The recent letter from Charles VanDercamp regarding “comma challenged” people and the Second Amendment misses the point. Ironically, he also misses the comma between arms and shall in his reprint of the text.
Last year, I attended my 50th Kirkwood High School reunion. I am a donor, and have always taken pride in attending Kirkwood. In fact, I was in London two weeks ago boasting about Kirkwood High School to a fellow St. Louisan. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case.
It was disappointing to read (May 19, WKT) that Kirkwood High School teachers, administrators and many parents approved of the yearbook’s two-page spread about “hooking up.” The yearbook even described this demeaning behavior as “normal for many high school students.”
On Tuesday, April 25, I was walking my neighbor’s dog about 8:15 or 8:30 a.m. crossing South Clay at Rose Hill Avenue when, stepping up on the southeast corner, my left foot caught the curb and I fell. With two knee replacements, I knew I would have trouble getting back up and that’s when a …
It is important that we support our Kirkwood Police Department and its quest for a pension plan. Without it, we will scrape the bottom of the barrel for applicants. Twenty years of service to the city should get an applicant a lifelong pension.
Re: “Your Body and Emotions Are Too Important to Risk” (Mailbag, May 26) ...
It seems there has been confusion and contention in the WKT Mailbag ever since Mr. Smick’s letter on April 10. He voiced his concern about Hixson Middle School’s letter about the “Human Growth and Development” series of lessons. I thoroughly enjoy dialogue in a public forum like the WKT, but…
Pardon the interruption … whose turn is it in the weekly WKT Mailbag?
A letter to St. Louis regional leadership and the community: One key objective of the funding criteria for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program is to fix critical gaps in cycling and pedestrian infrastructure that often result in “short, disconnected and confusing” routes …
Empowering our children with comprehensive sexual education and health resources while promoting open and honest conversation among families is not the same as normalizing physically and emotionally unsafe behavior.
My daughter was a member of the Kirkwood High School 2021 girls swim and dive team that won state (Class 2). I have been contacting Kirkwood City Hall for several months, asking how to get a mention added for them to the Kirkwood sign on Lindbergh, just north of Manchester, that lists other …
St. Louis County could start a new campaign slogan: “Come to St. Louis County if you want to get arrested for walking or bicycling in our streets.” St. Louis County Council Bill No. 86, sponsored by Councilman Ernie Trakas, criminalizes walking and bicycling on streets that have sidewalks.
This is in response to several letters opining that the Second Amendment only applies to the militia. I refer to those people as the “Comma Challenged.” They read the amendment and then stop at a comma without reading the rest of the text.
Kirkwood used to be a tight-knit little community filled with friendly neighbors, interesting shops and top-notch schools. Now the W-K Times tells me that we are embroiled in the transgender issue that has invaded our school system. Let’s talk about that for a minute.
Drivers, cyclists, pedestrians — be wary! What is happening to driving skills in Kirkwood? Driving around Kirkwood today, I was stunned to see more than the usual number of drivers not heeding stop signs or lights — they blatantly drove through these stop signs and stoplights.
The newest expansion of the Meramec Greenway along the I-44 bridge has a grand opening on June 24, 2023. This new greenway is built along the I-44 bridge over the Meramec River and connects you to Emmenegger Nature Park, Unger Park, Fenton City Park, Olde Town Fenton and George Winter Park. …
The choice of people moving into apartment complexes being built along Kirkwood Road is their personal decision. They know they are choosing to live directly on our community’s main thoroughfare — and the developers of those projects know the same thing.
Kirkwood taxpayers want retirement plans for city workers that have predictable costs that allow for accurate budgeting without surprises.
I’m currently a resident of North Clay in Kirkwood. It is a lovely place to live. It’s fun to watch kids of all ages walking or riding their bikes and scooters to school, with some accompanied by parents. Every day, there are any number of dog walkers, couples walking with coffees, adult run…
The revised architectural review guidelines for Glendale have been in process for two years. There have been multiple architectural review board and board of aldermen meetings that were open to residents for input. Meeting dates and agendas were posted on the city of Glendale’s website.
