Emily Jarrett is a staff writer for the Journal.
Off the record, one of my sisters got married last weekend.
Aretha Franklin sang, “All I’m askin’ for is a little respect.”
Honoring Ferrell
John Beaudoin is publisher of the Lee's Summit Journal.
In my first two weeks starting as the new publisher of the Lee’s Summit Journal, I sure learned a lot about our community and the past, present and, hopefully, future of this newspaper.
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The traveling casserole dish
Off the record, my family has a lot of odd traditions.
Ad season doesn’t equate with true issues
With this month’s primary election safely in the rear-view mirror, the political television ad season begins slowly to shift into gear. Not the election season, the ad season.
Did you know?
I like it when an organization mounts a good “Did you Know?” campaign.
School days are here again
Off the record, I have always loved shopping for school supplies.
Fresh starts are truly rare in our world
In the adult world, there are precious few opportunities for a fresh start. Most workplaces have no summer vacations and new years with which to begin with a clean slate.
The waning weeks of pregnancy
OK, for the record, I am not nervous about the impending birth of my child.
Tragedy strikes home
Thursday was surreal. I woke up to a text message from my boss about the train accident on Hamblen Road.
It really says something when Bob Spence thinks a campaign has gotten ugly.
Editor’s note - This is the second in a two part series on racial profiling. In his previous column, Emmanuel Ngomsi related a story of a time he’d been pulled over by police offers, who thought, fasley, he had a gun in his possession.
Elections and love
The two things money cannot buy, I suppose.
Editor’s note - This is the first in a two part series on racial profiling.
Political flyers are ridiculous
As a newspaperman that has covered a multitude of elections – everything from Presidential down to county sheriff positions – I have seen a lot of political flyers. And a lot of ugly politics.
One of the major themes of the current campaign season is the responsibility and accountability of government to the people.
Political sound bites
The gloves finally came off Monday night at the Eighth District State Senate Forum at Delta Woods Middle School in Lee’s Summit.
The true conservative?
This is always one of my favorite catchphrases during an election season.
So close to utter tragedy
It couldn’t have been far from tragedy.
I had been living in the U.S. for many years before I started to really pay attention to baseball. Growing up in the football culture, oh, I mean soccer, I found baseball very boring.
