The next chief
Joe Piccininis Halloween retirement surprise as Lees Summits chief of police set lots of things in motion over at City Hall.Click to Continue »
View ArticleAddy and Santa
My 3-year-old daughter is finally warming up to Santa.Click to Continue »
View ArticleNewsmakers, making a difference
We figured if Time Magazine can do it each, why not us, right?Click to Continue »
View ArticleSeif, Spallo, others?
The silly season unofficially started months ago in Lee’s Summit.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCouncil needs a holiday hug
NOTE: This column is being written hours before the Dec. 19 Lees Summit City Council meeting.Click to Continue »
View ArticleA different Christmas
I got into the Christmas spirit pretty early this year.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePromises for 2014
A new year always brings with it new hope, goals, aspirations and other agreements and arrangements that we make with ourselves, our families and our careers.Click to Continue »
View ArticleWhat’s ahead in 2014?
Someone asked me recently for my Lees Summit predictions for the New Year.Click to Continue »
View ArticleThat one gift…
Not even my best Christmas as a child could replace what I saw on Christmas morning with my own 3-year-old daughter.Click to Continue »
View ArticleOur state reps need to be heard
Theres a lot of talk around Lees Summit about where our representatives from Jefferson City stand on certain issues.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCandidates: time to pay attention
If you are not currently a member of the Lees Summit City Council (heck, even if you are), now is the time to take heed.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCity isn’t the bad guy
The story had all the marks of one where the City of Lees Summit was going to take a beating.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHe always called me "brother"
Growing up in the Beaudoin household, I am quite certain my mom had just about all the testosterone she could handle with three boys and my father around.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMy mocking bird
That kiddo of mine sure has a mind like a steel trap.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDance the night away
OK, now that the Van Halen version of this song is stuck in your head, you may be a little distracted while reading my latest story of Addy.Click to Continue »
View ArticleFacebook home to snowy fracas
I have to wonder just how much the Lees Summit Public Works department even ventures on to Facebook during the winter months.Click to Continue »
View ArticleElection policies
We are about to enter what many around town call the silly season. In other words, the elections are almost upon us.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBawdy budget banter
It must be the talk of the city budget that just makes everyone grumpy.Click to Continue »
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