From the departments of “what are we doing?” and “who’s minding the store?” I ask you this: Is the following...
Read moreJust got back from a tremendous post-holiday vacation and there are a TON of things to catch up on. It's...
Read moreI am beginning to forgive Team Tony Luetkemeyer's tax increase on young people. As you may recall, he jumped on...
Read moreUncompensated endorsement forthcoming. Had an opportunity to check out the new Char Bar restaurant at Creekside in Parkville recently. The...
Read moreIf you're reading this, you survived the “snow of the century,” or just January in Missouri. As I write this...
Read moreEDITOR: We would like to commend a small city and especially one of its officers for the implementation of a...
Read moreUh oh. The City of Platte City’s personnel drama isn’t big enough to get action from the board of aldermen...
Read moreOne of the tenets of journalism is reporting the truth. There are, obviously, multiple ways of reporting said truth and...
Read moreI drove through Kansas and Oklahoma to watch the Missouri Tigers in the Cotton Bowl last week. As you may...
Read moreI surrender. I’ve taken to actively trying to avoid online coverage of the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce romance, or whatever it...
Read more2023 is in the books. For most of us, there were some great and some not so great - like...
Read moreYear-end columns call for random thoughts. I do not do recaps. I'm not a fan of the rear-view mirror feature...
Read moreGet ready for some political drama in 2024. Platte County seems primed for such. Hey, and why not? Feels like...
Read moreIt's Christmas time in the Northland! The stockings have been hung. The balls have been displayed. The poinsettias are flying...
Read moreMerry Christmas from Ponder the Thought to you and yours. This seems like a suitable time to bring up the...
Read moreWell deserved. DJ Gehrt, recently retired city administrator for the City of Platte City, was honored by the Platte County...
Read moreSo many things going on this holiday season, and so many things to talk about. I'm going to try to...
Read moreThis column has never been offsides. Never. If you wake up on Monday mornings after a Chiefs loss and think...
Read moreEDITOR: What about Ukraine? Last week Ukrainians honored their military on Ukraine Armed Forces Day with pronouncements of “Slava Ukraini”...
Read moreLet’s get this out of the way early before I forget to make my feelings known on an important topic....
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