A Letter To The LSR7 Community By Heather Eslick

A Letter To The LSR7 Community By Heather Eslick

staff2 March 30, 2024

March 30, 2024 As an elected official hearing community concerns that specifically mention my name, I feel compelled to confront and address what I have heard, lest someone else speak on my behalf. A few weeks ago, the church I attend delivered…

To the Editor

staff2 March 23, 2024

March 23, 2024 Throughout the tax debacle in Jackson County since 2019, it is evident that two groups of taxpayers hit the hardest are low-income families and senior citizens. Our community should be aware of homeowners falling into both categories. Year after…

Empowering LSR-7 School District With Leadership From Sparks And Williams

staff2 March 16, 2024

March 16, 2024 As a community leader deeply connected to this community, I find great significance in the upcoming LSR-7 Board of Education election. Our schools are not just centers of education but integral parts of our community’s fabric, shaping the values…

LSR7 School Board Candidates And Missouri Ethics Commission Violations

staff2 March 4, 2024

March 2, 2024 Rodrick Sparks (current LSR7 Board President and candidate for re-election) and Juanice Williams (candidate for LSR7 school board) filed their “40 Days Before Election” with the Missouri Ethics Commission on the same date, Feb. 22, 2024. These regularly required…

To The Editor

staff2 January 27, 2024

January 27, 2024 On Aug. 7, 2023, I sat in Memorial Station in Belton, Mo., with misty eyes as I heard parents share their tragic grief about their children who had died from accidental fentanyl poisoning. It was a forum sponsored by…

Here’s My Opinion As A 40 Year Citizen Of Our Fair City…

staff2 July 29, 2023

July 29, 2023 “In regard to the July 25th city council meeting and the discussion of the Jackson County Tax Assessments, I would like to applaud Mayor Baird, Council, and staff for their defense of our community as it pertains to the…

To The Editor

staff2 March 18, 2023

March 18, 2023 Editor, Most everyone in the Kansas City area has heard of a proposed landfill in southeast Kansas City. The project site is across the street from Summit Pointe Elementary School, Kansas City Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, one half mile…

Raytown’s Crisis Actors Are On The Move

staff2 February 25, 2023

February 25, 2023 In my last collection of thoughts, I explained how three neighbors showed up to meet the developer in regards to a proposed development at the location of a previous nursery on Blue Ridge Blvd. When the neighbors showed up,…

When Greg Walters Comes To Your Door

staff2 January 28, 2023

January 28, 2023 Let me give the residents of Ward 1 some talking points when Greg Walters comes to your door. “Dr. NO” has used the power of his blog to perpetrate lies and half-truths to divide the people of this fine…

Conspiracy Theories In Raytown

staff2 January 21, 2023

January 21, 2023 As I write to you today about the upcoming election, one thing I’m sure of is Alderman Greg Walters will put the conspiracy theory out there that waste, fraud and abuse is rampant at Raytown City Hall. When the…