senate are patting themselves on the back for working out a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers. But what lawmakers have worked out falls short of this country's needs in holstering gun violence
YouthFriends end sad day for Kansas City area children, adults
Apr 15, 1:18 PMEveryone in the Kansas City area should be saddened over YouthFriends deciding to end its operation on May 31. The nonprofit organization for 18 years connected thousands of adult volunteers with children in schools throughout the metropolitan area
Immigration reform no sure bet
Apr 15, 1:18 PMThe Republicans are starting to make the right kind of noise, but immigration reform remains no sure bet. Sen
The complacency seen by King hasn't gone away
Apr 15, 1:18 PMFifty years ago on Tuesday, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr
Crucial questions will decide fate of KC Police Department
Apr 14, 3:58 AMKansas City’s previous three mayors all ran into the buzz-saw of rejection by Kansas City’s Police Department. In the coming months we’ll find out whether current Mayor Sly James will be treated in the same dismissive way
Tougher rules needed to protect natural gas customers
Apr 13, 3:58 AMNatural gas utilities and other pipeline operators stress that customer safety is their top priority. But put a big asterisk on that statement: There’s a limit to how much they want to really spend on safety
Rwanda needs U.S. and U.N. attention
Apr 13, 3:58 AMNineteen years after the genocide in Rwanda I still find myself drawn to that beautiful and deeply troubled country in East Africa. I understand that right now in the world there are 50 hot spots, at least, where civil unrest, wars, chaos and dictatorships are killing, raping and torturing
Could a Lawrence native be headed to U.S. Supreme Court?
Apr 12, 4:38 PMJeffrey Toobin, a legal affairs journalist and author of two books about the U.S. Supreme Court, thinks a Lawrence native has a shot at a future Supreme Court seat
Wheeler needs to keep his word and move out
Apr 12, 1:52 PMFormer Kansas City Mayor Charles Wheeler last week faced the possibility of his home being sold on the courthouse steps for failure to pay $40,000 in taxes. Then some big-hearted Kansas Citians stepped forward to try to help him out
YMCA's credibility has eroded in Raytown
Apr 12, 10:52 AMThe YMCA came to Raytown with a powerful mission statement, a Christian label that sported a board of directors symbolizing the business leaders of Kansas City. They built trust, asked for donations, and our community committed almost $2 million
Obama's plan creates jobs and cuts the deficit
Apr 12, 10:37 AMThe president’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget is a concrete plan to create jobs and cut the deficit. We do not need to choose between these two priorities
A bad turn for Medicaid expansion prospects in Missouri
Apr 12, 10:37 AMMedicaid expansion in Missouri seems to have died with a whimper, at least for this year. The $900 million that Gov
Veto irresponsible Kansas health insurance bill
Apr 11, 4:32 PMThis is the final installment in our Kansas fantasy veto session. We would have liked to carry on longer, making a case, for instance, for a veto of a bill destined to politicize part of the state’s judicial selection process
Nutter stops effort to sell Wheeler's house - for now
Apr 11, 12:32 PMBelow is the official explanation from James B. Nutter Sr
U.S. Senate defeats cowardly bid to kill gun control
Apr 11, 11:57 AMIn a small but potentially important victory, the U.S. Senate Thursday beat back a cowardly effort by Republicans to ignore gun control legislation in the 2013 session
Will Sly James avoid these potholes on road to 2015?
Apr 10, 5:57 PMTwo years can fly by quickly. Just think, Kansas Citians elected Sly James as mayor barely 24 months ago in early 2011
Missouri Senate should stop delaying Medicaid expansion
Apr 10, 4:52 PMThis was supposed to have been the year the Missouri Senate would show the state it was capable of wise, innovative legislating. But on the signature issue of this session — the chance to transform the state’s Medicaid program and enable hundreds of thousands of low-income citizens to see a ...
Bad Kansas bills burden med center, taxpayers
Apr 10, 4:32 PMWe continue our fantasy veto session today for the state of Kansas with a look at two more bills that Gov. Sam Brownback really ought to veto, but which we fear will survive despite their significant flaws
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