Glaucoma: Get The Simple Eye Test

Jan. 12, 2019 January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. This is an excellent time for Lee’s Summit citizens to become educated, to get their eyes checked and to get treatment if needed, before permanent and irreversible damage begins. Experts call glaucoma “the…

Keep public notices public

OPINION February 21, 2019 Again this year, bills in the Missouri Legislature would effectively hide public notices from the public. Public notices, also called legal notices, are required by law to be published in newspapers. The idea always has been to provide…

Allera Housing Development

Opinion February 9, 2019 The preliminary development plan for the controversial Allera housing development has been denied by the city council. Citizens and representatives alike have been vocal in their opposition to the development: characterizing the 159 single-family lots as low-income, Section…