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@ywalker

VP and Editorial Page Editor of The Kansas City Star. Former Dean of Students at OU's Gaylord College. Positively Joy podcast host, speaker & author.

 Kansas City, MO
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Joined October 2007
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It's been 3 years as Opinion Editor at The Kansas City Star. I've loved this role and being part of such important work. We recently ran a "Meet the Team" package. kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c… Get to know us and come out to a community meetup at The Combine in KC on June 16!

How Star Opinion is expanding community conversation with new voices, ideas | Opinion

Discover new Kansas City Star Opinion voices, expanded columns, community writers and ways to join the conversation. From Yvette Walker:

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Gas is high, but we've seen worse before. Will this come back? kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…
How worrying are KC gas prices? Readers share fears, tales of prior spikes | Opinion

How worrying are KC gas prices? Readers share fears, tales of prior spikes | Opinion

Kansas City drivers remember filling station lines, share 1970s oil crisis memories and discuss coping strategies. From Yvette Walker:

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Respect MO voters gathered 300,000 signatures kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…
What’s behind the Respect MO Voters petition? Organizers tell us | Opinion

What’s behind the Respect MO Voters petition? Organizers tell us | Opinion

The bipartisan group submitted more than 350,000 signatures to protect Missouri’s initiative petition process. Its leaders explain why it’s important: From Yvette Walker

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My latest column, DoubleTake with @DavidMastio, on Immigration detention centers: kansascity.com/opinion/artic…
ICE detention centers debate over setting down roots here raise ire | Opinion

ICE detention centers debate over setting down roots here raise ire | Opinion

DoubleTake: David Mastio thinks ICE detention facilities belong in Kansas and Missouri. Yvette Walker thinks there are bigger problems to fix.

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My latest column: Would you ban alcohol in single-serve bottles if your neighborhood was inundated with gas stations and liquor stores? KC is considering a plan to ban small-sized alcoholic drinks under an ordinance in areas with crime and drunkenness. kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…
Kansas City plan to ban alcohol in single-serve containers draws fire | Opinion

Kansas City plan to ban alcohol in single-serve containers draws fire | Opinion

DoubleTake: Some gas stations and liquor stores won’t be able to sell small-sized alcoholic drinks under ordinance. Yvette Walker and David Mastio discuss. | Opinion

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Did you miss the American Public Square grant info session for small nonprofits Tuesday? No worries, there will be more. kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…

Small nonprofits are the backbone of communities. APS wants to help | Opinion

American Public Square to fund community-building nonprofits with low-barrier $2,500 to $5,000 awards and info sessions. From Yvette Walker:

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My latest column: Da Bears moving to Indiana? kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…
It’s a Chicago-Indiana war for the Bears: Now I know what KC’s feeling | Opinion

It’s a Chicago-Indiana war for the Bears: Now I know what KC’s feeling | Opinion

This border war has the Chicago Bears being wooed to neighboring Hammond, Indiana. Yvette Walker gets it, Kansas City.

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Remember the time @FussyLibrarian Librarian interviewed me?
The Fussy Librarian (@FussyLibrarian) profile pictureThe Fussy Librarian@FussyLibrarianFeb 4
If she could go back in time, author Yvette Walker (@ywalker) would tell her younger self not to box herself in, creatively. She's certainly walking that walk nowadays, too: buff.ly/Wyp15sB #authorQA #christianauthor #christianwriter #writer #christian
Inspirational and devotional author Yvette Walker's photo and website URL.

ALT Inspirational and devotional author Yvette Walker's photo and website URL.

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There is a new grocery store coming to the corner of 31st and Prospect. This is a big deal, and I was glad to hear it. The East Side Kansas City neighborhoods had been without a grocer since August 2025: kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…
Will United Market KC be the grocery store KC East Siders have needed? | Opinion

Will United Market KC be the grocery store KC East Siders have needed? | Opinion

The market, to open in April, restores grocery access for Linwood and Prospect neighborhoods. From Yvette Walker:

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Blessed is the lamb.
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As is tradition, this morning on the Feast of St. Agnes, in the Chapel of Urban VIII in the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV blessed two lambs whose wool will be used to make the Pallia given to Metropolitan Archbishops. The bleating is too adorable 🎥: Vatican Media
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We talked to the archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan., to find out where the archbishop stands on immigration and the U.S. Conference of Bishops. kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…

KCK Archbishop backs urgent Catholic message for immigration reform | Opinion

Archbishop Shawn McKnight and dioceses call for humane immigration while expanding parish sanctuary programs for families in Kansas City. | Opinion

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Announcement: kansascity.com/news/local/in…
Kansas City Star names new top leader after previous executive editor’s promotion

Kansas City Star names new top leader after previous executive editor’s promotion

He makes history as the first Black editor to lead the 145-year-old organization.

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Latest editorial: ‘Not the right thing to do’: Missouri redistricting against the people’s good | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/edito…
‘Not the right thing to do’: Missouri redistricting against the people’s good | Opinion

‘Not the right thing to do’: Missouri redistricting against the people’s good | Opinion

We agree with GOP House Speaker Jon Patterson of Lee’s Summit that Kansas City must have representation in Congress. | Opinion

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Looking forward to all the chances I get to connect with community this week. This one is on Wednesday evening.
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@Poynter8 Sep 2025
📻From radio to social media, what’s next for the news?  Join Dave Jorgenson, @ywalker, Rebekka Schlichting and Poynter’s @asharock on Sep. 10 at @TheWWImuseum for a conversation about key moments that shaped today’s media landscape and what comes next for news and information. theworldwar.org/events/commu…
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Excited to be a part of this. Hope to see you there!
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@Poynter2 Sep 2025
📻 From radio to social media, what’s next for the news? Join Dave Jorgenson, @ywalker, Rebecca Schlichting and Poynter’s @asharock on Sep. 10 at @TheWWImuseum for a conversation about key moments that shaped today’s media landscape and what comes next for news and information. 🔗 theworldwar.org/events/commu…
Community Conversation: Moments of Truth

Community Conversation: Moments of Truth

Over the 20th century, the U.S. news ecosystem transitioned from the first radio broadcasts to the rise of social media. Read and hear all about it in this traveling pop-up exhibition and moderated...

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We know we are being watched, but what are they doing with our data? @torianoporter takes a look at this in several Kansas City-area cities. kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…
License plate cameras: Is your data used against you, Kansas City? | Opinion

License plate cameras: Is your data used against you, Kansas City? | Opinion

Even Flock Safety, which sells the tech, has questions about what the government is doing. Toriano Porter breaks down local cities using it. | Opinion

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My latest column. It's an important topic. kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…
Her brother’s tragic overdose led Kansas City hairstylist to warn others | Opinion

Her brother’s tragic overdose led Kansas City hairstylist to warn others | Opinion

Michelle Williams leads workshops on fentanyl, naloxone usage and harm reduction. From Yvette Walker:

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UnidosUS visted Kansas City for a listening session. My latest column. kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…
UnidosUS comes to KC for listening session with city, business and community leaders | Opinion

UnidosUS comes to KC for listening session with city, business and community leaders | Opinion

KCK’s Janet Murguia of UnidosUS discussed tough challenges, barriers and steps forward at the Mattie Rhodes Cultural Center.

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This week's Double Take with @DavidMastio and Melinda Henneberger. They joust over DEI. kansascity.com/opinion/artic…
Trump’s new attack on DEI: Erasing history or a needed shakeup? | Opinion

Trump’s new attack on DEI: Erasing history or a needed shakeup? | Opinion

Double Take: Henneberger and Mastio debate DEI and diversity after the firing of National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet.

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I'll be watching this. Will you? kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…
Whatever you think about the POTUS or the press, watch ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ live | Opinion

Whatever you think about the POTUS or the press, watch ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ live | Opinion

This important play explores truth, journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s legacy. A live performance is free to watch Saturday night on CNN. From Melinda Henneberger:

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