By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
Neighbors of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art have fired back in their attempt to keep the Rockhill Tennis Club open. Apparently, the neighbors see the museum's Board of Trustees as being a bit, well, uppity. Imagine that.
Officials with the Bush administration and U.S. automakers are patting themselves on the back this week for finally embracing stricter fuel efficiency standards.
The new rules announced by the Department of Transportation will save Americans billions of dollars a year and reduce pollution in the future.
Ideas for fixing urban education in Kansas City are suddenly as plentiful as tulips.
Groups and task forces are meeting all over town, talking about strategies for changing the Kansas City School District’s chronic dysfunction and sub-par performance.
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
Here's the bottom line from Mayor Mark Funkhouser's State of the City speech this afternoon: We have lots of problems to solve.
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
City Manager Wayne Cauthen on Thursday told me about part of his plan to improve KC's Water Services Department: Make the agency's customer services section part of the city's 311 Call Center.
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
Mayor Mark Funkhouser made a few strange statements Thursday in his State of the City speech. Others were right on point. My favorites:
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will lose a great deal of her political credibility if she accepts the new compromise offered by state legislators who favor a huge expansion of a coal-fired power plant.
The swearing-in of three new Kansas City school board members and the election of a new president give the Kansas City school board the chance for a new beginning.
Rather than inspire continued sighing and head-shaking that so often accompanies discussions about the school district, the board can show cooperation and determination to address district needs.
The Brookings Institution says yes. Most economic activity emerges from metro areas where most people live. But what's the federal government doing to encourage innovation and job creation in metro areas?
Will the public see substantial benefits from the new fuel-efficiency standards? Leave your comments here.
