By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  November 30th at 01:42 AM  | 

In the 2002 movie “Signs,” Colleen Hess gave her youngest son Merrill a cryptic, deathbed command to “swing away.”  Only years later, with his own life at risk, did Merrill understand what this meant.  With confidence, Merrill “swung away.”  The challenge was unclear, but it was was large and right in front of him, and Merrill could not and did not miss.  Merrill “swung away” with | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  September 19th at 12:24 AM  | 

Irony:  One year ago, The Kansas City Star editorial board said this about an effort to end the one percent earnings tax for everybody working in Kansas City, MO (regardless of state of residence):  “E-tax campaign threatens KC’s future.”  Now, The Star reports, “AMC is the third major Kansas City business to move to Kansas in less than two years.” Irony:  On August 18, Kansas | Read More »

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  May 4th at 07:18 PM  | 

The following is my article in The Monitor.  The Monitor is the re-branded name for The Citizen, and it’s the Kansas City Metro’s premier center-right print and online publication.  Make sure and bookmark KCMonitor.com for regular updates on news from Kansas, Missouri, and the Kansas City area.  Click here to learn where to find one of the 200 locations distributing this free print newspaper. This article is re-published with permission. | Read More »