Opinion

Edwin Dean Pepper, Jr.--known to almost no one by that name, because to the world he was Shaker--passed away unexpectedly...

It is presumed that Man has walked the earth for nearly 200,000 years. Evolution has worked slowly. First, it was...

It’s been a sputtering start for the 11-member committee appointed by the Platte County Commission to study the county’s sales...

This Thanksgiving I will not sit idly by and tolerate words of slander against pumpkin pie. Please give pumpkin pie...

Happy Thanksgiving, readers! This week, obviously, is one of the most anticipated holidays of the year. It's where you get...

Platte County, by virtue of a 3-0 vote among the current Platte County Commission, is giving away 80 acres of...

In case you missed it, Platte County's university is on target for another national title. The Park University women's volleyball...

R​eaders, I’m going to do something selfish this week. I’m going to write this solely so that I can see...

The City of Parkville has ignited some red alerts, if you will. The city raised another red flag this week...

It’s official. The Paseo is back to being The Paseo, thanks to 70 percent of the voters in Kansas City...

The magnificent movie theater in North Kansas City, Screenland Armour, was showing 2001: A Space Odyssey the other day. That's...

The City of Parkville isn’t the only local tax supported entity getting a bit ridiculous in the handling of public...

Busy, busy, busy. Plus I'm in kind of a bad mood because they already have Christmas stuff out at Lowes....

It's everywhere you look. In convenience stores, and living rooms, and even hospitals. And you're paying for it. I'll bet...

Welcome back to Between the Lines. The ink is black. The page is white. Together we learn to read and...

Things are getting more interesting at the City of Parkville. As you’ll see in a story elsewhere in this issue,...

Last week, a Royals fan podcast ended a nine-year run. The Kansas City Baseball Vault was a program that I...

Let’s start at the beginning. As in Old Spice’s beginning. Available in stores since 1938, Old Spice after shave had...

If you've noticed a bit more pep in my step this month, it's not because it is pumpkin spice season....

Downtown Platte City. Also known as East Hollywood. Say what? Forty-five years ago this month, in October of 1974, a...