Will new KCI Airport terminal restaurants be a success?

This letter writer wonders if travelers are going to keep all those new places to eat going strong. Build KCI

Will they eat?

I have been following the progress on the new terminal at Kansas City International Airport. It is due to open within the next few weeks, along with many new restaurants. (Jan. 14, 3A, “Open house for new KCI terminal set for Feb. 18”)

I would not be surprised if in January 2024, I were to read that revenues at these airport restaurants have fallen short of projections.

- Michael Grabowski, Kansas City

Moral guides

Why are you at The Star and your coverage so liberal and not reflective of Midwest values and morality? If you were at least neutral, your paper would have a lot more subscribers.

- Curtis R. Fay, Lake Tapawingo

The people’s work

I want to compliment The Kansas City Star generally for its in-depth, full-scope coverage of news and goings-on around our area. Particularly, I want to thank The Star’s editorial board for Jan. 13’s “Will Kansas lawmakers ever listen on abortion?” (7A) Thank you for standing up not only for the women of this region but for all Kansas voters.

It appears that some legislators believe they have been elected to rule like gods instead of to represent the will of the people. Indeed, in most cases, these politicians have secured a much smaller number of votes to get to the Legislature than the number of votes by which abortion rights were affirmed by Kansas’ residents.

I applaud and second the editorial’s concluding line: Serving Kansans’ interests “doesn’t mean spending yet another session trying to nullify basic rights the people have told you aren’t yours to take away.”

- Judi A. Sharp, Overland Park

Welcome mat

My wife and I love going to Kansas City. But the amount of trash along the major roads makes it seem like a less classy city. We go to Denver, Minneapolis and other cities, and never see close to this much accumulated trash along the highways.

If Kansas City wants a more inviting city, start by cleaning up the seemingly always present road trash.

- Michael Ray Dohmen, Hickman, Nebraska

Church changed

The Star recently published a letter misinterpreting the Kansas Bureau of Investigation Catholic Clergy Taskforce’s recent report, stating: “All four bishops in Kansas, including Archbishop Naumann … did little or nothing to report such abuses.” (Jan. 15, 19A) This is untrue.

After consultation with the Kansas bishops, I requested that then-Attorney General Derek Schmidt undertake this investigation, even after engaging an independent law firm to examine archdiocesan records to determine if past failures existed in reporting allegations of abuse to law enforcement.

Knowing the extent of the heartbreaking history of abuse by Catholic clergy, and, too often, our church’s failure to respond with openness and compassion to victims, intensifies our resolve to assist with healing those who have been abused, no matter how long ago.

Thanks to courageous abuse victims, the church has changed. We take every allegation of sexual abuse seriously, seeking truth wherever it leads. The implementation of safe environment best practices in our churches, schools and ministries is reflected in the KBI report’s graph showing the dramatic decline of allegations over the past 25 years.

While, sadly, we cannot change the despicable past actions of a small percentage of priests, we can attend well to victims, doing everything possible to prevent future abuse.

- Archbishop Joseph Naumann, Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas

Right place

So, freshman U.S. Rep. George Santos of New York is a liar. (Jan. 10, 6A, “Santos broke campaign finance laws, watchdog says”)

Except for the White House, I can think of no more appropriate place for him to work than the U.S. Congress.

- Jesse Laird, Kansas City