Some words to keep in your heart
Are you the kind of person who collects magnets with lots of pithy sayings and puts them on display in your kitchen? I am. I’m not proud of it.
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There’s no ‘exotica’ food that I won’t try once
I want to talk with you about exotica. No, no.
Can Missouri rise to the challenge of long-term thinking?
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is on the right track in proposing raises for state employees and setting a minimum of $15 an hour – that's just $31,200 a year – for state jobs.
Character, power and the importance of choice
Julia Child was almost 40 before she learned to cook. Her popular educational television show, “The French Chef,” didn’t premier on WGBH until she was 49.
An injured worker is left with little recourse
The law can lead to some harsh consequences. An example of this happened in a case decided by the Eastern District Court of Appeals in St.
Why can’t Independence take a simple step to help the homeless?
Sharon Wilson, Independence To the editor: In last Saturday’s Examiner, I saw a front-page article headlined, “City says no to showers for homeless.” How can the city be so callous as to deny a homeless person a chance to clean up? Surely we could have the compassion to allow this. It would do wonders for morale.
Mayor has supported first responders and deserves re-election
Michael T. Rorah, Independence To the editor: Eileen Weir has a proven unwavering support of first responders so that our police department and firefighters have the proper equipment to protect, serve and support our community.
Mayor Weir has served Independence well
George Lightfoot, Independence To the editor: I want to endorse my friend, Eileen Weir, in her campaign for re-election as mayor of Independence. She has done an excellent job in my opinion, always representing the city of Independence in a fine, dignified way.
Putin seeks empire. Can NATO stop him short of war?
This week, Western nations have been trying to rebuff Russia’s threats to invade Ukraine for the second time in eight years. The talks between the United States, NATO, European officials, and their Russian counterparts in Geneva are an effort to tamp down Moscow’s military blackmail – and prevent another Kremlin effort to change European boundaries by violence.
Social media companies acted irresponsibly to aid the Big Lie
In the weeks before the November 2020 election and subsequent Capitol insurrection, podcasts and Facebook postings lit up with allegations of massive voting fraud and calls for violence to address the spreading myth of a stolen presidential election.