Petition Started To Change The Name Of Todd George Parkway

Petition Started To Change The Name Of Todd George Parkway

staff2 June 13, 2020

June 13, 2020 Lee’s Summit resident Merriah Hamaker recently started a petition on change.org to change the name of Todd George Parkway to Lucile Bluford Parkway. Citing George’s connections to the Klu Klux Klan in comparision to Bluford’s Civil Rights activism and…

Letter to Editor ~ TIF Project

admin June 12, 2020

June 12, 2020 Shortly the City Council will hold hearings and will vote on the new proposed TIF project on 291 Highway that involves a relocation of the Missouri State Troopers building, the Quik Trip on 291, and a re-routing of Blue…

Requests to LSR7 – from current and former students

admin June 6, 2020

Requests to LSR7 – from current and former studentsPress Release June 6, 2020For immediate release We, former and current students, community stakeholders, and Lee’s Summit residents seek to progress social justice and resolve systemic racism in our district’s schools. These requests are…

The Evidence of Faith’s Substance

staff2 June 6, 2020

June 6, 2020 Subject: The Greatest Commandment Isn’t to Seek Justice Luke 10:29 “But the lawyer, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘Who is my neighbor?’” The video taken by a bystander of George Floyd’s arrest is very difficult to watch.…

A Mother’s View

staff2 June 6, 2020

June 6, 2020 By Kathryn Rhoads Propst I feel very unqualified to write an article about racism. I am a white woman, raised in Lee’s Summit with a very comfortable upbringing. What can I possibly say to address the horrific stories that…

The Evidence of Faith’s Substance

staff2 May 30, 2020

May 30, 2020 Subject: Awakening to a Biblical Worldview – Be Intentional in Bible Study with Jesus Christ Galatians 1:18 “After three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, remaining with him fifteen days.” We are first introduced to the…

Dear Lee’s Summit Tribune

staff2 May 30, 2020

May 30, 2020 Dear Lee’s Summit Tribune, I would like you to know about the outstanding service I consistently receive from Councilmember Fred DeMoro. I have had many conversations with Mr. DeMoro over the course of his time on the council and…

Dear Lee’s Summit Tribune

staff2 May 30, 2020

May 30, 2020 Dear Lee’s Summit Tribune, I am pleased to announce my full support for the re-election of incumbent District 4 Councilmember Fred DeMoro to the Lee’s Summit City Council in the June 2nd election. I passionately believe Councilmember DeMoro is…

Save LSR7! The Grades Are In! Who Passes And Who Fails?

staff2 May 30, 2020

May 30, 2020 Dear Editor: If you believe in putting kids first in LSR7, I hope you will vote YES on Tuesday, June 2 for the bond issue and for the candidates with the top grades as “graded” below. New Candidates Larry…

Read My Lips…No New Taxes

staff2 May 30, 2020

May 30, 2020 By Dan Hall No doubt, many reading this epistle will disagree, but in America good people can often disagree. So, dear reader, it may come as a shock to you, who are all taxpayers, that this writer finds the…