EDITOR: In last week's Ponder the Thought column, Guy Speckman wrote: " I think, we have the best legal system...
Read moreAn astute reader pointed out that I took a rather unsupported opinion in last week's column regarding the legal system...
Read moreThe year was 2000 and my dad got a couple of tickets to something called the "Legacy Awards." "Hey, come...
Read moreHere we are back at it at The Landmark, printing on an accelerated schedule for the fourth consecutive week. Two...
Read moreLet's empty the random thoughts section of my brain. Time to get in Christmas season shape and I need all...
Read moreMy farming career ended last week. My wife and I sold our eleven acres in Clinton County, and we are...
Read moreHow cool is it that Weston, Missouri was featured in one of those Hallmark holiday movies? If you haven't noticed,...
Read moreIt's Thanksgiving Week. Though it adds to the early-week work load around a weekly newspaper, it's one of my favorite...
Read moreEDITOR: At first I thought the headline in the recent Landmark, "Attorney General Investigating Parkville" was recycled and I was...
Read moreEDITOR: An old adage in the media business is never pick a conflict with someone who buys ink by the...
Read moreRemember the promise of flying cars? Did we just forget the Jetsons? We've apparently solved traffic jams not with flying...
Read moreLast week, the Kansas City School District decided to give staff and students a longer Thanksgiving break. The school approved...
Read moreDave Rittman, Parkville alderman, is kind of a quirky dude. I know him a little bit but not well. I...
Read moreTo the Parkville Board of Alderman, Parkville Staff and Mayor Nan Johnston: The resounding no vote against the use tax...
Read moreEDITOR: Three questions every Parkville citizen should ask the mayor and aldermen with regard to the proposed sports complex at...
Read moreAnother unsolicited, unpaid Between the Lines endorsement: It's hard to go wrong with most barbecue places in and around KC,...
Read moreThe World Series has finally wrapped up and while the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves in six games...
Read moreHey, guys. Who is in charge of declaring the end to pandemics? Anyone? I'm kind of OCD and I'd like...
Read moreParkville voters made a loud statement at the ballot box on Tuesday. They curb-stomped the city's use tax proposal, with...
Read moreI read my column from last week and it depressed me. Hopefully, you missed it. I was on a serious...
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