Ponder the Thought

The State of Missouri has passed a fiscal year budget. It nears $47 billion. Last year's budget was $36 billion....

It's not a dream vacation, but I toured the Jesse James Farm near Kearney last week. Roll your eyes if...

True story. Saw a midget get blown over by the wind last week. He laughed, I laughed and it seemed...

You guys understand the Easter Bunnies are not a religious figure or symbol, right? Can we all also agree that...

Let us all take a moment to celebrate some athletic greatness in our region. There is not a one of...

Ponder the Thought has some decent reader feedback recently. Got a couple of nice texts about content of late. Makes...

Landmark softball team is coming along. Landmark Live sometimes cohost and resident musical talent, Brad Carl is in. I've confirmed...

Random thoughts column. I'm not fully responsible for random thoughts. It is officially spring. Prepare yourself for overhyped weather folks...

Facebook cometh. The Kansas City Business Journal has reported that the social media behemoth is set to construct a facility...

I'm writing this column in a compromised state. Proceed at your own risk. I have just returned from a vacation,...

Just 226 days until the 2022 version of the NFL kicks off. Never too early to get prepared to play...

Kirby Holden writes in a letter to the editor last week something that hit home for me and my public...

The Chinese are going to be a little disappointed in the world's lack of attention to their Olympic hosting effort....

Welcome to the tease stage of winter. A few days that make you think spring is here and then Mother...

Set your column expectations in the lower range for this piece of work. I moved last week. I barely know...

Boy, talk about a guy who can't read the room. How about the guy who ran onto the field at...

New year, new me. That's not true at all. If you didn't like this column in 2021, I doubt you...

Despite its ever-growing irrelevance, I was simply amazed at the over politicization of the Kansas City Star in an editorial...

Everyone take a few deep breaths. The Chiefs are still good. Fortunately, that means we get to keep pulling for...

I'm not a New Year's resolutions kind of guy and I don't do "best of" year-end reviews. Ain't nothing to...