Summit Place vote saved the night
The Lees Summit City Council was on the verge of having one of its worst nights in recent memory.Click to Continue »
View ArticleA day in the life
What will life in Lees Summit be like for you on May 30?Click to Continue »
View ArticleOh, Detroit (and Canada!)
If I would have only realized Canada was so close to Kansas City, I would have gone there years ago.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDaaaaaance…the day away
Some of the same mom monikers attached with our childrens activities simply do not translate to us dads.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMoving the cheese
The Lees Summit City Council had an opportunity to move the cheese awhile back. They didnt take it.Click to Continue »
View ArticleWeekend warriors
I am, of course, talking about our dedicated Downtown Lees Summit Main Street volunteers. The ones that prove pivotal to help get us through the weekend we just had, Downtown…Click to Continue »
View ArticleWhat does Cantor loss tell us?
When the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House losses on primary day, you better believe the party is going to take notice.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCome and see the show!
Emerson, Lake & Palmer had a premonition in 1973.Click to Continue »
View ArticleVisiting Memphis
The almost-annual trip to Memphis this year had some new components added in this time around.Click to Continue »
View ArticleThe people that we meet
In over five years here at the Journal, I have been privileged to work with some incredible people around Lee’s Summit.Click to Continue »
View ArticleThrough the eyes of my kiddo
There is usually a lot going on in the car when I am taxiing my daughter Addy around.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBottle rocket battles
Having the Fourth of July fall on a Friday is an added bonus as an adult.Click to Continue »
View ArticleWhere’s the dough?
If Clara Peller were alive today, perhaps she could rejuvenate her pitch career with a series of promotional ads geared toward the Lees Summit City Council.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePlanning for org change is vital
We all look at transitions in different ways.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDes Moines passes, but others won’t
Call me crazy, but I think if Steve Arbo could have gotten in his car last week and immediately driven to Des Moines to take the city manager job there,Click to Continue »
View ArticleDistrict 34 race heats up
The signs are out. The talking points are flowing.Click to Continue »
View ArticleConservative or liberal?
One of the most entertaining (not informative, but entertaining) pieces of the July 22 candidate forum was watching the District 34 hopefuls jockey for conservative positioning.Click to Continue »
View ArticleOur walks are changing
I knew I was on borrowed time with my daughter Addy.Click to Continue »
View ArticleLong live newspapers
As a kid, I vividly remember summer mornings at the breakfast table, usually alone, occasionally with the siblings or parents popping in and out, a bowl of cereal in front…Click to Continue »
View ArticleUnderground files at Lee’s Summit facility held precious pieces to...
The little-known National Records Center, located in a limestone cave 60 feet below Lee’s Summit, helped bring the National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum closer to attaining photos of all…Click to...
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