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  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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The people of Missouri should retain full rights to change their Constitution

Marvin Sands, Independence To the editor: Missouri voters almost since the invention of time and especially under our state constitution have had the freedom to petition our government for the purpose of passing laws or reforms that would improve how our state government functions day to day, week to week, month to month and year to year. Generally speaking, initiative petitions are a fundamental right of the people to place upon the ballot issues reserved to the people that would be outside the authority of the General Assembly.

Brent Burgess

Brent Burgess of Independence, MO, passed away, peacefully, after a courageous, two month battle against Covid 19 at Select Services Hospital in Springfield, MO, February 24, 2022 at age 56. He was fun loving, likable and will be missed by many. He was born August 20, 1965 to Tom and Sharon (Ferguson) Burgess in Independence, MO. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Milton and Sharon Hessefort, son, Connor E Burgess and daughter Kaitlyn Garrett, brother, Kent Hessefort (Suzanne) and sisters, Amanda Peterson (Casey), Leigh Ann Lewis, Cyndi Fromholtz (Joe), Kristy Harper(Dan). He was preceded in death by his father, paternal and maternal grandparents Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be at a later date. Donations to Kansas City Pet Project.

Taylor Rene Pennington

Taylor Rene Pennington, 29 of Lee’s Summit, Mo. passed away on March 2, 2022 Visitation is Tuesday, March 8th from 6-8pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel Funeral Service is Wednesday, March 9th at 10am Burial at Floral Hills East Cemetery .

Falcons’ Ridley suspended for ‘22 for bets on NFL games

ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been suspended for the 2022 season for betting on NFL games in 2021. The suspension announced by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday is for activity that took place while Ridley was away from the team addressing mental health concerns.

MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY EVENTS

The Mid-Continent Public Library is offering both in-person and virtual events. Visit mymcpl.org/ events for further information. To access and register for these events, go to www.mymcpl.org/ events. You can then click on “All Events” at the top or on any of the special groups of events at the left side of the screen and can search for events. If you have questions as to how to register or attend an event, call the library at 816-252-7228 and select the option for technology support. If the event is a Zoom event, click on the event and register. An email invitation will be sent to you near the time of the event. To attend most non-Zoom virtual events, register for the event and, near the time of the event, there will be a link to the library’s Facebook page MCPL360 (or you can navigate to https://www.facebook.com/mcpl360/ at the time the event is scheduled.) Note: If you can’t attend a particular program, check to see if it is repeated or recorded and replayed by looking into the “Event Details” listed in the events calendar.

A good start for little readers

Pre-kindergarten age children in the Independence School District can now receive books regularly thanks in part to country music legend Dolly Parton. The school district on Tuesday announced its affiliation with Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a foundation that for a quarter-century has distributed books to young children to foster reading enjoyment.

Feeding the ‘big dog’

The offensive philosophy of coach Adam Jones’ Blue Springs boys basketball team is simple. “We want Ike to touch the ball every time we go down the court,” Jones said after senior forward Ike Ezeogu scored the first 21 points of the Wildcats’ 71-40 victory over Columbia Hickman in Thursday night’s Class 6 District 7 championship game at Blue Springs High School.