If there is ever an opportunity to be pulled in two different directions, the Aug. 4 election in Missouri is one of them. With a ballot that includes four statewide initiatives, along with individual races and local questions, it’s easy to feel both excited and confused. That’s why The Beacon, along with our Missouri Statehouse […]
Mike Sherry
Freelance journalist Mike Sherry spent more than 30 years as a print reporter and editor in several newsrooms, including Kansas City PBS, The Kansas City Star and the Omaha World-Herald. He also worked at Congressional Quarterly and other publications in Washington, D.C. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he holds a master’s degree from the Missouri School of Journalism.
Posted inEconomics
Troost Avenue businesses miss out on World Cup bump
But owners didn’t expect a surge of customers anyway.
Posted inHealth
Needs of seniors shape plans for Swope Health’s $126M campus on grounds of shuttered KC nursing home
The number of Americans aged 65 or older has more than tripled since 1960, fueling the ‘gray revolution.’
Posted inKansas City
Long-awaited Kansas City psychiatric hospital sparks resistance among Northeast residents
Neighborhood leaders contend the facility is not the right fit for the community’s doorstep and argue the area is saturated enough with social service providers.
Posted inLocal Government
Voters consider renewing a sales tax for KC East Side projects despite slow progress
If you walk down the hall of KD Academy, watch your step. A tyke might bolt from a room to hug the shins of the man who has come to pick him up. Such a scene unfolded recently as Myron McCant led an afternoon tour of the early learning center he owns and operates with […]