COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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July 2022
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INDEPENDENCE POLICE REPORTS
Friday, July 15 Arrest 4:30 a.m., 13800 block of E. 42nd Terr.
Across Quebec, Catholic Church is in steep decline
QUEBEC CITY (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Quebec this week at a time when many French Canadians in the province are not only moving away from religion but explicitly rejecting it, embracing secularization long after their forebears built their identity on the rock of the Catholic Church.
Why can’t Missouri do better for those with special needs?
Dear Governor Parson: Over 20 years ago, we learned that we were moving to the Kansas City area. Moving, transferring the kids’ schools and securing a home are not easy tasks.
Grandkids make this crazy world seem normal
Once a month the five youngest grandkids spend the night. The oldest two had their fair share of overnights with Papa and Gigi and have now moved onto teenage land, in which old people are low on the totem pole.
BLUE SPRINGS POLICE REPORTS
Friday, July 15 Animal bite 10 p.m. 1100 block of N.E.
Open spaces and good rides
It’s that time of year again. Next week I will be riding my motor scooter to the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota for the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally.
The darkest hour is just before dawn
When things get very complicated and upsetting, feeling low is understandable, and things aren’t going so well in the larger world right now. It’s also not far from the time of year — late spring and early summer — when suicide rates are higher than at any other time of the year.
Suit alleges Missouri Senate map hurt minority voters
A lawsuit challenging the state Senate redistricting map being used for Tuesday’s primaries alleges it violates the Missouri Constitution because it “packs” Black residents into two St. Louis area districts and splits Buchanan County without good cause.
St. Louis region hit by more flooding
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Heavy rains brought another round of flooding to the St. Louis region that was already recovering from record rains earlier this week, prompting firefighters to help dozens of people escape the floodwaters.