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DEREK DONOVANDAVID HUDNALLTORIANO PORTERYVETTE WALKERMARÁ ROSE WILLIAMS
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AI deepfake video tarnishes Oklahoma governor race; and Kansas has no defense | Opinion

AI deepfake video tarnishes Oklahoma governor race; and Kansas has no defense | Opinion
Campaign ad fabricated using artificial intelligence purports to show Trump-endorsed candidate getting friendly with Hillary Clinton.
June 15, 2026 at 4:58 AM

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What to Know: Lee's Summit Downtown Days Festival canceled after teen violence | Porter

June 14, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Social Security and Medicare are unsustainable. Kansas, Missouri need action | Opinion
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Social Security and Medicare are unsustainable. Kansas, Missouri need action | Opinion

June 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM
My victory for nurses’ rights will help change the system for every Kansan | Opinion
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My victory for nurses’ rights will help change the system for every Kansan | Opinion

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John Rash: Amid low institutional trust, Spielberg's ‘Disclosure Day' resonates
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John Rash: Amid low institutional trust, Spielberg's ‘Disclosure Day' resonates

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Allison Schrager: Raise Social Security taxes - and cut benefits, too
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Allison Schrager: Raise Social Security taxes - and cut benefits, too

Updated June 15, 2026 at 9:27 AM

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Social Security and Medicare are unsustainable. Kansas, Missouri need action | Opinion

Social Security and Medicare are unsustainable. Kansas, Missouri need action | Opinion

June 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM

My victory for nurses’ rights will help change the system for every Kansan | Opinion

June 15, 2026 at 5:05 AM

A better way for Johnson County to trust police shooting investigations | Opinion

June 14, 2026 at 5:02 AM

ICE cruelty is weighing on crucial Midwest immigrants’ mental health | Opinion

June 14, 2026 at 5:10 AM

Roger Marshall: We must protect Kansas from the dangers of addictive 7-OH | Opinion

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AI schools like Alpha promise efficiency, but can't replicate the messy process that helps kids learn

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Trudy Rubin: Trump could be a winner on Ukraine if he recognized Kyiv's stunning turnaround of the war

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Commentary: The overlooked threat of democratic neutrality in America
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Commentary: The overlooked threat of democratic neutrality in America

Updated June 15, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Editorial: Why Chicagoans should welcome, and care for, the Obama Presidential Center
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Editorial: Why Chicagoans should welcome, and care for, the Obama Presidential Center

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Commentary: The philanthropy world will regret sidelining women
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Commentary: The philanthropy world will regret sidelining women

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Ronald Brownstein: This race is testing whether Democrats can face their problems
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Ronald Brownstein: This race is testing whether Democrats can face their problems

Updated June 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
What to Know: Lee's Summit Downtown Days Festival canceled after teen violence | Porter
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What to Know: Lee's Summit Downtown Days Festival canceled after teen violence | Porter

June 14, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Kansas City leaders, we don’t need symbolic solutions to fight violence | Opinion
Opinion

Kansas City leaders, we don’t need symbolic solutions to fight violence | Opinion

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A better way for Johnson County to trust police shooting investigations | Opinion
Opinion

A better way for Johnson County to trust police shooting investigations | Opinion

June 14, 2026 at 5:02 AM
ICE cruelty is weighing on crucial Midwest immigrants’ mental health | Opinion
Opinion

ICE cruelty is weighing on crucial Midwest immigrants’ mental health | Opinion

June 14, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Commentary: AI will rip off consumers unless they fight back

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Beth Kowitt: Corporate America is no meritocracy. Just ask women

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Commentary: A tale of two Republicans who crossed Trump

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Hal Brands: Ukraine is winning - for now at least
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Hal Brands: Ukraine is winning - for now at least

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Lisa Jarvis: Trump's war on science is being waged in the fine print

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Commentary: Hegseth's meddling with promotions tarnishes leadership and endangers the country
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Commentary: Hegseth's meddling with promotions tarnishes leadership and endangers the country

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Commentary: Six years after George Floyd's murder, a hard-won shift in public safety is under threat
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Commentary: Six years after George Floyd's murder, a hard-won shift in public safety is under threat

Updated June 13, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Top Kansas City Opinion stories this week: shootings, scandals and shakeups. | Walker
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Top Kansas City Opinion stories this week: shootings, scandals and shakeups. | Walker

June 13, 2026 at 5:08 AM

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