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By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board

Louie Wright, head of the KC firefighters union, and his followers want to keep sticking it to KC taxpayers.

Wright has set up a battle with Mayor Mark Funkhouser over pensions.

By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board

In the age of Googling and bloggers, Mayor Mark Funkhouser's every decision becomes a lightning-rod for second-guessers. Enter Debra and Dan Engravalle.

By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Board

The recent buzz over the Bob Costas TV show about sports bloggers raised a lot of good points about all kinds of blogs.

Kansas City area residents irritated by their morning commutes shouldn’t complain too hard to friends around the country, especially in places like Chicago, Miami or San Francisco.

Those friends won’t offer much sympathy, and they may start laughing.

Supporters of cleaner skies across Kansas have achieved a significant victory by turning back the unwarranted expansion of a coal-fired power plant.

Now it’s time for the Legislature to cooperate with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on a long-term, comprehensive energy policy to serve the state’s residents.

By Barb Shelly, Kansas City Star editorial board

All the legal quibbling over language means there will be no proposed constitutional amendment concerning stem cell research on Missouri's November ballot.

By Barb Shelly, Kansas City Star editorial board

Politicians who refuse to pander don't usually win votes.

They should get something, however. And so I am initiating the Principled Stand awards.