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What’s wrong with our world? Stop the madness before it’s too late!

It pains me to say that I am frightened for what’s to come in our children’s futures.  For that matter I am alarmed at the rate of lives that are…

The great conGUNdrum

I am a pretty liberal person and can argue with you until I’m blue in the face even though I know we won’t change each other’s minds. A good old-fashioned…

Million dollar ideas, ripe for the picking

Every once in a while, I have a little bit of a brainstorm and get an idea that I think is really worth considering. Sometimes it’s something as small as…

Seniors, teens shortchanged

To the editor: It looks to me like Excelsior Springs seniors and our youth have been shafted again! It seems our town can spend thousands of dollars advertising an empty,…

Education, not apps, is answer to texting and driving issue

As someone who spends a little time in the car, and whose cell phone keeps him pretty plugged in, I’ve been paying a lot of attention to the recent rise…

Excelsior’s smoking ban vote surprises me—or does it?

I was sincerely shocked when I learned that the city of Excelsior Springs’ proposed smoking ban on the Tuesday ballot passed. And it wasn’t one of those “passed by a…

Youth shine through

To the editor: A wise man once said, “Children nowadays are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.”  – It was Socrates, over two thousand…

Tragedy brings about an outpouring of love and caring

I n our small town it’s not often we witness such tragedies as our area youth did a week and a half ago.  It will be two weeks this Saturday…

For smoking ban

To the editor: I wanted to write in support of the upcoming day of voting for the smoking ban of Excelsior Springs. In April, 2012 I had my checkup at…

Veteran thank you

To the editor: Many thanks to the Excelsior Springs Walmart and employees for preparing a very fine chili luncheon March 23 for us veterans. Enjoyed it very much. We have…