By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist
The New Yorker magazine has struck again. Its latest illustrated cover -- showing Barack Obama in Muslim garb and wife Michelle carrying a machine gun in the Oval Office -- is highly offensive. But it's right on target as a right-wing caricature of the couple.
By Roger Merryfield, Midwest Voices panelist 2008
Make no mistake, Sen. Barack Obama's substantive positions are what have the liberal nation in an uproar, not that he's "refining" his positions. After all, if he had changed his stance on Iraq to getting out even faster, we wouldn't be hearing any clamor about flip-flopping from the left.
By Ross Balano, Midwest Voices Columnist 2008
Today President Bush issued an order lifting the executive ban on offshore drilling, a move that is long overdue.
Now, we the voting populace, need to pressure Congress to follow suit and lift the congressional ban. The President’s action alone is worthless and must be accompanied by congressional action. We should write and call them to voice our support for the lifting of the ban.
By Laura Scott, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist
Many women were sorely disappointed when Hillary Clinton was forced to drop out of the presidential race.
But Barack Obama has a family member who can ease the pain.
By Barb Shelly, Kansas City Star editorial page columnist
As recently as three years ago, news that a businessman connected with the University of Missouri-Kansas City Board of Trustees had been tapped to serve as UMKC's interim chancellor would have been greeted with howls of protest on campus.
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist
UPDATED: Tuesday morning
At a meeting Monday, KC's housing and commercial development lawyers killed a "green" plan approved by not one, not two but three citizens groups. Surprised? Don't be.
Missouri Sen. Chris Koster is certainly not alone in working the system that allows politicians to get around state limits on individual donations to political campaigns.
The Democratic candidate for attorney general appears to be one of the more ingenious, however, in funneling money through political committees, which aren’t subject to state limits, into his war chest.
The double whammy dealt to Missouri pride over the weekend is survivable.
Kansas City came up short in a two-way contest to be the site of a new aircraft construction plant. Bombardier Aerospace will build the $375 million plant near Montreal.
By Mary Sanchez, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist
Search Google for Dara Torres and two pictures will pop up. One portrays the Olympics-bound swimmer in a beguiling pose, her breasts strategically and barely covered with flimsy cloth. Think J-Lo’s gaping green dress.
By Ross Balano, Midwest Voices Columnist 2008
Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama today speaking to the National Council of La Raza in San Diego promised amnesty for the more than 12 million illegal immigrants that are living in the United States.
