Opinion

Body Times like these past weeks — when an escaped convict was on the loose from Ray County — I’ve never felt more like a real reporter. Listening to police scanners and arriving at the scene this past week has felt more like a fever dream.

Body Nearly 5,000 years ago, humans discovered the written language. Stemming discovery of hieroglyphs, cuneiform, and the roman alphabet had been shared. Throughout history people have learned the ways of communication through time and to each other.

Body Editor Excelsior Springs Standard 2001 W. Jesse James Rd., Suite 8 Excelsior Springs, MO 64024 I am writing in response to the March 10, 2023, edition of The Standard, in particular, the article “Voters get glimpse of possible new school.”

Body Podcasts have grown into a popular way to be entertained or educated.

Body Carrie Classon’s, “Blue Yarn: A Memoir,” is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other fine stores. Learn more at CarrieClasson.com.

Body The Excelsior Standard, Mar. 31, 2023 Jo Ann Cochran Page, 87, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away on March 24, 2023, after a short illness.

Body Carrie Classon’s, “Blue Yarn: A Memoir,” is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other fine stores. Learn more at CarrieClasson.

Body Recreational fun can be had with your siblings at times. Have you ever tried family bonding over kayaking? Kayaking is one popular water sport whose history stretches back to around 5,000 years ago.

Body is learning Spanish his own way. I do Duolingo online.

Body JERUSALEM — Any day of the week here, the 4:30 a.m. Muslim call to prayer may wake you up. As a Christian in this holy land, it calls me, too.