Ponder the Thought

Jack Danforth was a Republican United States Senator representing Missouri from 1976 until 1995. He was everything people loved in...

I've been thinking lately. We don't elect bearded presidents anymore. Maybe that's the wrong turn we took. Last one was...

Andy Griffith died eight years ago this month and I think we can trace most of our current problems in...

Happy 4th of July. Ask your family over for a good time. Bring up Roe v. Wade when you want...

The Platte County Fair is fast approaching. If you don't like carnival rides, demolition derbies, cornhole and food on sticks...

I've been thinking about Herbert Hoover lately. Not sure why, but probably comes to mind when I buy gas and...

My wife procured one of those fancy thermostats for the home furnace and air a few weeks ago. You know...

Top Gun - Maverick was everything I hoped. I had not attended a movie for over five years until last...

Just when you thought the Missouri legislature wasted the last session, I bring you this news. Rep. Josh Hurlbert, who...

I listened to an interview with the United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg this week. I nearly wanted to...

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,...