By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
Gee, what a surprise: Big Tobacco -- in the form of Reynolds American -- is spending gobs of money to kill KC's proposed smoke-free law. And I thought it was just a few bars campaigning for truth, justice and the American way. Not.
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
City Manager Wayne Cauthen was riding high just four months ago. Last week the City Council trashed his major budget ideas as it passed a new budget. What happened?
By Barb Shelly, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
What do illegal immigration and abysmal airline service have in common?
Inaction by Congress, the only lawmaking group that really is in a position to remedy the problems.
Denise Tiller, Midwest Voices Columnist 2008
Kansas City schools have once again hit the national spot light, this time for their high dropout rate.
Now, if I were a business thinking of building a plant in a city, I'd be very wary of a city with a graduation rate of only 46%. I would have reservations about flying in a plane built by high school dropouts.
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
Yes, I'm rooting for my KU Jayhawks to beat North Carolina in the NCAA Final Four. But count me out when it comes to dissing former KU coach Roy Williams. It's juvenile.
By Lewis Diuguid, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
The flashing lights of a Kansas City, Kan., police car slashed the night air, and its sirens ripped the calm as it sped west on Quindaro Boulevard.
Experienced elected officials and well-qualified newcomers are running for city council seats in Independence and Lee’s Summit.
Voters will make their decisions next Tuesday. The Star’s recommendations:
The bodies of dismembered or decapitated dogs found at Floral Hills Cemetery in rural Jackson County reveal evidence of a disturbed individual. Or more than one.
Several of the abused dogs were left on cemetery grounds over the last 10 months.
