Mike Hendricks

Kindness is a lost cause in politics

Remember when John McCain and Barack Obama both pledged to run positive campaigns? You didn’t for a minute really think they were serious, did you?

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C.W. Gusewelle

Status as stay-at-home scribe leaves little room for regret

I cannot say just how many years it’s been — 10 or 12, maybe longer — since I abandoned the yeasty confusion of the newsroom and came here to write, instead, on the glassed-in side porch of our house.

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Steve Penn

Rising homicide rate ‘will affect you,’ city councilwoman says

It’s always wise to talk things over before taking action. That’s what they do in Congress before moving forward with major legislation on controversial issues involving guns, steroids and corruption.

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Mary Sanchez

Common sense demands debating lowering drinking age

Perhaps because I do not have children, I’ve never been one to believe that adults can protect young people from all harm.

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Good Connections

Truck club a driving force in charity work

When Gaileen Jackson and her buddies go shopping, they get glances and ignite giving. Jackson is president of the Genuine Chevy/GMC Truck Club of Kansas City, a sort of car club for truck owners. This weekend, as they have for eight years, the group will hold a truck show, with the proceeds funding shopping sprees to help area nonprofits. Mostly the group buys toys for children and food for families.

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Steve Kraske

COMMENTARY

Lieberman leaves Democrats livid

For a second, I thought Claire McCaskill was going to explode right before my eyes. In a Wheeler Downtown Airport conference room Wednesday, I started glancing around for the “break in case of fire” box.

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