The Kansas City Star Editorial Board, from top right: Colleen McCain Nelson, Derek Donovan, Dave Helling, Melinda Henneberger and Toriano Porter Introducing The Star's Editorial Board. He ordered a coffee. They reduce the value of nearby homes and scare off investors from a community. In addition and perhaps more important his firing of another bureau executive led to a discrimination lawsuit that resulted in a settlement that cost the bureau $250,000. And in an ironic turn, he said, that would actually create more offenders for the courts and corrections system to supervise. Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. 2023-02-24 - BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD On a sunny winter day in late January, Cliff Middleton walked into a local coffee shop near the Crossroads area to meet with a member of The Star editorial board. We have only one side of the video | Opinion, Scam Missouri cost-sharing ministry proves health care and religion are both ailing | Opinion. Despite clear and convincing evidence that Middletons right to a fair trial was violated, he languishes in prison while others absolved of their crimes are set free. Kansas City Star. Before his trial in 1991, then-assistant prosecuting attorney Patrick Peters froze Middletons assets, preventing him from mounting a competent defense, his attorney alleges. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Actually, its not too hard. . Have an editorial board member who never leaves Brookside decide . McClatchy Kansas City, MO. Because we havent interviewed them, we will not endorse those candidates. It also orders city staff to complete a study of the citys waste management needs within six months. Its hard to overemphasize the importance of that service. Cindy O'Laughlin is an American politician. Updated February 27, 2023 4:04 PM. Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - Missouri political news headlines (February 1, 2023). Kansas City Star editorial board members Toriano Porter and Dave Helling are talking today with Chris Goode, a Kansas City, Mo. Dont let abortion politics mess it up | Opinion, Black History Month ends, but Missouri and Kansas politicians cant erase diversity | Opinion, Ken Middleton has a new chance at justice. This story was originally published October 24, 2018, 4:46 PM. Well, hell yes he sounds sincere! The San Francisco Chronicle stopped publishing "Dilbert" last October a move that drew only a handful of complaints. In The Stars defense by hiring someone totally unqualified they probably figured hed be easier to control (always a plus for white liberals). "The responsible press", which in Kansas City means the KC Star editorial board. By The Kansas City Star Editorial Board Updated February 22, 2023 9:44 AM Think big money has an outsize say in Kansas politics now? Email. State law acknowledges that the effects of a landfill can transcend jurisdictional lines. . battle for a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri, Dont let a new landfill turn south Kansas City neighborhoods into a dump | Opinion, Chiefs Chris Jones had a great response to trash-talking Eagles player at coin-toss, Sid the goofy bison has the zoomies and it was caught on camera at South Dakota zoo, Bullying of referees leads to entire student section being thrown out of Iowa game, Tornado of white birds. Over 2 million geese make pit stop in Missouri, photos show, Hawley accuses Biden nominee of lying under oath about her political social media posts, Missouri could do right by pregnant mothers. Money and connections matter in Topeka. Phillips previously worked under Baker in the prosecutors office. Some say that the capacity could run out in just a couple of decades. Two Gannett papers, the Journal Sentinel in Milwaukee and. He deserves a new trial, former judge says. Republicans are unhappy with the commission because of recent and ongoing investigations into party members and political action committees aligned with the party. It would allow candidates to throw campaign funds around with wild abandon. All combined, they are just depressing a dereliction of ethical and political norms that protect the public interest. . Dont let abortion politics mess it up | Opinion, Black History Month ends, but Missouri and Kansas politicians cant erase diversity | Opinion, A big vote of confidence for Kansas City schools new leader and big shoes to fill | Opinion, Did Platte County deputy assault Park Hill father? Why The Kansas City Star still endorses candidates. It frustrates me, too, to see the news side languish, but I am very glad Berg is allocating a lot of money to the editorial side. Sometime in 2016, three women reported being harassed, bullied, and retaliated against by Burt. The other black mark against Kobach? But mostly, he told us, he wants to use the office to help those who need it. Overseeing an agency with 45 employees and a yearly operating budget around $13 million isnt easy. Others say it will last much longer, especially if new technologies such as converting waste into energy extend timelines. He previously worked in several roles over 14 years at The Dallas Morning News. . No judge has ordered Baker before the bench to hear Middletons claims, according to officials in Bakers office. Members of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce warned they fear hed be unable to adequately represent the states businesses if elected. But those spare rooms will be much harder to come by if those family and friends know that their act of generosity could end up making them criminally liable for the ex-offenders who share their living spaces. Board members all discuss and contribute ideas to each endorsement editorial. The Star's Editorial Board supported the Kansas Supreme Court's ruling which, as the 6-1 court majority noted, affirmed a woman's inherent right "to make her own decisions regarding her body, health, family formation and family life decisions that can include whether to continue a pregnancy." And so on. The Kansas City Chiefs is one of the professional sports teams involved in the controversy regarding the use of Native American names and imagery, but received less attention than other teams until 2013 when fan behavior at games, including stereotypical headdresses, face paint, performing a "war chant" and tomahawk chop became more publicly known. Many organizations state that it is difficult to locate and access professional candidates of color to serve on governing boards, Hill said. By The Kansas City Star Editorial Board Updated February 28, 2023 11:29 AM . at another convention and visitors bureau are very dimunless he finds a C&V bureau as desperate to hire a token minority as The Star was. When we publish an editorial, it reflects the opinions of our five-member Editorial Board. Here are The Star editorial board's recommendations for the midterm elections in Missouri and Kansas Trudy Busch Valentine Theresa Galvin Chris Mann Jerry Moran Sharice Davids Mike Kelly. Now, instead of saying Burt fucked up, how about an update on what happened with the investigation regarding the three female employees. On the plus side, candidates could spend campaign funds on family caregiving, which is something thats long overdue. Citing jurisdictional issues, the Missouri attorney generals office appealed Messinas order. She knows the systems strengths and she knows the systems weaknesses. Cliff, a middle-aged man with graying hair, piercing green eyes and a booming voice, has fought for 32 years to free his father, Ken Middleton, from a Missouri prison. Middletons team wants Baker to appoint a special prosecutor to look into the imprisoned mans longstanding claims of innocence. It has not been marked by politics. My objection to Torianos column is he was naively sympathetic to the executive in question. Manns career has been guided by a passion for law enforcement, by his faith, and by the way he responded to unexpected setbacks of a kind that would have sidelined many others. At least, thats the gist of things in a Republican-backed bill to gut enforcement of campaign finance, lobbying and conflict of interest laws. The prosecutors office remains convinced Ken Middleton received a fair shake. The fact that this hasnt been updated since the early 70s when the technology has changed significantly and the needs have changed significantly because of the growth of municipalities. But Im a bit worried that Colleen, instead of choosing him because she, as you suggest, could control him, now will have to spend a lot of time working with him on his ideas and copy. So it goes with Lailahs Law, a bill now under consideration in the Kansas House. Campaigns wont want for cash. Its unclear (to me) what happened in that meeting. Top The Kansas City Star Employees Greg Farmer Managing Editor. Share Now: A Fulton County, Georgia, member of the "Mama Bears" who was banned from her school board meetings for reading from a pornographic novel available in her son's middle school library has won her lawsuit against the district. The Kansas Department of Corrections reports that it is supervising more than 6,000 parolees. The need to care for a child or other family member shouldnt be a barrier to running for office. You have to be an attorney to understand that voter fraud exists, he has said. . Most of the convictions in the cases Kobach pursued were of individuals who apparently double-voted by mistake. The Kansas City Star has hired Michael Lindenberger, a Pulitzer-winning journalist at the Houston Chronicle, to become the newspaper's vice president . We have only one side of the video | Opinion, Scam Missouri cost-sharing ministry proves health care and religion are both ailing | Opinion. Heres how to help, Dont let a new landfill turn south Kansas City neighborhoods into a dump | Opinion, Chiefs Chris Jones had a great response to trash-talking Eagles player at coin-toss, Sid the goofy bison has the zoomies and it was caught on camera at South Dakota zoo, Bullying of referees leads to entire student section being thrown out of Iowa game, Tornado of white birds. Over 2 million geese make pit stop in Missouri, photos show, Hawley accuses Biden nominee of lying under oath about her political social media posts, Missouri could do right by pregnant mothers. Last month was awfully late to decide to resign from the board of We Build the Wall, the nonprofit campaign set up by former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon to raise money to aid in building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. Several pleaded guilty. If they would rather put up a veneer of propriety, candidates could coordinate with political action committees, something that now is forbidden. As a tangential point, why does The Star feel it necessary to have 8 members on the editorial board when the reporting and copy editing ranks have been shrunken so severely? It's pretty clear, this was a big mess and the bureau was in chaos under Burt, who came to Kansas City from a similar organization in Washington D.C. in 2014. Someone is trying to buy up the land, The Star has reported. Ill get on that with all deliberate speed. The bill establishes a two-year statute of limitations on campaign finance violations. The nonprofit had declined to say what groups were behind that money, and some Kansas City school leaders suspected BLAQUE KC was part of an effort to undermine public school systems in support of charters and the national school choice movement. The head of HR who received the reports, Janelle Barron, consulted with company lawyers, and was told to meet with both Burt and Board Chairman Kevin Pistilli. former Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Edith Messina, Middletons right to a fair trial was violated, Baker and other high-profile elected officials fought for the release of Kevin Strickland, imprisoned mans longstanding claims of innocence, Was Blue Springs man wrongfully convicted? From the Kansas governors race and the battle for a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri down to a local library levy, well show our work and provide more details about the reporting behind our recommendations. What the writer calls the high road looks to me to be a road of smoke down which the columnist was blinded, unable to see. This story was originally published October 24, 2022 6:30 AM. Improving the governing boards at those schools is appropriate. On his podcast Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom, Flom interviewed the younger Middleton about his fathers legal saga. This has been confirmed over and over again, by courts, by secretaries of states from both parties and by the utter failure of entities such as Donald Trumps short-lived commission on voter integrity. Good points, Vern. . Support local journalism by subscribing today and receive a limited time promotion of 99-cents for your first month of Unlimited Digital Access. He might was well have written, Did Ronnie Burt get screwed?? Editorial Board with Mike McCamon, Democratic candidate for Congress Today on Facebook Live, Star editorial board members Colleen McCain Nelson and Dave Helling talk with Mike McCamon for Kansas, a Democratic candidate for Kansas' 3rd Congressional District seat currently held by Rep. Kevin Yoder. Ken Middleton is serving a life sentence for the 1990 murder of his wife, Kathy Middleton. Holy cowTo be sure, it is all about character. KANSAS CITY, Mo. In the meantime, its clear Colleen needs to take a stronger hold on the reins. From ticker; kansascity.com on 2018-01-17 15:46 The Star's Editorial Board with Brad Stratton and Heather Ousley of the Shawnee Mission School Board Endorsements reflect the collective views of The Stars editorial board not just the opinion of one writer. We sympathize with the family but unfortunately, that doesnt equal a wrongful conviction. The Kansas Legislature should search for a better solution. That has some . Have a question or a comment about The Stars endorsements? We evaluate candidates relevant experience, their readiness for office, their depth of knowledge of key issues and their understanding of public policy. In Texas, where legislators invited private citizens to prosecute state antiabortion laws in civil courts, we see the potential for such laws to sow division and pit neighbor against neighbor. Thats impossibly short for the underfunded, understaffed commission. A representative of the project testified at a recent legislative hearing, all but confirming that theres a landfill in the works. July 20, 2022, 9:00 AM. If by some miracle a case does rise to a hearing, the accused could demand that it go to an administrative hearing instead of the commission. Hundreds of people wrote in support of the bill, and it has received favorable treatment in committee so far. Some candidates turn down The Stars invitation to meet with members of the editorial board. GOP politicians want to pull more teeth | Opinion. The only galling aspect of the election has been that Kobach, a former secretary of state, has done so much to undermine confidence in their results. Statutes allow a neighboring municipality to veto a landfill that serves a big city, but only if its within half a mile. Republican state Rep. Mike Haffner is right: Missouris laws havent kept up with the times. But we dont believe the answer is to make the transition back to society much more difficult for the vast majority of ex-offenders who are just trying to get back on their feet, nor to punish family and friends for the crime of giving parolees a place to rest their heads. kansascity.com. In the email Middleton showed us, Flom wrote: The case of Ken Middleton is one of the most insane and terrifying miscarriages of justice I have ever heard of.. The Jackson County Prosecutors Office has conducted four reviews of this case over the years, read a statement. Colleen McCain Nelson, Derek Donovan, Dave Helling, Melinda Henneberger, Steve Kraske, Lee Judge, Mary Sanchez, When introduced in January with the rest of The Kansas City Stars revamped editorial board, new editorial page Editor, Sound Off: The Kansas City Star's New Editorial Board, Refugee & Immigrant Services & Empowerment, Skywalks: Robert Gordons Untold Story of Hallmarks Kansas City Disaster, Turning Points: 1979, the Year That Changed the Middle East, Nearest by Air to Everywhere: A Tour of Kansas Citys Aviation History, National Collage Society: Annual Small-Format Exhibition, Writing Food and Drink Reviews: From Yelp to Magazines, Tarot Workshop: Working with Tarot Spreads. It states that the city opposes any new landfills or waste transfer stations at this time. Bruce Campion-Smith is the editor of the Star's editorial page. Bigstock Unlike professional sports,. Last name. (Just to clarify, Mike is not Michael Round, who posted a couple of comments earlier.). He called up an email from Jason Flom, a founder board member of the Innocence Project. Independence this year elected its first Black school board member in the history of the district. He assaulted Lailah after a night of drinking at his girlfriends house, a violation of those terms. But are they enough to vote for his opponent, attorney Chris Mann, who has no prior service as an elected official? Too harsh, JohnEver since Colleen Nelson said early last year that she had one more spot to fill on the board, it was clear it was going to be an African-American. But we cant argue with the clear consensus. Josh Mitchem, the CEO of the Kansas City-based CLOVR, said a bill called the SAFE Banking Act is at the top of his list for ways the federal government can help the cannabis industry. The interviews are largely focused on public policy, and each lasts about an hour. Then again, some lawmakers might want to stick with the commission because under the proposed rules, they could stack it with partisan cronies. Kansas City Star editorial board members Dave Helling and Derek Donovan talk with Tom Coleman, a former Republican U.S. representative from Missouri. Most recently responsible for the accuracy and integrity of Toronto Star journalism as Public Editor, Bruce previously worked. In terms of what it could mean for thousands of children here, however, its impact could have far greater consequences for the community. Request suggests permission was the request denied? Air travelers will begin to depart and arrive from the new terminal at Kansas City International Airport next week. Melinda Henneberger and Derek Donovan both live in Kansas City, Missouri, and comprise the rest of the editorial board. The oldest, Ceaser M. Williams III, "Trey" is currently race and equity editor at The Kansas City Star. Republican state Rep. 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