EDITOR: There would be very little argument that the Roaring 20's now has hit the United States financially just as...
Read moreEDITOR: A few weeks ago I suggested part in jest, part in seriousness, that you assign some reading to Mr....
Read moreIt's summer, it's hot, and I may or may not be wearing pants. The Parkville March for Unity on Sunday...
Read moreI'm old enough to remember when there was a three minute time limit enforced on public speakers at county commission...
Read moreEDITOR: An attitude of fear can often be contagious and it now seems to have spread to the pages of...
Read moreThis column has been declared pandemic free. Honestly, I cannot take it anymore. If you came here for pandemics, protests,...
Read moreThe roar seems to only be getting louder. The news cycle hasn't yet focused on something else, in part, due...
Read moreThis is how they win. Sowing division among wonderful people. Fun fact - Facebook isn't going to resolve systemic racism,...
Read moreJust when you think this year cannot get more depressing or bizarre; yet here we are. Carry on. Former United...
Read morePlatte City's mayoral race between Tony Paolillo and David Sharp, accurately described here last week as two very capable candidates,...
Read moreEDITOR: I think all of us in Platte County are glad that we have passed into Phase 2 / Step...
Read moreEDITOR: During my eight years in the Missouri General Assembly, I worked on issues that involved public safety, crime prevention,...
Read moreEDITOR: Platte County's $12 million share of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds is the...
Read moreIn COVID times, folks are looking for their own new hobbies. I have learned a few remodeling skills. My son...
Read moreWhen Dr. Fauci gets done with this pandemic thing, I'd like to see if he could provide a scientific answer...
Read moreEDITOR: Mayor Nan Johnston and the city aldermen of Parkville seem to be of one mind in pushing through a...
Read moreEDITOR: On Tuesday, June 2, Platte City voters have the opportunity to vote on a local use tax. Approving the...
Read moreListen, with COVID-19 and stay at home orders having dominated our spring, I know it's going to be easy for...
Read moreWe are in week 10? Eleven? Forty-four? of the pandemic-stay-at-home-don't-cough-but-still-go-to-Hy-Vee orders. Time has become a flat circle and I believe...
Read moreI am always relieved when the state legislature breaks for the summer. Most of us do not follow state government,...
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