Letters to the Editor

OPINION ~ Letter to the editor August 15, 2020 The district announced postponing start dates for Fall 2020 based on Jackson County health officials declaring “significant community spread of COVID-19”. New season, same script. I have questions. I pray BOE’s answers pursue…

July 25, 2020 I think Mayor Lucas is doing a very very good job! Today we can’t set on the Rock Island Corridor and study anymore. There should be an audit on the purchase of the Rock Island Corridor. Did Union Pacific…

July 18, 2020 Dear Editor, I note with dismay the news article in the Tribune that two municipal Lee’s Summit officials, Mayor Bill Baird and City Councilmember Andrew Felker, are actively promoting support for the organization “Black Lives Matter.” Of course, black…

Opinion ~ Letter to the Editor July 4, 2020 The “cancel culture” is a prominent fixture of contemporary society. We are currently in a frenzy to tear down Confederate monuments, rename southern Army posts, rename streets or otherwise “cancel” portions of our…

June 20, 2020 When we learn new facts, we are obligated to change our opinions. Some years ago I wrote a blog about a street in Lee’s Summit named after a man that David McCullough, author of the biography Truman, said was…

June 20, 2020 Mayor and City Council, I appreciate your allowing me this opportunity to express my thoughts on an issue of concern to me. As a resident of Lee’s Summit for many years, I am deeply troubled by the information I…

June 20, 2020 Letter to Editor I agree with Merrian Hamaker that we should consider changing the name of Todd George Parkway. Mr. George was an outspoken racist and had little regard for people of color. If we are to select another…

June 20, 2020 Dear Editor Black Lives Matter is a racist group. Just replace the word “Black” with “White” and imagine how people would respond. I know of no one that supports the actions the police took in the George Floyd case.…

June 20, 2020 Reading the June 13th article “Petition Started to Change The Name Of Todd George Parkway”. The article states as fact that Todd George “was also an active member of the Klu Klux Klan”. (Ignoring that it should be “Ku…