Between the Lines

And so this is Christmas. I hope you have fun. In order to allow our staff to enjoy both Christmas...

I have a hard time sitting still for long periods of time. I recognize this is a flaw in my...

Edwin Dean Pepper, Jr.--known to almost no one by that name, because to the world he was Shaker--passed away unexpectedly...

It’s been a sputtering start for the 11-member committee appointed by the Platte County Commission to study the county’s sales...

This Thanksgiving I will not sit idly by and tolerate words of slander against pumpkin pie. Please give pumpkin pie...

Platte County, by virtue of a 3-0 vote among the current Platte County Commission, is giving away 80 acres of...

The City of Parkville has ignited some red alerts, if you will. The city raised another red flag this week...

It’s official. The Paseo is back to being The Paseo, thanks to 70 percent of the voters in Kansas City...

The City of Parkville isn’t the only local tax supported entity getting a bit ridiculous in the handling of public...

Welcome back to Between the Lines. The ink is black. The page is white. Together we learn to read and...

Things are getting more interesting at the City of Parkville. As you’ll see in a story elsewhere in this issue,...

Let’s start at the beginning. As in Old Spice’s beginning. Available in stores since 1938, Old Spice after shave had...

Downtown Platte City. Also known as East Hollywood. Say what? Forty-five years ago this month, in October of 1974, a...

Happy fall, everybody. October, the month that brings my favorite weather of the year, begins next week. Let’s get this....

I’ve been holding off on making this declaration because you never want to be too quick with something like this....

Had a battle with arch enemies on Saturday. I headed to Riverside for the Park Hill South High School homecoming...

It has been a few weeks since Mayor Nan Johnston and crew told The Landmark to please stop delivery of...

This Labor Day weekend, look at the price on your local gas pump. It will be the lowest you’ve seen...

Check this out. The federal government never ceases to amaze us, really.Energy Star, the federal program run by the U.S....

We haven’t mentioned the county jail in quite a while. In case you’re curious, the number of inmates in the...