Feature
Hallmark cares enough to send the very best ... jobs to China
How did Kansas City's card maker bank $4.4 billion in revenue last year? Partly by sending hometown jobs to China.
By Eric Barton, Published on May 15, 2008Martin
In Kansas City, tax breaks don't cure blight — they create sprawl
By David Martin, Published on May 15, 2008Letters
Burnt Ends
C.W. Ain't Ernest
We intercept a letter for the Star’s Hemingway impersonator, who’s no expert on Iraq.
Published on May 15, 2008Ask a Mexican®
Feature
The Shawnee Mission East class of '08 loves its gay homecoming king
By Jen Chen, Published on May 8, 2008Burnt Ends
Kansas Republicans, no longer content fearing Arabs and carbon dating, ask for new ideas
Published on May 8, 2008Janovy
Kansas City's Hispanic contractors say H&R Block didn't earn its tax break
By C.J. Janovy, Published on May 8, 2008Ask a Mexican®
News flash: Cops isn't a reliable source for documenting how often Mexicans flee the police
By Gustavo Arellano, Published on May 8, 2008Feature
The War on La Familia
Familia Loca wanted revenge on a rival KCK gang. Instead, they spilled the blood of a 2-year-old girl.
By Carolyn Szczepanski, Published on May 1, 2008En Español
La Guerra en La Familia
Una pequeña niña muere en el campo de guerra entre las pandillas de KCK.
By Carolyn Szczepanski, Published on May 1, 2008Martin
Forgetting history and ignoring evidence, Kansas City pursues a convention hotel
By David Martin, Published on May 1, 2008Burnt Ends
Good Samaritans and a helping of luck kept this guy from trouble for losing his ring among the recycling
Published on May 1, 2008Letters
Ask a Mexican®
The Mexican warns a Scotsman not to make ridiculous comparisons between the two cultures
By Gustavo Arellano, Published on May 1, 2008Feature
Missouri biologist Frederick vom Saal and his team exposed the dangers of bisphenol A — and earned the wrath of the plastic industry.
By Nadia Pflaum, Published on April 24, 2008Martin
