Don’t Make It Weird

This is it. As you may have noticed on the front page, my wife Linda and I have sold The Landmark and I’m retiring from the newspaper business. Welcome to the last Between the Lines. There will be no more....

Nearly 40 years ago, I went to college to become a writer. A sportswriter if we're being specific. About thirty years ago, I ended up changing majors about a half-dozen times and finally got my degree in Computer and Information...

Vice President JD Vance made a stop in Platte County on Monday. No couches were harmed. It occurred to me that some of you may have to Google that JD Vance/couch reference. Is anybody really sure what the event was...

Been a bit of a rough week for me, if you want to know the truth. Today I was verbally reprimanded by our office manager for absent-mindedly leaving my ink pen on her desk. I kinda feel fortunate to still...