Opinion

Has the 2026 local political scene been wild enough for you? It’s certainly keeping most of us in the media...

In 1826, Nicéphore Niépce produced the first known permanent photograph. The photograph was of an innocuous rooftop and the exposure...

Each and every winter, the complete frenzy over the first significant snow event boggles my mind. How in the world...

Between Christmas and New Year’s Day, I was reading one of those year-end summaries of the news in Missouri for...

EDITOR: It's time for Senators Hawley and Schmitt to address the horrors we're seeing on the 6 o'clock news every...

EDITOR: Upon hearing the news last week that students in our local high school were out of class to form...

I was going over a little column self-assessment this week and realized that I put out a fairly crappy column...

EDITOR: In an article of Jan. 8, 2026, The Landmark Newspaper reported on the public fight between officeholders over the...

EDITOR: I read in the Jan. 7, 2026 edition of The Landmark that a cost of living increase of five...

It is almost, but not quite, full blown campaign season in Platte County. Much going on and much more rumored...

EDITOR: The Platte County Democratic Women condemn the actions of ICE in the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis....

EDITOR: The economic theory is: If you cut income tax rates, then actual tax dollars collected will increase because private...

Foley food advice. Buffalo Wild Wings ain’t it. It’s not even close to what it used to be. For good...

Imagine being the “fixer” for the Kansas City Chiefs. Just after he thought he was getting a rest for a...

Finally. The Chiefs are moving to Kansas. And not just any location in Kansas. Kansas City, Kansas, to be exact....

I owe some of you an apology. I had no idea how cold your noggin gets for bald people. I...

Wild and crazy. There is plenty of copy, plenty of columns to write based on the nearly two-hour budget discussion...

EDITOR: As we wrap up 2025, I'm reflecting on what has been a busy year and looking forward to what's...

EDITOR: Yesterday our prosecuting attorney Eric Zahnd, was on 98.1 and gave some very misleading statements about Presiding Commissioner Scott...

Welcome back to Between the Lines. And now, without further ado--because, let’s be honest, nobody likes ado--let’s get on with...