Days Gone By: Airports and hospitals on the drawing board
From The Examiner during the week of Jan. 21-26, 1974: “MOST AT HEARING FAVOR AIRPORT FOR EJC” – A $4.6 million airport system plan that… Login to continue reading Login…
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Letter to the editor: Trump can put America back on the right course
Barbara Bender, Independence To the editor: Our world today is in a dangerously frightening state. The war in Ukraine, the Palestine/Israeli conflict, drone attacks on… Login to continue reading Login…
Jeff Fox on business: Our transportation options don’t have to be this narrow
Amtrak is taking a hard look at upgrading service in various parts of its patchy network across the country. What it needs is a long-term… Login to continue reading Login…
Bob Buckley: Churches should simply stay out of politics
On June 12, 1990, Paige Patterson and Paul Pressley, a Texas appellate judge, arrived at Café du Monde in New Orleans to cheers from Southern… Login to continue reading Login…
UPDATE: Some local schools closed Tuesday
By The Examiner staff Closings for Tuesday: Alternative learning Tuesday: Senior meals: Snow, wind and cold: The metro area remains under a winter weather warning… Login to continue reading Login…
Community calendar
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to news@examiner. SATURDAY 10 Steps to Organizing for the Busy Genealogist: 3 to 4 p.m., in person… Login to continue reading Login…
Crowded field for Independence school board race
By The Examiner staff Seven people, including two incumbents, will vie for the three seats up for the election in April on the Independence Board… Login to continue reading Login…
MLB tweaks its pace-of-game rules, but why stop there?
By Paul Sullivan Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Major League Baseball announced some tweaks to its rules Thursday to move the game along and eliminate the… Login to continue reading Login…
Jackson County restaurant inspections — Sugar Creek, Lake Lotawana, Buckner
The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects sites where food is served outside Kansas City and generally outside Independence. Recent inspection results in include: Sugar… Login to continue reading Login…
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Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to news@examiner. TUESDAY Body Blast: 8:15 to 9 a.m., Sermon Center, 201 N. Dodgion St., Independence, 816-325-7370.… Login to continue reading Login…