Killer of Raytown jogger needs to be caught now
The random slaying of Harry M. Stone should concern every person in the Kansas City area.
The 60-year-old Raytown man was shot Sunday morning while jogging less than a mile from his home. The Metro Squad is investigating the homicide.
This slaying should concern every person who walks, bikes, waits … Read More »
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Diversity group of letter writers meets tonight at The Star
A diversity group of letter writers will meet at 7 p.m. today (Tuesday, May 15) at The Kansas City Star, 1729 Grand Blvd. Parking is in The Star lot just north of 18th Street. Enter from McGee Street. Anyone can attend.
The topics generally focus on what has been in … Read More »
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Alzheimer’s cure is man-on-moon goal for Obama
It doesn’t sound as sexy as President John Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the moon safely within 10 years, but President Barack Obama’s objective to try to cure or slow Alzheimer’s disease will have far greater ramifications worldwide.
The administration today announced the initiative setting a deadline of … Read More »
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Fiesty neighborhood holds its own in the core
Eddie Tapper stood at 34th Street and Forest Avenue and showed me a 1976 copy of a Kansas City Plan Commission report for the area.
It could’ve been written today. It spoke of the highly mobile, lower-income population and the old, poor condition of the housing.
“For the well-being of … Read More »
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Chamber’s neighborhood initiative has long list of needs
Not long ago, some highway signs taunted motorists with the words: “If you lived here, you’d be home by now.”
That thought should be bolted along Bruce R. Watkins Drive and other commuter routes to help propel the new Urban Neighborhood Initiative.
The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and … Read More »
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Tensions with China, tensions with Russia? What year is it?
Ongoing tensions with China and Russia bring back memories of Cold War days, when authorities in those countries and the United States had their fingers on nuclear triggers and were ready to pull it.
Thankfully they didn’t. However, Russia’s top military officer, Chief of General Staff Nikolai Makarov, has threatened … Read More »
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Job slowdown vacuums joy from White House
Hear that sucking sound? That’s the joy being vacuumed from the White House today as the new jobless rate was announced.
Employers added only 115,000 new workers last month, according to the Labor Department. That compared 120,000 new jobs in March, which was down from more than 200,000 in each … Read More »
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European contagion not far from U.S.
The climbing jobless rate in Europe is likely to wash onto American shores soon as the recession in the eurozone keeps spreading.
Budget cutbacks and other austerity plans in Europe are contributing to a consumer retrenchment, slowing European economies and raising unemployment rates.
Republicans are pushing for austerity in the … Read More »
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DEA mistakes inexcusable
It is good that the Drug Enforcement Administration has apologized to Daniel Chong who was “accidentally” left in a holding cell for five days with no food, water or access to a toilet.
The 23-year-old San Diego college student was picked up for questioning after an April 21 raid, where … Read More »
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Anger at government, corporations going too far
The arrests this week of five men in plotting to bomb an Ohio bridge indicates that the anger against the government and corporate America has gone too far.
Charges were brought against self-described anarchists who for months were unknowingly working with an FBI informant to take out a bridge connecting … Read More »
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Afghanistan, U.S. economy: Obama woes
President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to pretty up a bad situation, saying “we can see the light of a new day” in the war in Afghanistan.
Sarah Palin would call that putting lipstick on a pig. What new day? What light?
Afghanistan is as bright and hopeful as the U.S. … Read More »
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All-American spirit as concrete as ever
It’s good to live in a country that refuses to let the destructive forces of others impair its spirit and development.
One World Trade Center stands out as a shining example. The building, which will replace the twin towers in New York City, on Monday became that town’s tallest skyscraper, … Read More »
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Streetcars in Kansas City? Highly unlikely
Kansas City will get streetcars again when automobiles fly.
The cliche normally would be when pigs fly. But the public transportation of the past might as well be linked to individual transportation of the future in this town because neither seems very likely to happen any time soon.
The federal … Read More »
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Disparity in quality of life leads to different outcomes
One’s address in the Kansas City area has a profound effect on how long that individual is likely to live.
The life expectancy piece is not a surprising conclusion of a new Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation study out of the University of Washington. Some details were published today … Read More »
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Homelessness remains a little-discussed tragedy
The latest report on homelessness offered encouraging news for Kansas City.
For the first time since 2007, Kansas City experienced a drop in homelessness. A count revealed a 14 percent decline from 2011.
While the decrease was good, it must not lessen the urgency of homelessness, said Vickie L. … Read More »