Should we use the death penalty?
I was shuffling through one of my many boxes of stuff a few days ago (looking for my passport, which I successfully located) when I ran across a bevy of…Click to Continue »
View ArticlePolitical forum time
March 4 marks the first city council political forum here in Lees Summit.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDental dilemmas
I know all parents go through varying degrees of anguish with their kids, especially where medical and other health issues are concerned.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePolitical sound bites
The Lees Summit City Council election season is off and running.Click to Continue »
View ArticleA day downtown
If youre going to come to downtown Lees Summit at all in the next month, (hint, hint, city councilmen, your meetings dont count as attending an actual event) March 15…Click to Continue »
View ArticleFinally, we’re voting on school board
While much attention is centered around the April 8 election for city council and the no-tax-increase bond question for the 291/50 bridge improvements, it should be noted another big ballot…Click to...
View ArticleCommittee departures
Last year Councilwoman Kathy Hofmann resigned from the Lees Summit City Council Rules Committee.Click to Continue »
View ArticleA ‘church’ in name only
If Fred Phelps was truly the foundation of the Westboro Baptist Church, perhaps his ending will signal the same for that hateful organization.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSchool board sound bites
Last weeks Lees Summit R-7 School Board forum revealed much about where the candidates felt.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePolitical sound bites, II
On a night when very few original ideas or initiatives actually surfaced, District 1 candidate Diane Forte could at least claim the best.Click to Continue »
View ArticleTelling tales, asking questions
One of my favorite quotes lately couldn’t describe my Addy any more perfectly.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMore council shake up?
No matter how the elections go this week (and yes, they are over, I understand, I am just writing this before the polls close) we are, perhaps, facing yet another…Click to Continue »
View ArticleElection impacts
Pointing out the obvious gender-related force that will now be sitting on the Lees Summit City Council is a delicate line to walk.Click to Continue »
View ArticleFarewell feisty Ed
I envision Ed Cockrell on the University of Texas debate team simply running intellectual circles around his opponents back in the day.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePlaying to their strengths
A true test of the leadership of this city council and our mayor will be easy to spot. And decisions made over the coming weeks will set the tone for…Click to Continue »
View ArticlePromoting art
While some art-related initiatives still linger in the air, we can hang our hat on another artistic venture that continues to be a shining light for downtown Lee’s Summit –Click to Continue »
View ArticleParking concerns downtown
The shift of the voter-approved outdoor performance space from the west side of the railroad tracks in downtown Lee’s Summit to the parking lot of Arnold Hall has raised some…Click to Continue »
View ArticlePronunciation errors (a.k.a. how my kid talks)
I catch myself wanting to correct my daughter Addy all the time.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDowntown housing
If you build it, they would indeed come to downtown Lees Summit.Click to Continue »
View ArticleShooting from the hip
If the three new city council members – Diane Seif, Diane Forte and Trish Carlyle – truly want to be effective in city government, they could collectively stop one thing:Click to Continue »
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