• About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Pickem Terms and Conditions
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
The Platte County Landmark Newspaper
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Opinion
  • Landmark Pickem!
    • Login / Sign-up
    • Results by Week
    • Pickem Rules and Help
  • Landmark Live!
  • Looking Backward
  • es_MXSpanish
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Opinion
  • Landmark Pickem!
    • Login / Sign-up
    • Results by Week
    • Pickem Rules and Help
  • Landmark Live!
  • Looking Backward
  • es_MXSpanish
No Result
View All Result
The Platte County Landmark Newspaper
No Result
View All Result

Silence sometimes speaks volumes

Ivan Foley by Ivan Foley
March 16, 2022
in Between the Lines
Silence speaks volumes
8
SHARES
203
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Email

A Facebook tech center is coming to the Northland and with it millions upon millions of dollars of assessed valuation eventually could (should) hit the tax rolls for the school district, if things go as planned.

So you can hit like on that. Maybe add one of those smiling emojis if you’re into that sort of thing.

RelatedNews

Brace yourself for Chris Kamler’s new book

Kim Carnes and never buy gas on Tuesdays

Growth, goats, golf carts and law firms


As this week’s edition of The Landmark is rolling off the press, the Parkville Board of Aldermen is moments away from apparently taking up the item of what to do with a recommendation from the city-appointed ethics commission. As reported last week, the ethics commission ruled Mayor Nan Johnston guilty of eight violations of the city ethics code. The ethics commission recommended a strongly written reprimand be issued to the mayor by the board of aldermen. It’s not exactly harsh punishment, but let’s celebrate the fact that a committee appointed by the city actually found the city’s highest elected official guilty of something. For Parkville, this is a step in the right direction toward accountability.

It’s not known at this writing if Nan’s cronies on the board of aldermen will follow through with that recommendation. I wouldn’t go in with high hopes. The aldermen’s virtual silence through all of Nan’s less-than-ethical adventures in governing the past few years has spoken volumes to this point.


It’s Bracket Battle time. Kind of.

We don’t have an official contest for you to enter, but as a public service–or maybe disservice, depending on these picks–we want to share with you the brackets of your Landmark personalities. You can take use this information as advice in your own contest, play along in a pretend contest against your own bracket, or just giggle uncontrollably.

FOLEY’S FORECAST (That’s me)

FIRST ROUND WINNERS: Gonzaga, Boise State, New Mexico State, Arkansas, Rutgers/Notre Dame, Texas Tech, Davidson, Duke, Baylor, Marquette, Wyoming/Indiana, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Purdue, Murray State, Kentucky, Arizona, Seton Hall, Houston, Chattanooga, Michigan, Tennessee, Loyola-Chicago, Villanova, Kansas, Creighton, Iowa, Providence, LSU, Wisconsin, USC, Auburn.

SWEET SIXTEEN: Gonzaga, Arkansas, Texas Tech, Duke, Baylor, UCLA, Purdue, Kentucky, Arizona, Houston, Tennessee, Villanova, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Auburn.

ELITE EIGHT: Gonzaga, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kentucky, Arizona, Tennessee, Iowa, Wisconsin.

FINAL FOUR: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, Iowa.

FINAL: Gonzaga, Arizona.

CHAMP: Gonzaga.

SPECKMAN’S SPLASH (Guy Speckman):

FIRST ROUND: Gonzaga, Boise State, UConn, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas Tech, Michigan State, Duke, Baylor, North Carolina, Wyoming, UCLA, Texas, Purdue, Murray State, Kentucky, Arizona, Seton Hall, Houston, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio State, Villanova, Kansas, Creighton, Iowa, Providence, Iowa State, Wisconsin, USC, Auburn.

SWEET SIXTEEN: Gonzaga, Arkansas, Alabama, Michigan State, Baylor, UCLA, Purdue, Kentucky, Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Villanova, Kansas, Providence, Wisconsin, Auburn.

ELITE EIGHT: Gonzaga, Michigan State, Baylor, Kentucky, Arizona, Villanova, Kansas, Auburn.

FINAL FOUR: Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona, Auburn.

FINAL: Gonzaga, Arizona.

CHAMP: Gonzaga.

KAMLER’S KRUSADE (Chris Kamler)

FIRST ROUND: Gonzaga, Boise State, UCONN, Vermont, Alabama, Montana State, Michigan State, Duke, Baylor, North Carolina, St. Mary’s, UCLA, Texas, Purdue, Murray State, Kentucky, Arizona, TCU, Houston, Chattanooga, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio State, Delaware, Kansas, Creighton, Iowa, Providence, LSU, Wisconsin, Miami, Auburn.

SWEET SIXTEEN: Gonzaga, UConn, Alabama, Duke, UNC, UCLA, Purdue, Kentucky, Arizona, Houston, Tennessee, Ohio State, Kansas, Iowa, LSU, Auburn.

ELITE EIGHT: Gonzaga, Duke, UCLA, Kentucky, Arizona, Ohio State, Iowa, Auburn.

FINAL FOUR: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Arizona, Iowa.

FINAL: Kentucky, Arizona.

CHAMP: Arizona

MARCH BRADNESS (Brad Carl)

FIRST ROUND: Gonzaga, Memphis, UConn, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas Tech, Davidson, Duke, Baylor, North Carolina, Wyoming/Indiana, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Purdue, Murray State, Kentucky, Arizona, Seton Hall, UAB, Illinois, Colorado State, Tennessee, Loyola-Chicago, Villanova, Kansas, Creighton, Iowa, Providence, Iowa State, Wisconsin, USC, Auburn.

SWEET SIXTEEN: Gonzaga, Arkansas, Alabama, Duke, Baylor, UCLA, Purdue, Murray State, Arizona, Illinois, Colorado State, Loyola, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Auburn.

ELITE EIGHT: Gonzaga, Duke, Baylor, Purdue, Arizona, Colorado State, Kansas, Auburn.

FINAL FOUR: Duke, Purdue, Colorado State, Kansas.

FINAL: Duke, Kansas.

CHAMP: Duke.


March Madness reminds me of the days when former KU coach Roy Williams would refer to himself in the third person.


Sources close to Ivan Foley are telling me Ivan Foley expected to be out of town this week greeting the arrival of a new granddaughter. Sources are now telling me Ivan Foley may in fact not be out of town since said granddaughter has not yet arrived. That’s what sources are saying about Ivan Foley. Hopefully we can get a confirmation from Ivan Foley at some point.

(Reach the granddaddy of them all by email to ivan@plattecountylandmark.com)

Tags: Brad Carlchris kamlerethicsNan Johnstonparkvilleplatte countytaxes
Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley, owner/publisher of the Platte County Landmark, has been on the news beat in Kansas City's Northland for 40 years. He provides weekly observations in his Between the Lines column and serves as host of Landmark Live, a light-hearted videocast featuring newsmakers in the Northland.

Related Posts

Chloe Bramble

Landmark English Award

by Landmark Staff
May 23, 2022
0

Chloe Bramble, a graduating senior at Platte County High School, is this year's winner of The Landmark English Award. The award, established by the newspaper in 1982, is given each year to a Platte County High School senior as a...

45 Years Ago–May 20, 1977

by Ivan Foley
May 20, 2022
0

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Latham of Kansas City announce the birth of their son, Brian Nelson, on May 12, 1977. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Russell Quinn of Camden Point and the paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs....

Get in your lane, government Big Macs

Get in your lane, government Big Macs

by Guy Speckman
May 20, 2022
0

I listened to an interview with the United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg this week. I nearly wanted to cry at the lack of common sense approach of such a high-ranking government official. He was answering questions about the...

Unfettered

Unfettered

by Chris Kamler
May 20, 2022
0

If you had a bajillionty gajillion dollars, what's the first thing you would do? Like the very first thing? Would you call your boss and give 'er the old "take this job and shove it?" Would you walk up to...

Next Post
Kellerman deserves Good Citizen Award

Kellerman deserves Good Citizen Award

Popular News

  • FBI Kansas City Field Office

    FBI headed to Platte County

    284 shares
    Share 114 Tweet 71
  • Multiple PCHS students taken to hospital

    106 shares
    Share 42 Tweet 27
  • Effort alive to build new Northland Career Center

    54 shares
    Share 22 Tweet 14
  • Local gas pricing pattern should be investigated

    53 shares
    Share 21 Tweet 13
  • Weatherby Lake man sentenced in fraud scheme

    17 shares
    Share 7 Tweet 4
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Pickem Terms and Conditions
Call us at 816-858-0363

Copyright © 2019-2020 The Platte County Landmark Newspaper - All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Subscribe Online
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Opinion
  • Landmark Pickem
    • Results by Week
    • Pickem Rules and Help
  • Landmark Live!
  • Looking Backward
  • es_MXSpanish

Copyright © 2019-2020 The Platte County Landmark Newspaper - All Rights Reserved

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?