Opinion
The Star’s editorial | Sinquefield’s loose lips and gifts for Nixon
Feb 10, 9:06 PMIt’s been a good week for Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon. First, he gets $41 million dropped into his general fund as part of a settlement with big banks over unscrupulous mortgage-lending practices.
The Star’s editorial | Finally, real mortgage relief for homeowners
Feb 9, 6:40 PM
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan says Thursday’s big mortgage settlement with several banks “doesn’t solve everything.”
UNFETTERED LETTERS
- Brownback’s bad plan
- Advice for O’Neal
- Life’s wonderful gifts
- Reinstilling pride in U.S.
- Komen reversing stand
MIDWEST VOICES
JUDGE'S OPINION
Lee Judge cartoon for Feb. 12, 2012
Lee Judge's cartoon archive
Feb 11, 10:16 AMCheck out our collection of sharp political and cultural jabs by Kansas City Star cartoonist Lee Judge.
MORE CARTOONS
This week's McClatchy cartoons
Feb 1, 11:26 AM
Political humor from all of McClatchy Newspapers' cartoonists, including Jim Morin, Rex Babin, Joel Pett and our own Lee Judge.
RELIGIOUS VERSES
COLUMNS
What ‘The List’ couldn’t cover
Feb 10, 9:11 PM
My father is a list maker. As such, I was raised in a household of lists and apprenticed in the practice of this venerable organizational tool.
Yael T. Abouhalkah
KC area’s interests get lost in inept state legislatures
Both the Missouri General Assembly and the Kansas Legislature too often are next to useless in promoting a brighter future for the region. This is unacceptable given the challenges facing us.
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Barbara Shelly
Mitt, the faculty doesn’t lounge much these days
It was the morning after the Florida primary and a clip from Mitt Romney’s victory speech came floating out of the car radio.
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Mary Sanchez
It’s 2012, and we’re arguing about birth control
Oh, dear, what is that baying? It sounds like the religious right has let slip the dogs of culture war.
Previous ColumnsWHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
AS I SEE IT
The Star welcomes essays of up to 600 words. An essay and a color photo of the writer should be sent to As I See It, The Kansas City Star, 1729 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108 or by e-mail to oped@kcstar.com. All submissions are edited, may be republished in any format and become property of The Star. Please include your name, address and daytime phone number.- The real risks of guns on campus Feb 7, 7:14 PM
- Let’s leverage the power of hope with out-of-school programs Jan 31, 5:26 PM
- Fair policy on food stamps for Kansans Jan 29, 6:10 PM
- A tribute to the cops on the beat Jan 24, 9:07 PM
- Our children can learn — can we? Jan 22, 6:39 PM
MORE VIEWS
- What ‘The List’ couldn’t cover 02/10/2012 09:11 CST By DEREK MARTIN, Midwest Voices
- Striking strong blows against real democracy 02/10/2012 08:41 CST By JOEL BRINKLEY, Tribune Media Services
- It’s 2012, and we’re arguing about birth control 02/11/2012 02:28 CST By MARY SANCHEZ, The Kansas City Star
- Mitt, the faculty doesn’t lounge much these days 02/09/2012 06:41 CST By BARB SHELLY, The Kansas City Star
- Birth control mandate attacks basic freedoms 02/09/2012 06:43 CST By MICHAEL GERSON, The Washington Post
- KC area’s interests get lost in inept state legislatures 02/08/2012 06:37 CST By YAEL T. ABOUHALKAH, The Kansas City Star
- The time for us to worry is now as Israel aims at Iran 02/08/2012 06:26 CST By TRUDY RUBIN, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Syria shows need for a U.N. of the good guys 02/08/2012 06:23 CST By JONAH GOLDBERG, Tribune Media Services
- The real risks of guns on campus 02/07/2012 07:14 CST By GARY E. BACHMAN, Special to The Star
COLUMNISTS
- Yael T. Abouhalkah
- Derek Donovan
Readers' Representative - E. Thomas McClanahan
- Barbara Shelly
THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD
- Miriam Pepper, editorial page editor
mpepper@kcstar.com
- Yael Abouhalkah abouhalkah@kcstar.com
- Tom McClanahan mcclanahan@kcstar.com
- Barbara Shelly bshelly@kcstar.com
- Lewis W. Diuguid ldiuguid@kcstar.com
- Matt Schofield mschofield@kcstar.com
- Mi-Ai Parrish, publisher mparrish@kcstar.com
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