KC Star Opinion

@KCStarOpinion

Commentary from The Kansas City Star

Kansas City, MO

Joined January 2017

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Is this any way to end a basketball game? Heck yeah it is. | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/articl…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. A quirky rule injects excitement into TBT basketball tournament, with memorable games involving Wichita State, KU and K-State.

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · 4 h

Trashy east part of Kansas City’s Brush Creek no welcome mat for World Cup | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/opn-co…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. “How can we be excited” to greet soccer fans with these environmental conditions? From Toriano Porter:

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · 13 h

Trump’s new budget supercharges the US deficit. Here’s how we dig out | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reader…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. The richest 1% of Americans hold 31% of our total wealth. In 1968, it was about 20%, and they paid higher taxes. | Opinion

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · 13 h

MASTIO 72225 Ed Feulner: You don’t know his name, but he shaped your life kansascity.com/opinion/opn-co…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. The man who brought you Reagan’s bible paved the way for Trump, too. | Opinion

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · 15 h

Time for the right to step up and own Trump’s ethnic cleansing immigration policies | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/articl…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. It’s not about legal versus illegal, if it ever was. It’s nativism, white nationalism, and racism run amok.

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · 15 h

Trump has clean energy in his crosshairs. All KC suffers in the long run | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reader…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. De Soto’s Panasonic battery factory, GM’s Fairfax car plant and Kansas City’s solar farm could all be affected dramatically. | Opinion

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 22

So, Americans like immigrants now? What ‘Superman,’ new poll tell us | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/articl…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. Whether it’s in Metropolis or Texas, Americans are fickle hosts to our newer neighbors. | Opinion

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 22

Epstein files: Is it about justice for victims, or just politics | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/articl…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. Double Take: Melinda Henneberger and David Mastio debate the scandal. Are the allegations of abuse more about Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein or his victims’ peace?

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 22

Following Kansas City parking rules is like a modern-day labyrinth | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reader…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. If Westport, the Crossroads and Brookside all have different rules for parking, who can keep it straight? | Opinion

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 22

Alzheimer’s affects 11% of Kansans over 65. Do you have these warning signs? | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reader…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. It’s not just memory loss. Here are 10 things to look for. | Opinion

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 21

Social Security is a promise made. Here’s a simple plan to save it | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reader…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. Too many solutions offered today either threaten benefits or ask too much from working families. It doesn’t have to be so difficult. | Opinion

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 20

The right’s pro-life hypocrisy: Pregnant women face harm in ICE custody | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/articl…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. “An unborn child’s worth should not disappear the moment their mother enters a detention center or is perceived by ICE as potentially undocumented.”

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 20

Flippant ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ name obscures the unjust, dehumanizing truth | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reader…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. The public needs clear, accurate language. The stakes are too high for us to play along with the Trump administration’s euphemisms. | Opinion

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 20

After abuse accusation tears Kansas family apart, parents mourn time lost with kids | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/opn-co…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. Sarah Goble and Brian Boxx challenge an abuse accusation that removed their children, pushing for the right to second medical opinions. From Melinda Henneberger:

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 20

Missouri voters approved sick leave. Kehoe’s repeal is a slap in the face | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/letter…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. Respect MO Voters aims to protect initiative petitions. Look for signature campaigns soon. From our readers:

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 19

If new ‘Superman’ movie feels like an attack, you have a guilty conscience | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/opn-co…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. MAGA stars are freaking out that Lex Luthor is the bad guy. What do they think the American way is? | Opinion

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 19

Are Americans hungry for political violence? This info might surprise you | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reader…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. Do most of us agree that civil war in the U.S. is coming? Here’s what new research shows. | Opinion

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 19

Do you remember Donald Trump’s promise to America a year ago? Sadly, I do. | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/opn-co…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. I was at the GOP convention near the rafters when Trump gave his speech, and I remember being grabbed by the opening lines.

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 19

Missouri’s senators should protect us from an alarming Chinese threat | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reader…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. They should convince the White House to change course on drug pricing policy. | Opinion

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KC Star Opinion@KCStarOpinion · Jul 19

With legal case behind him, Chiefs’ Rice should talk to teens about reckless driving | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/opn-co…

KCStarOpinion's tweet card. The Kansas City wide receiver has an opportunity to right his wrongs after last year’s potentially deadly wreck in Dallas, says Toriano Porter.