Readers' Opinion

Sally Ryan of Kansas City assembled boxes for Harvesters.

Give a hand up to our neighbors facing hunger

Food insecurity has not changed significantly in the last year and still remains higher than the 2007 pre-recession rate. We can help our community.

We’re the loudest fans on the planet. With earplugs in hand, let’s be the smartest, too.

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We can be loud at Arrowhead without danger

We’re the loudest fans on the planet. With earplugs in hand, let’s be the smartest, too.

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Help teens discuss mental illness to prevent suicide

These kids, these children who are struggling to cope every day, need the care and support of others to help ensure that they are not lost.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tax reform at the Loren Cook Company Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Springfield, Mo.

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Federal tax cuts are real relief for Missouri families

Major tax relief must come at the federal level, where the effective tax rate for median Missouri families is about three times larger than the state.

Tom, a 21-year-old student at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, now carries a Glock 19 pistol in his backpack to class now that a new Kansas law allows students and others to carry concealed handguns on the campuses of more than 30 Kansas public colleges without a permit and without training.

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Look at facts in the campus firearm debate

Of course, the media loves giving national attention to professors who do silly things, such as resigning or wearing protective body armor to teach.

A city-funded research team at the University of Washington found that Seattle’s rising wage floor left affected employees with $125 less per month on average.

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Beware unintended consequences of minimum wage hike

Missouri voters should study carefully the evidence from minimum wage experiments in west coast locales. Businesses have been hurt in other states.

Andrea Shelby, general manager of the KC Juke House in the historic 18th and Vine district.

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Keeping KC Juke House patrons safe and secure with four key steps

My family has been in business operating night clubs, bars and restaurants for about 40 years. We know how to keep our customers having a good time.

Karleton D.B. Fyfe, the nephew of Bill Tammeus, was on American Airlines Flight 11, which crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.

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Lessons from our family’s 9/11 loss go on

The fanatical, violent Islam that the hijackers and other followers of Osama bin Laden and his ilk practiced is not the Islam I have come to know.

“As a person without documentation, I always lived in heightened fear — fear that at any moment, the police could deport me to a place I never knew.”

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I am a Dreamer. I am undocumented and unafraid.

As a person without documentation, I always lived in heightened fear — fear that at any moment, the police could deport me to a place I never knew.

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Henry W. Bloch thanks Kansas City for 95 happy years

There are three organizations that have meant a great deal to me and my family. I want to highlight some of their accomplishments to advance the city.

Sen. Roy Blunt (left) and President Donald Trump wave to the crowd as the arrive at Springfield-Branson National Airport on Wednesday, August 30, 2017.

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Families and small business need tax relief

There are two ways to increase take-home pay: better jobs and lower taxes. We need tax cuts that produce both. Families need more money in their wallets.

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Why I’m teaching my KU classes in a bulletproof vest

It’s difficult to adjust to conceal and carry. This is not the Kansas I grew up knowing and loving. That Kansas always had a level of moderation.

Stacey Newman, Missouri State Representative, 87th District

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Reproductive care and abortion access a matter of justice for all women

Women of all ages and faiths — including Republicans and even abortion protesters — have had an abortion, for reasons protected by HIPPA laws.

This Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 image shows a white supremacist carrying a Nazi flag into the entrance to Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Va.

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Charlottesville violence a call to action for Holocaust survivors

I cannot imagine the pain and fear that Holocaust survivors felt watching neo-Nazis parade through the streets of Charlottesville, Va., earlier this month.

Between Kansas and Missouri, the total value of agriculture products sold tops $27 billion, and there are over 74 million acres of farms.

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Working to protect against agro-terrorism

Between Kansas and Missouri, the total value of agriculture products sold tops $27 billion, and there are over 74 million acres of farms.

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I am the real face of the minimum wage

Like me, most of my co-workers aren’t teenagers. They’re adults supporting families. Despite working nearly 40 hours a week, many are homeless.

Kearney School District Superintendent Bill Nicely says the removal of quotes from the high school yearbook was done wrong.

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Kearney superintendent: We made mistakes in removing gay students’ yearbook quotes

Not contacting 11 students as part of the senior quote review process turned out to be the smallest mistake. Worse was communicating with the media.

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Civility and debate, not censorship, to counter hate speech

Any calls to narrow our First Amendment freedoms are shortsighted. They run counter to the principles on which our country was founded.

The spirit of respectful academic debate is alive and well at the University of Missouri campus in Columbia.

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The academic spirit is alive and well at MU

When our classes and public lectures take on controversial topics, we don’t back down from tackling difficult issues and highlighting different perspectives.

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Greitens is right to protect private donations in Missouri

Sen. Rob Schaaf claim they are looking out for Missourians by demanding nonprofit groups disclose their supporters. But by limiting free speech, it will only make it more difficult to hold officials accountable.