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My thanks to the schools and community for continuing to promote Character Plus.
Recently, an ugly incident occurred in the Missouri Capitol building that crossed racial, geographic and political party lines.
My friend Jeff Quibell has strayed from his role as Blue Springs’ town crier to national partisan political pundit with his Feb. 1 column, “Fair share? That’a long debate.”
Islamic extremists would love to wreck the American economy with a $3 trillion dollar war, which we can’t afford. We have been told war in the Middle East protects us from terrorism. Yet, if the Washington establishment really meant this, they would get serious about guarding our borders and enforcing our immigration laws. They refuse to do any such thing.
School lunches may soon look different, but not different enough to stem the tide of childhood obesity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture just issued new guidelines for school lunches, but as a dietitian, I think it’s unfortunate that burgers, pizza and other unhealthy foods will likely still be front and center.
Lately we’ve been reading about the Blue Springs City Council’s vote to “donate” $17,958 to the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance, a transit advocacy organization.
From tragedy and unspeakable pain often comes the realization that courage and sheer determination can finally force their way through the chaos. That is what I have witnessed in the wake of the shooting of my colleague, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
Should any consideration be given to legalizing illegal drugs? Some realistic thought on the subject might be helpful.
I have no children or grandchildren attending public school in Independence, but a recent article (The Examiner, last Thursday, “Truman wins library grant”) piques my curiosity.
