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The Landmark, already Platte County's
fastest growing paid circulation newspaper, is
officially expanding again.
Putting into action a plan that has been formulated
in staff discussions over the past year, The Landmark
this week is launching a focused effort to give
southern Platte County the type of weekly news
coverage it wants and deserves. The Landmark,
Platte County's's oldest newspaper that has been
published weekly without interruption for more
than 140 years, is expanding its news base into
the communities of Parkville, Riverside, Weatherby
Lake, Platte Woods, and Kansas City in Platte
County. The Landmark will be filling a
void in the weekly newspaper market, as no other
weekly in the county makes an effort to provide
breaking news from each of the communities in
the county.
This week, more than 1,000 postal customers in
the zip codes of 64152 served by the post office
in Parkville are receiving sample copies. To subscribe
at the low cost of $22.60 for one year, readers
simply need to call the newspaper at 858-2313
or send your name and complete mailing address
by email to news@plattecountylandmark.com
New readers in time will note The Landmark
is like no other weekly newspaper. The newspaper,
noted for its primarily politically conservative
viewpoints, has built a statewide reputation for
hard-hitting editorials that tackle the tough
issues, with entertaining and outside-the-box
commentary thrown in for good measure. The
Landmark's news staff won't run from the controversial
stories.
Platte County's most popular columnists reside
here. Greg Hall, who formerly authored a weekly
column in the Sunday Kansas City Star, has been
doing his wildly popular sports media column for
The Landmark since 1999. Columnist CK Rairden
(page A-4) focuses primarily on the national political
scene and his work has earned him multiple guest
appearances on the national cable network Fox
News.
Landmark editor/publisher Ivan Foley has been
covering politics and community happenings in
Platte County for more than 22 years, a tenure
that has allowed him to develop a unique insight
into the inner workings of the county government
scene. His Between the Lines column always appears
on page A-2.
Photojournalism work by Bill Hankins, former
journalism instructor at Oak Park High School,
adds color and depth to The Landmark's
coverage. Hankins' work annually wins awards for
The Landmark in the Missouri Press Association's
Better Newspaper contest. Brian Kubicki offers
fresh commentary in his Parallax Look column each
week at The Landmark's popular web site,
plattecountylandmark.com. Office manager Cindy
Rinehart keeps the staff organized and advertising
manager Jondenna Johnston assists businesses with
their marketing needs.
New readers in southern Platte County are encouraged
to subscribe, then sit back and enjoy the ride.
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