Things change, so hold fast to the good moments
Thanksgiving is not just about turkey and pumpkin pie. Not that those things don’t matter.
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Broncos to see strength vs strength in district final
When Lee’s Summit North travels to Nixa 7 p.m. Friday for the Class 6 District 3 football championship, the Broncos and Eagles will be pitting strength against strength.
Blood supplies still short; several opportunities to give
The Community Blood Center, the primary provider of blood and blood products to 70 hospitals and medical centers in the greater Kansas City area, has announced that there is, again, a blood shortage crisis.
Schmitt wins open U.S. Senate seat
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won election to the U.S. Senate Tuesday, defeating Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine and keeping what’s considered a safe Republican seat in GOP hands.
Voters extend and expand children’s services tax
Jackson County voters overwhelmingly voted to renew and increase the children’s services tax, which funds programs ranging from crisis intervention and counseling to temporary sheltering and transitional housing.
On toxic Twitter, big-name users can be a force for good
Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter last Friday, barely a week after he acquired the company, should serve as an all-but-literal announcement: Whatever assurances he offers to the contrary, he may in fact plan to open the content floodgates to the worst in hate speech and toxic disinformation. Why else would the layoffs include gutting the very personnel whose jobs were to weed out the worst offenders?
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Public health leaders must improve messaging
Heading into the third winter since COVID-19 emerged in the U.S., public health leaders have an abundance of information about the deadly virus. How it spreads and how to stop it. What they haven’t yet figured out is how to communicate this information effectively.
Iowa’s Lee puts pedal to metal going for 4th title
O’Toole, Mizzou ranked fourth heading into 2022-23 season; Tigers feature pair of EJC grads IOWA CITY, Iowa — The focus of Iowa’s Spencer Lee is so narrow, he doesn’t even risk driving over the speed limit. Lee, who missed almost all of last season after having surgeries on both knees, is back for a sixth year to chase a fourth NCAA national title, a feat no one has accomplished in the history of the Hawkeyes’ tradition-rich program.
NW Missouri soccer makes NCAA field again
Lee’s Summit North grad Kaylie Rock is leading scorer for NCAA-bound Bearcats Northwest Missouri State soccer entered the MIAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed, beating Washburn 3-0 on Nov.