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Author: Barbara Shelly

Jaywalking has been erased from KC—the place where the term was born

George Floyd's death changed KC. After Chauvin's conviction, we're reminded that we can never go back

Actually, it's good that we didn't win. KC is always better as the underdogs.

Ehren Schwarz found hope in weighty matters, and became a beacon for others

How Eric Greitens and Josh Hawley soared so quickly in Missouri politics

Best of KC 2020: Rozarks become an escape destination

Kansas City sucks at voting. We need to get better.

Best of KC 2020: The overwhelming kindness of Waldo Thai

Best of KC 2020: Classical music continues its grand crescendo

Taking an honest look at our presidential candidates and our place in history

Charles Foust deserts the Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools at the worst possible time

10 classic stories from The Pitch that you should revisit right now

An Oral History of The Pitch: Through highs, lows, and different kinds of highs, here’s 40 years in our own words

Why doesn’t KC control its own PD? Crime in 1939.

Thousands of signatures delivered to lawmakers in push to expand Medicaid

With KC's sprawling CBD empire, the science is still out, but the profits are rolling in

Missouri's irrational hatred of "Obamacare" left it ill-prepared for the current crisis

Kansas anti-abortion groups launch targeted harassment against lawmakers

The Jackson County assessment debacle is likely about to get worse

North Kansas City may tear out protected bike lanes on $700K Armour Road project [UPDATED]

Jackson County has paid John Q. Ebert $2 million over the last five years to fix its assessment problems. What exactly has he been doing?

At KCK Public Schools, an $80,000 audit with an agenda—and a shakeup at the top

Rep. Greg Razer understands rural Missouri much better than it understands him

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