By Barb Shelly, Kansas City Star editorial board
Jon Wefald has earned the victory lap he'll be taking in his final year as K-State's president.
The quirky leader has turned a sleepy land grant university into an academic, athletic and economic powerhouse. And he's done it without pretension. Wefald is as comfortable mingling with the university's groundskeepers as with leaders in Topeka and Washington.
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
The world of highly paid CEOs in KC isn't at all diverse. In fact, it's all men when it comes to the region's top 50 publicly held companies.
By Barb Shelly, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
Presidential campaigns have a way of creating new language (swiftboating) or elevating obscure phrases.
This year's winner, so far, is "under the bus."
By Mary Sanchez, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
Or; "Your great grandfather was as slow, actually slower to learn English, and "become American" than many immigrants today.
An assertion often heard in immigration conversations; some people are understandably so far removed their own immigrant ancestors they confuse their own family history; believing their ancestors arrived speaking perfect English, ready to completely separate from the customs and culture of their native lands.
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
Boiled down, I'm a happy Sprint customer, the kind that Sprint/Nextel CEO Dan Hesse says he desperately needs to keep the company alive. But I could have jumped off the bandwagon several times.
By Lewis Diuguid, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby made headlines in 2004 when he slammed “some” black people for how they talk and for squandering opportunities.
For years, some of this area’s most valuable museums have sought extra public funds to sustain and improve their facilities. Elected officials have balked, citing other priorities and tight budgets.
The housing bill passed recently by the U.S. House has a few good points. The program it creates would be voluntary. It would tighten regulation of the mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — something Congress has resisted for far too long.
