Hate speech and demo derby days
I have asked the authorities to bring hate speech charges against my wife. Just days after our romantic 35th anniversary ...
Tag: Guy Speckman
Tax appraisal too high? You have the right to appeal
Many building owners in various downtown areas--including Platte City, Parkville, Dearborn, among others--have reportedly been hit hard by what is ...
Skateboarding, million dollar pads and such
Remember when they shut down skateboard parks with loads of sand and took down the basketball goals? Those were good ...
Password, Creekside and prison life
We can fly a man to the moon, build electric cars and semi conquer a pandemic, yet we still must ...
The death of the toe columns
Foley put his “foot” down this week and said no more toe columns. “Get it together Speckman or find a ...
The uglier the better, and are you scared?
Quick, let’s get this done. I have a pre-school graduation to get to. And you thought I was older than ...
A change for July 4; the most reasonable commissioner
The Missouri legislature got very little done this session, and among the failures is the inability to pass a sports ...
Toe police, legislative dud
This column space has a loyal reader from Doniphan County, Kan. I hear from him every now and then, if ...
Toes, toes and then toes
A hotel manager in Nashville was arrested last week after using a manager's key card to sneak into a guest's ...
Off the bench,
Despite his lack of delivering gambling to his favorite newspaper columnists, Platte County State Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer continues to be ...
The Landmark begins 159th year of publication
INCLUDING 124 YEARS AT ITS DOWNTOWN PLATTE CITY SPOT Another publication year. With this edition, The Platte County Landmark begins ...
Leadership, Bud Light and such
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas tweeted early this week, “The tides are turnin', with a quote about the separation of ...
Parkville taxes, haircuts and cigs
Foley tweeted last week that the Royals are on pace for 45 wins for the season. That's not great if ...
Gambling, bunnies and Jesus
The Missouri Senate should be embarrassed. The Missouri House of Representatives passed a sports wagering bill 118-35. The Senate, on ...
MoDOT is just speaking words at this point
If you didn’t know this already, now you do: one of my favorite area bands, The Zeros, will be in ...
Trump Library, guns and ballparks
Not every former president can say they were indicted for paying off a sexual liaison. Only a few of them ...
New KCI, freedom and such
Ok. I'll apologize for my New KCI complaints. It's nice. A couple of billion dollars gets you more than it ...
Ears, metrics and soccer
I have some pretty distressing news. I looked in the mirror this weekend and I'm pretty sure my ears are ...
Airport dining and cell phone lots
The “get off my lawn” complaint about the new airport is the long waits to pick up arriving passengers. The ...
Even a Hollywood madam has standards
I feel obligated to draw your attention to Hearne Christopher’s column on page 3. As we teased last week, Hearne ...
