Community Still Seeking Answers From School Board

Community Still Seeking Answers From School Board

staff2 July 27, 2019

July 27, 2019 By Jordan Russo-HicksIntern for the Tribune “The last several months have been difficult with a lot of emotion involved,” was the main takeaway from the July 25 board meeting. The acting superintendent, Dr. Emily Miller, introduced herself as someone…

The Evidence of Faith’s Substance

staff2 July 27, 2019

July 27, 2019 Subject: The Past 75 Years (1936 – 2011): America’s Deeply Rooted Christian Heritage, Part 3 Daniel 9:19 “O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your…

Suburban Balance: A Commitment To Equity

staff2 July 27, 2019

July 27, 2019 Commentary ~ Opinion Like many, we opened our emails and social media yesterday at 5pm to the unfortunate news that Lee’s Summit lost a capable and passionate leader in Dr. Dennis Carpenter. Dr. Carpenter was hired by the Lee’s…

I Voted For A Change!

staff2 July 21, 2019

Letter to the editor ~ Opinion I voted for a change! And one of President Trump’s pledges was to rebuild our infrastructure. Today the oldest infrastructure we have is our railroads and they need to be updated! We need to update the…

LSR7 Equity Plan

staff2 July 12, 2019

July 6, 2019 Opinion ~ Letter to Editor To Whom It May Concern; The LS R-7 district has experienced controversy over its Equity Plan. The Board met following egregious comments by its president. She has refused to step aside thus demonstrating a…

The Evidence of Faith’s Substance

staff2 June 29, 2019

Subject: Islam and Christianity Part 17: Iran and the Gospel Acts 2:4,9 “They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Parthians and Medes and Elamites…” Last week, Iran’s Revolutionary…

The Evidence of Faith’s Substance

staff2 June 23, 2019

Subject: Hummingbirds: God’s Helicopter in Our Gardens Job 12:7,9 “Ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you… Who among you does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?” I heard my first hummers of the…

Dear LSR7 Board Members

staff2 June 22, 2019

June 22, 2019 Opinion~Letter to Editor and LSR7 Board Members Dear LSR7 Board Members What fantastic news that our LSR7 Schools will finally move forward with the Equity Planning & Training! I have been quite alarmed and ashamed of late to hear…

Equity

staff2 June 14, 2019

June 8, 2019 Opinion ~ Commentary When looking to the greater context of our nation, it should be no surprise that we are having this conversation surrounding equity here in Lee’s Summit. As a singular community, it is easy to forget that…

Dan Kroog

staff2 June 11, 2019

June 8, 2019 I’ve been reading the vicious and mean spirited attack on school board president Julie Doan. This apparently comes from some minority parents. Ms. Doane’s crime was trying to empathize by relating her own experience of “driving while blonde.” Why…