KANSAS CITY'S LIBERTY MEMORIAL NEEDS HELP

On the southern edge of Kansas City's downtown, prominently situation on a hill, is a grand memorial to those who died in the War to End All Wars. The Liberty Memorial, including a 217-foot-tall tower with an eternal flame at its top, is a special place with special meaning. Unfortunately, the monument is suffering from neglect. It has been closed for some time because it is crumbling and dangerous.

But there is a move afoot to restore the Liberty Memorial, the nation's largest World War I monument. The effort depends in large part on passage in Kansas City of a special sales tax that would help raise much of the needed $60 million.

For the sake of those whose sacrifice it commemorates, let us hope that Kansas City voters are generous in this cause.