Laura Scott

By Laura Scott, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist

Carl DiCapo remembers vividly the woman he found sobbing loudly one day inside the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial.

By Laura Scott, Kansas City Star editorial page columnist

The confession of Kelsey Smith's murderer brings a shudder of relief to a community that has seen young lives taken in this manner in recent years. At least we know that one more monster is off the streets, locked up for life.

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 Laura Scott, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist

I grew up in Tornado Alley — central Kansas. Regularly, we would go to the basement when skies blackened and high winds blew. Sometimes the sky would turn yucky yellow, a signal of something ominous. I don’t remember if our community had sirens. We just went to the basement almost on instinct, feeling that a tornado could be coming.

By Laura Scott, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist

When children’s advocates approached Rep. Ryan Silvey early in Missouri’s legislative session, they had found the right lawmaker to make a difference for kids. Silvey, a Kansas City Republican, was part of the majority party that controls the legislative process. And, he was willing to help.

By Laura Scott, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist

It’s a sad reflection of poverty that many low-income children go without meals, at least part of the month. Yet, the number of overweight children has risen dramatically since 1980.

By Laura Scott, Kansas City Star Editorial Board

Twelve elderly nuns were turned away from the polls in Indiana last week because they lacked photo IDs, now required by Indiana law to vote. None of the nuns drives, and they didn’t have up-to-date driver’s licenses.

By Laura Scott, The Kansas City Star Editorial Board

Is Barack Obama waffling in his position on abortion, considered to be pro-choice?

Is he trying to appeal to those who believe life begins at conception, and abortion at any stage of pregnancy is the taking of a life?