Opinion

School funding, water top 2010 resolution list
January 7, 2010
With the start of the new year, The De Soto Explorer once again makes its community resolution list. As in the past, the list is not about self-improvement but issues that need resolved in the next 12 months.
Neighbor 1-07-2010
January 6, 2010
De Soto community news
2009 noteworthy for end of auto lines
By John Beal
December 31, 2009
With only a few days remaining in 2009, it seems an appropriate time to take stock.
Christmas joy need not be once-a-year experience
December 23, 2009
As thanks obviously defines our Thanksgiving observance, so joy is the more subtle meaning behind Christmas.
Neighbors 12-24-09
December 23, 2009
De Soto community news
Neighbors
Dorothy Nalley
December 17, 2009
The De Soto United Methodist Church will have its Christmas Cantata at its 10 a.m. service Sunday. The Fellowship Committee will sponsor a reception for the cast after the service. Congregation members are asked to bring finger foods in appreciation for the performance.
Letter: Missed Opportunity
December 17, 2009
As a resident of Lenexa who lives adjacent to De Soto’s eastern boundary along 83rd Street, I was invited to the May 7 DeSoto City Council Meeting to hear the proposal for resurfacing 83rd Street from Kill Creek Road to De Soto’s eastern limit
Testimonials show worth of YouthFriends program
December 17, 2009
At last Thursday’s De Soto Chamber of Commerce meeting, De Soto City Clerk Lana McPherson spoke unprompted of the joy she gets from USD 232’s Youth Friends Program.
Neighbors
Dorothy Nalley
December 10, 2009
The De Soto United Methodist Church Advent dinner was Monday. Those who attended were asked to bring donations of cash, coats, hats, socks, underwear and the like for the Della Lamb Operation, which supports more than 1,350 low-income individuals.
Popular Christmas movies span eras
By John Beal
December 10, 2009
Not that I’d want to anyway, but you almost can’t get away from the Christmas movies this time of year.
Neighbors
Dorothy Nalley
December 3, 2009
The Kaw Valley Community Chorus will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at the De Soto United Methodist Church.
One man’s junk mail…
By John Beal
December 3, 2009
The Internet is a wonderful tool. A voyage into cyberspace can turn up all sorts of interesting and useful information. You can look up a recipe, or shop for Christmas gifts, stay in touch with family members or look up old friends and acquaintances, check your bank balance, perform any number of beneficial tasks.
Huhtamaki, city have good partnership
December 3, 2009
There’s an unusual item Thursday on the De Soto City Council’s agenda. To be considered is how the city should use a $20,000 grant. What’s unusual is that the grant is not from some state or federal agency but a foundation associated Huhtamaki Americas, one of the city’s industries.
Don’t forget your blessings
By John Beal
November 25, 2009
Like the fellow said, when you’re up to your hips in alligators, it’s a little hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp. OK, OK, he didn’t say hips, but you get the drift. After all, this is supposed to be a family newspaper.