A new look
I remember the first newspaper website I was a part of, way, way back in the late 90s.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCrowded house
The District 2 race for the spring Lees Summit City Council election is already shaping up to be a barnburner.Click to Continue »
View ArticleProactive, active or reactive?
So what kind of city governance, economic development and future planning do we practice here in Lees Summit?Click to Continue »
View Article3 is the new…3
Ill be the first to say to whatever parent told me a year ago that the 2s wouldnt be so terrible, but watch out for the 3s Click to Continue »
View ArticleBreaking up is hard to do
This week, the city of Lees Summit finally had to pull the Band-Aid off its relationship with Dusty Dahmer and his coveted land near Third, SW Main and Market streets.Click to Continue »
View ArticleThe Journalist’s Creed
I first read the Journalists Creed as a junior at William Chrisman High School. It wasnt hanging on our wall in the J-room or recited to us by our teacher,Click to Continue »
View ArticleWhat happens to Arnold Hall now?
The discussion and, sometimes, rhetoric regarding the new location for the downtown performance venue last week reached a fever pitch.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCustody conflicts
One afternoon in my old neighborhood, a routine exit of our grade school bus with friends turned into something very different and unsettling.Click to Continue »
View ArticleAll the world’s a stage
Ive written before about my introduction to the world of theater at a young age, deftly performing the role of Pontius Pilate during a Christmas service back at the old…Click to Continue »
View ArticleShort line for mayor’s office
There seems to be a lot of rhetoric and rally cries lately about who may be bold enough to take on Lees Summit Mayor Randy Rhoads for his office come…Click to Continue »
View ArticleHail to the chief
Its a rare thing in a town this size to have such public access and honesty from the police chief.Click to Continue »
View ArticleRIP Blockbuster
In the 1980s you could rent a video just about anywhere.Click to Continue »
View ArticleThe secrets at District 13
Apparently they are splitting atoms over there in Lake Lotawana.Click to Continue »
View ArticleArts Council quandary
It appears as though it is time to loosen and lengthen the leash on the Lees Summit…Click to Continue »
View ArticleDowntown, parks, quality of life
I had a handful of readers ask me recently about some of the negative tones coming out around Lees Summit lately in regards to city projects, economic development or just…Click to Continue »
View ArticleRemembering Kennedy
As I sit and listen to the fascinating where were you stories that have surrounded me about the assassination of John F. Kennedy these past few weeks, Im often reminded…Click to Continue »
View ArticleSurvey says…
This just in President Barack Obama isnt polling well. Thats a first for him.Click to Continue »
View Article2013’s “thankful” list
I suppose everyone’s list of “things to be thankful for” changes drastically every year.Click to Continue »
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