Opinion

Every community has people who quietly become part of the reason things work.

COLUMBIA – “In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row .... ” So begins “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian poet and military physician.

It doesn’t take long after a school cancellation for the comments to start rolling in. This time, it was a forecast calling for a potentially severe storm system, with enough concern about high winds and threat of tornadoes that schools across the area opted for early dismissal.

Senate Bill 1602 is intended to provide MU Health Care with the benefit of a legal doctrine known as “state action immunity.” This doctrine would reduce antitrust uncertainty and allow MU Health Care to more quickly collaborate with health care providers within its 25-county service area.

BETA TAU MEMBER Vickie Brown (left) is presented the Key Woman Educator recognition by Jana Siefkas of the Delta Kappa Gamma State Personnel Committee during the state conference..

There is something humbling about realizing you have officially become the person you used to quietly judge. For years, I was proud of the fact I had never watched Game of Thrones.

Dear Editor, I want to share a letter I wrote to Sen. Kurtis Gregory.

Turning 30 was expected to be a clear milestone, but it felt more like a checkpoint, raising more questions than it answered. For years, birthdays had never carried much weight.

Dear Editor, In response to the March 25th article regarding the Henrietta Overpass. Just east of Ray County, Chariton County provides us with an example of infrastructure improvements and how to go about funding it.

There are museum exhibits meant to inform and museum exhibits meant to matter. The new Vietnam War exhibit, “Not Forgotten”, at the Excelsior Springs Museum belongs firmly in the second category. This is not a display you breeze past. It is detailed, immersive and deeply human.