Opinion

If you're reading this, you survived the “snow of the century,” or just January in Missouri. As I write this...

EDITOR: We would like to commend a small city and especially one of its officers for the implementation of a...

Uh oh. The City of Platte City’s personnel drama isn’t big enough to get action from the board of aldermen...

One of the tenets of journalism is reporting the truth. There are, obviously, multiple ways of reporting said truth and...

I drove through Kansas and Oklahoma to watch the Missouri Tigers in the Cotton Bowl last week. As you may...

I surrender. I’ve taken to actively trying to avoid online coverage of the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce romance, or whatever it...

2023 is in the books. For most of us, there were some great and some not so great - like...

Year-end columns call for random thoughts. I do not do recaps. I'm not a fan of the rear-view mirror feature...

Get ready for some political drama in 2024. Platte County seems primed for such. Hey, and why not? Feels like...

It's Christmas time in the Northland! The stockings have been hung. The balls have been displayed. The poinsettias are flying...

Merry Christmas from Ponder the Thought to you and yours. This seems like a suitable time to bring up the...

Well deserved. DJ Gehrt, recently retired city administrator for the City of Platte City, was honored by the Platte County...

So many things going on this holiday season, and so many things to talk about. I'm going to try to...

This column has never been offsides. Never. If you wake up on Monday mornings after a Chiefs loss and think...

EDITOR: What about Ukraine? Last week Ukrainians honored their military on Ukraine Armed Forces Day with pronouncements of “Slava Ukraini”...

Let’s get this out of the way early before I forget to make my feelings known on an important topic....

Uttering the name “Don Denkinger” in the state of Missouri will always elicit cheers. However, depending on which side of...

Got my tax bill. This seems like a good time to remind you that public education in America is broken....

It’s fascinating how things like this work. Shortly after word of his hiring had hit the print edition of your...

An elderly lady at the dentist's office last week was bragging up her grandson to anyone that would listen. All...