Between the Lines

Thank you to the many folks who have reached out in person, by text, and via social media after the...

Quick news update in regard to the recent five break-ins in one night in the Platte City business community. “We...

Guy Speckman, our Ponder the Thought columnist on page 3, has inspiring, amusing and educational thoughts on Catholicism and whatnot...

Maybe we should all start rehearsing something like this and see how it plays out for us when all the...

A quick tip of the cap to John Higgins, longtime member of the Platte City Board of Alderman, who was...

Alert: The Platte City water tower is back to being Pirate orange again. By Pirate orange, of course, we mean...

Welcome to early spring, otherwise known as the Invasion of the Bradford pear trees. They’re blooming, seemingly everywhere you look....

Is it outdoor concert season yet? Because I’m feeling the need. Feeling a little spring feverish, if you know what...

Word on the street is a potential major business development project is being discussed to possibly go in at the...

The much anticipated open house to view updated plans for widening Hwy. 92 to four lanes east of Interstate 29...

Quick news update. The Platte County Commission and the Missouri Department of Revenue filed a motion for an extension of...

More news, less commentary in this version of Between the Lines. Because I want to be sure everyone has a...

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...