EDITOR: I was just about to write another letter to the editor about the infamous antics in Parkville, but then...
Read moreDetailsChristmas columns are not my best work. Based on a couple of readers emails, none of my work is any...
Read moreDetailsSunday was one of the best days ever. I got a free ticket to the Chiefs/Raiders game complete with a...
Read moreDetailsMerry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone out there in the Platte County Landmark land! This holiday season has snuck...
Read moreDetailsThe Missouri Attorney General has sent cease and desist orders to local health departments and school districts regarding mask mandates,...
Read moreDetailsWhen you think of Christmas, you think of Guy Speckman and Ivan Foley sitting around talking about feel-good Hallmark-style holiday...
Read moreDetailsEDITOR: As Christmas is fast approaching, the Platte County Federated Women would like to say thank you. Our newly formed...
Read moreDetailsIf you're an attorney and you haven't yet been hired by the City of Parkville please raise your hand and...
Read moreDetailsEDITOR: In last week's Ponder the Thought column, Guy Speckman wrote: " I think, we have the best legal system...
Read moreDetailsAn astute reader pointed out that I took a rather unsupported opinion in last week's column regarding the legal system...
Read moreDetailsThe year was 2000 and my dad got a couple of tickets to something called the "Legacy Awards." "Hey, come...
Read moreDetailsHere we are back at it at The Landmark, printing on an accelerated schedule for the fourth consecutive week. Two...
Read moreDetailsLet's empty the random thoughts section of my brain. Time to get in Christmas season shape and I need all...
Read moreDetailsMy farming career ended last week. My wife and I sold our eleven acres in Clinton County, and we are...
Read moreDetailsHow cool is it that Weston, Missouri was featured in one of those Hallmark holiday movies? If you haven't noticed,...
Read moreDetailsIt's Thanksgiving Week. Though it adds to the early-week work load around a weekly newspaper, it's one of my favorite...
Read moreDetailsEDITOR: At first I thought the headline in the recent Landmark, "Attorney General Investigating Parkville" was recycled and I was...
Read moreDetailsEDITOR: An old adage in the media business is never pick a conflict with someone who buys ink by the...
Read moreDetailsRemember the promise of flying cars? Did we just forget the Jetsons? We've apparently solved traffic jams not with flying...
Read moreDetailsLast week, the Kansas City School District decided to give staff and students a longer Thanksgiving break. The school approved...
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