Jack Danforth was a Republican United States Senator representing Missouri from 1976 until 1995. He was everything people loved in...
Read moreHollywood Casino in Kansas City, Kan. is just a stone’s throw away from Platte County and a very short drive...
Read moreTen. Ten Kansas City Royals did their own research and, effectively, opted for their own selfishness over their team. Okay....
Read morePlatte County Fair time is here, good news for those who consider the fair the highlight of their summer. Whether...
Read moreI've been thinking lately. We don't elect bearded presidents anymore. Maybe that's the wrong turn we took. Last one was...
Read moreAnd here we are. The pandemic is over.* We return to normal. Lines in the Starbucks drive-thru. Morning radio hosts...
Read moreEDITOR: To those who still ride the coattails of former President Trump. It is time to shed yourselves from the...
Read moreWhat a great turnout at the second annual Platte City July 4th Celebration, the daytime event held in downtown Platte...
Read moreI can't remember the first game I went to with my dad. Partly, because there were so many. I have...
Read moreAndy Griffith died eight years ago this month and I think we can trace most of our current problems in...
Read moreHappy 4th of July. Ask your family over for a good time. Bring up Roe v. Wade when you want...
Read moreTime is weird. As humans, we have a really strange relationship with time. On the one hand, we can watch...
Read moreRemember that upcoming book by Landmark columnist Chris Kamler that we talked about several weeks back? Sure you do. "It...
Read moreMy son had been gone nearly seven days. Occasionally we'd get a text or see a random Snapchat from his...
Read moreThe Platte County Fair is fast approaching. If you don't like carnival rides, demolition derbies, cornhole and food on sticks...
Read moreIf you haven't yet, get your tree debris ready now. Get it to the curb pronto. The City of Platte...
Read moreEDITOR: It's clear most in the Republican Party have knowingly succumbed to diabolical forces aligned with Marxism. These right wing...
Read moreEDITOR: Yes, I am getting older. And that is one of many reasons I get tired. But a bigger reason...
Read moreSummertime is excellent for local live music opportunities, from Zona Rosa, Macken Park in North Kansas City, the Platte County...
Read moreI've been thinking about Herbert Hoover lately. Not sure why, but probably comes to mind when I buy gas and...
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