My husband and I and our friend Linda were in the airport, planning to get dinner (I wanted calamari) before Linda’s flight left Monterey for Las Vegas. On our way into the restaurant we passed an elderly woman leaning on the arm of someone I assumed to be her daughter.
Marvin Sands, Independence To the editor: Coming up on April 5, there are various municipal elections around the area. In Independence an important election centers on two main areas of the city government – the mayor’s office and the two council members-at-Large.
Those who care about the integrity of the Supreme Court should be cautious in advocating for a mandated code of ethics. The highest court in our land should not need a lesson in ethical standards, right?
The war in Ukraine, which has entered its second month, shows no sign of ending soon. Russia’s huge but incompetent army has been stymied in its attempts to seize the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and other cities.
Americans who followed the four-day confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson last week were treated to a rare display of brilliance, principle and unflappability that demonstrate her fitness, to say the very least, to sit on the nation’s high court. The next step should be obvious and simple. Jackson should be confirmed without delay.
Gerald Wilson, Independence To the editor: Some observations on the Northpoint project and the Little Blue expressway need to be made. First, Northpoint is neither evil or good for that matter.
Area residents finally got some welcome and long-desired news this week: The rate of community transmission of COVID-19 – in the red zone late last summer until a couple of weeks ago – has finally fallen to low in Jackson County, under CDC standards.
I still don’t know if Alina has made it out of Mariupol, or whether she is alive. When Russian bombs pummeled the Ukrainian city three weeks ago, I lost contact with my smart, resourceful, young translator.
Tom Waters, Independence To the editor: On April 5 we will have the opportunity to elect at-large positions on our City Council. Jared Fears should be considered as a leading candidate for the role.
What are your favorite words? What’s the best thing anyone has ever said to you? What’s the best thing you say to others, and maybe need to say to yourself? Words matter. They make a difference, good or bad, whether spoken or left unsaid.