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TODAY'S EDITORIALS

Follow your art: Keep KC scene strong

11/20/2009 08:26 PM

With a mixture of wit, charm and excellent advice, Michael Kaiser this week challenged Kansas City to improve its already vibrant arts scene. It’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.

Obama misses opportunity to address human rights in China

11/20/2009 08:26 PM

When Hillary Clinton made her first visit to Beijing as secretary of state, she said human rights could not be permitted to “interfere” 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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Jim Morin / Miami Herald (November 19, 2009)
11/19/2009 12:37 PM

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Claim to fame is our birthright

Well, this is it, my final column. I wanted to go out on a high note. Maybe do some hard-hitting investigative journalism; real Pulitzer Prize-worthy, in-your-face, busting-off-the-page, flying-dragon-kick-type stuff.

A look behind the scenes at how Sarah went rogue 11/20/2009 09:25 CST By CARL HIAASEN, Miami Herald
Pro-Con | Is General Motors, as a recipient of federal bailout money, on the right path to financial recovery? 11/21/2009 01:28 CST
Leaks, delays threaten chances in Afghanistan 11/19/2009 10:40 CST By MICHAEL GERSON, Washington Post
Pro-Con | Is it wise for women to heed the new guidelines for mammograms? 11/19/2009 10:43 CST

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