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Opinion

DEREK DONOVANDAVID HUDNALLTORIANO PORTERYVETTE WALKERMARÁ ROSE WILLIAMS
Yvette Walker

‘No Kings’-style May Day spotlights worker rights and justice | Opinion

‘No Kings’-style May Day spotlights worker rights and justice | Opinion
Marches and rallies are on board for this Friday, but Yvette Walker says students need to stay in school. | Opinion
April 30, 2026 at 9:18 AM

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Updated April 30, 2026 at 9:01 AM

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April 30, 2026 at 9:18 AM

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April 29, 2026 at 11:19 AM

Well-known KC pastor Hamilton enters Senate race. What’s it all mean? | Opinion

April 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Well-known KC pastor Hamilton enters Senate race. What’s it all mean? | Opinion
Opinion

Well-known KC pastor Hamilton enters Senate race. What’s it all mean? | Opinion

April 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Kansas overpays jobless checks for years and now wants the cash back. Really? | Opinion
Yvette Walker

Kansas overpays jobless checks for years and now wants the cash back. Really? | Opinion

April 30, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Students draw on imagination to create posters for Coterie’s season | Opinion
Toriano Porter

Students draw on imagination to create posters for Coterie’s season | Opinion

April 30, 2026 at 5:06 AM
China’s playing a long game on African minerals. Kansas City could lose out | Opinion
Guest Commentary

China’s playing a long game on African minerals. Kansas City could lose out | Opinion

April 30, 2026 at 5:04 AM

Editorials

Kansas City leaders sprang another Royals stadium surprise on us | Opinion

Kansas City leaders sprang another Royals stadium surprise on us | Opinion

Updated April 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM

What is at stake in the April 7 KC-area elections? A recap of our endorsements | Opinion

Updated April 7, 2026 at 8:54 AM

The Kansas City Star endorses in the Hickman Mills school board race | Opinion

Updated April 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM

The Kansas City Star’s endorsement in the Lee’s Summit tax rollback Prop C | Opinion

April 3, 2026 at 5:07 AM

The Kansas City Star’s endorsement in the Independence School District bond | Opinion

April 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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If Missouri makes decisions about tobacco for Kansas City, we will all pay | Opinion
Guest Commentary

If Missouri makes decisions about tobacco for Kansas City, we will all pay | Opinion

April 30, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Toriano Porter talks about Nathan Willett and Eric DeValkenaere - Video
Toriano Porter

Toriano Porter talks about Nathan Willett and Eric DeValkenaere - Video

April 29, 2026 at 12:07 PM
What Trump's post as a Jesus-like figure tells us about political messianism
U.S. Viewpoints

What Trump's post as a Jesus-like figure tells us about political messianism

Updated April 30, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals - the war in Iran shows how that power has declined
U.S. Viewpoints

The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals - the war in Iran shows how that power has declined

Updated April 30, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Supreme Court ruling: The latest in history of diminishing minority voting rights
U.S. Viewpoints

Supreme Court ruling: The latest in history of diminishing minority voting rights

Updated April 30, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Universities returning Native American remains and artifacts isn't just about physical objects – it's about dignity and justice
U.S. Viewpoints

Universities returning Native American remains and artifacts isn't just about physical objects – it's about dignity and justice

Updated April 30, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Americans care more about future generations than many think – and that gap could matter for policy
U.S. Viewpoints

Americans care more about future generations than many think – and that gap could matter for policy

Updated April 30, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Ronald Brownstein: The Supreme Court is re-creating America's worst racial injustices
U.S. Viewpoints

Ronald Brownstein: The Supreme Court is re-creating America's worst racial injustices

Updated April 30, 2026 at 5:57 AM
POINT: NATO must survive the Iran war
U.S. Viewpoints

POINT: NATO must survive the Iran war

Updated April 30, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Commentary: The US is still killing people at sea. It must explain why
U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: The US is still killing people at sea. It must explain why

Updated April 30, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Commentary: Let's get ready for the next pandemic
U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: Let's get ready for the next pandemic

Updated April 30, 2026 at 3:21 AM
James Stavridis: Hungary's shift unlocks new opportunities for NATO and Ukraine
U.S. Viewpoints

James Stavridis: Hungary's shift unlocks new opportunities for NATO and Ukraine

Updated April 30, 2026 at 3:09 AM
U.S. Viewpoints

OPINION: A clarification, and an apology

Updated April 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections
U.S. Viewpoints

Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections

Updated April 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Commentary: What's driving political violence, and what will quell it
U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: What's driving political violence, and what will quell it

April 29, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Commentary: Trump votes by mail. He just doesn't want you to
U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: Trump votes by mail. He just doesn't want you to

Updated April 29, 2026 at 1:18 PM
King Charles for president | Opinion
U.S. Viewpoints

King Charles for president | Opinion

April 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana gerrymandering case redefines Voting Rights Act, making it harder to protect minority voting power and altering the landscape of future elections
U.S. Viewpoints

Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana gerrymandering case redefines Voting Rights Act, making it harder to protect minority voting power and altering the landscape of future elections

Updated April 29, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Endorsement from a convicted ex-KCPD officer an affront to social justice | Opinion
Toriano Porter

Endorsement from a convicted ex-KCPD officer an affront to social justice | Opinion

Updated April 29, 2026 at 12:08 PM
What happened when a Kansas City coffee shop eliminated tipping | Opinion
David Hudnall

What happened when a Kansas City coffee shop eliminated tipping | Opinion

April 29, 2026 at 8:33 AM

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