• adminadmin
  • June 26, 2019
  • 4 minutes Read
Tax at 1900% and counting

If you’re one of the thousands of Jackson County residents who recently received a new property assessment letter that made your heart stop, welcome to the club. We’re still trying…

  • adminadmin
  • June 19, 2019
  • 3 minutes Read
Taxation without justification

As the Jackson County Assessors’ statements continue to drop in mailboxes across the county, property owners are getting the shock of their lives upon opening the envelope to find out…

  • adminadmin
  • June 12, 2019
  • 3 minutes Read
Elections Matter

It is oft said of elections that those who stay home on Election Day decide elections. This civically-inspired News Dog would wholeheartedly agree and would urge every registered voter in…

  • adminadmin
  • June 5, 2019
  • 3 minutes Read
The Happy Dog Dance

Late Friday afternoon, the Mattie Rhodes Center announced that Mayor Pro Tem Scott Wagner will be the next executive director of NEAT, succeeding Mary Cyr who is now serving with…

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  • May 29, 2019
  • 2 minutes Read
We the People…

When Mayoral Candidates Quinton Lucas and Jolie Justus released their candidate forum schedule after their primary election wins, this Dog noticed a glaring omission from the list. No campaign forums…

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  • May 22, 2019
  • 4 minutes Read
Doing your election homework

It’s certainly been an interesting ride on the Mayoral campaign trail with each candidate releasing “key” endorsements. For those unfamiliar with the process, campaign endorsements are a candidate’s way of…

  • adminadmin
  • May 8, 2019
  • 4 minutes Read
Candidate Questions: Volume I

The municipal election is coming up next month and this Dog has a few questions for Mayoral candidates Justus and Lucas. First and foremost, why a candidate forum wasn’t scheduled…

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  • May 1, 2019
  • 4 minutes Read
Ramping up the Hate

Last week, the Save The Paseo group turned in at the City Clerk’s office over 350 pages of documents containing over 2800 signatures of those who wish to see the…

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  • April 24, 2019
  • 3 minutes Read
It’s all about the Green!

This week’s guest columnist for the buzz feature is Northeast News Editorial Assistant Johanna Pounds The implementation of Kansas City’s city Ordinance 190233 would allow the City Manager to allocate…