Sunday was one of the best days ever. I got a free ticket to the Chiefs/Raiders game complete with a...
Read moreMerry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone out there in the Platte County Landmark land! This holiday season has snuck...
Read moreThe Missouri Attorney General has sent cease and desist orders to local health departments and school districts regarding mask mandates,...
Read moreWhen you think of Christmas, you think of Guy Speckman and Ivan Foley sitting around talking about feel-good Hallmark-style holiday...
Read moreEDITOR: As Christmas is fast approaching, the Platte County Federated Women would like to say thank you. Our newly formed...
Read moreIf you're an attorney and you haven't yet been hired by the City of Parkville please raise your hand and...
Read moreEDITOR: 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...
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