Our opinion: Radical zig-zags in policy rob the country
Revolution Wind is a wind power facility under construction in the Atlantic off Rhode Island. It’s designed to generate enough electricity for 350,000 homes.
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Our opinion: Independence School District audit sheds needed light on solid finances and serious shortcomings
After a wait of a year and a half, the state audit of the Independence School District finally arrived this week. That report holds good news and deeply disturbing news.
Our opinion: An Independence snapshot shows progress and setbacks are often dealt in the same hand
Communities move forward, but seldom is it on a straight and steady path. Take a look at a couple of unrelated things generating a good… Login to continue reading Login…
Bob Buckley: Some progress here and there on abandoned homes in Independence
In my last column I wrote about the issue of boarded-up houses in my neighborhood and other areas of the city. I mentioned that a friend and I regularly walk through the neighborhood and see the good, the bad and the ugly as we wander through the neighborhoods around the Square.
Voices: Gerrymandering now truly is a dangerous threat to American democracy
“If the United States is to deter a nuclear attack,” U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara said in a 1967 speech in San Francisco, “it must possess an actual and a credible assured-destruction capability.”
Bob Buckley: Independence has too many boarded-up houses
I have lived in my neighborhood my entire life, now almost 72 years. I live here because I love the history of this neighborhood and because it is where my parents chose to begin a family in 1951 when they moved into our house on Waldo Avenue.
Our opinion: A naked grab for power only complicates a bad political scheme, with consequences for Eastern Jackson County
In Trump world, an idea that starts off absurdly far-fetched often gets taken seriously by the wrong people. It takes on a life of its own.
Letter to the editor: America should step up and do right
Jason White, Independence To the editor: After the millions of deaths and horrific destruction of World War II, America figured out how to get aid… Login to continue reading Login…