Chris Walden: What the Social Security Fairness Act means to you
On Jan. 5 of this year, with bipartisan congressional support, President Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act.
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Sandy Turner: A juror is left with questions and frustrations
I wasn't one of nearly 50 people lined up with an excuse not to do it. Instead, I settled in with a good book and waited for my name to be called.
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.
Felony child abuse charge for Independence man; 2-month-old was badly hurt
An Independence man has been charged with felony child abuse after hospital staff determined that a 2-month-old baby’s injuries were more serious than those of a baby who had been accidentally dropped on the floor.
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.”
Sandy Turner: This dog’s days of summer are over
Alaska should have been his home with freezing temperatures and unlimited opportunities to fetch frozen fish.
Jackson County health inspections — Blue Springs — July 11 to 14
The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects lodging establishments and sites where food is served generally outside Independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results in Blue Springs include:
Flooded section of 23rd Street is reopened
After crews finished cleaning up 23rd Street near Interstate 435 between Independence and Kansas City, the Missouri Department of Transportation reopened the four-lane road there Friday morning.
Barton Goldsmith: Summer depression? It’s a thing, and you can address it
I know most everybody thinks that the winter holidays are the most depressing time of year, but it’s not true. More suicides happen from the end of spring through the mid-summer than any other part of the year — and we don’t know why.
School supplies needed, and you can help
While school doesn’t start back up for more than a month, citizens can still help Community Services League provide supplies for about 2,500 school children around Eastern Jackson County.