Opinion

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...

As you’ll see on our front page, the Platte County commissioners have created a county administrator position. In general terms,...

I am go to my kid's house for Thanksgiving years old. Not sure how this happened. It seems like yesterday...

It’s been a year. Everything is different. Different address. Different environment. Different. Everything has changed except the basics, and even...

Some straight talk straight from The Landmark family. Every one of us at The Landmark wishes all our readers a...

I've continuously assured you that almost no one pays attention to state government. It's always been odd to me, the...

It's happened. The full evolution from kid who listened to Rush Limbaugh in the UMKC parking lot to grown man...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The reason I know this is because I just heard those words...

Baseball season has ended, and the *checks notes* Texas Rangers are World Series Champions. It seems like millennia since the...