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I wasn’t there so can’t confirm but I’m starting to get the impression Landmark columnists Speckman and Kamler failed to...

I'd like to give you an opinion on the Super Bowl halftime show but I spent the intermission with my...

Out of curiosity, I was listening to a bit of a Candace Owens podcast today on YouTube. In her opening...

I’ve become a fan of the River Market area in Kansas City. It’s a good place to kill a few...

Let’s touch on a topic that has been on most everyone’s mind lately, especially in light of the major winter...

Our sincere condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of Dennis Sharkey, whose life was taken in what authorities say...

Did you survive the weekend blizzard? It was a doozie. It all started with freezing rain turning area roads into...

Cringe. Pete Mundo, conservative talk radio host at KCMO in Kansas City, scored some points with a late but effective...

On Friday, Dec. 20 the price of a gallon of gas was $2.43 on North Oak in Kansas City. At...

Remember, your vote doesn’t matter unless the Platte County Commission says it does. So be sure to run your opinion...

We’ve had a couple of unseasonably warm days here recently but is the sun really shining at Platte County? Jason...

Remember how back in the months leading up to putting their jail tax proposal on the ballot the county commissioners...

In the mood for Christmas music but want a little more edgy approach to the classics and some catchy new...

Time for a myth buster. There are plenty of parking spaces in Downtown Platte City. I mean, you may not...

At some point in time in a moment of extreme politeness someone must have told Jason Kelce, Travis’s brother who...

More election wrap-up thoughts next week but here are some of my initial reactions to Tuesday’s vote in Platte County....

Welcome back to Between the Lines. Please proceed. This column isn’t going to read itself. Count me among the many...

I’m old enough to remember when some members of the Republican party on the national level despised the idea of...

Starting this Wednesday morning/finish a column/press day with a breakfast of champions: leftover frozen pizza. Sorry for the not-so-humblebrag. It...

Hats off to Platte County Treasurer Rob Willard and his report about excellent investment income for the county over the...