Opinions
Those of us living in Southeast Missouri, who have empathy and concern for our neighbors as their rights are being stripped away, have been betrayed by Eric Schmitt, Jason Smith and Josh Hawley by their vote to pass the devastating and horrible trump bill.
I post this prayer by the late...
Three people answer the same question. In this inaugural installment, we asked “What’s great about Willow Springs?”
Daniel 12:4, 9 & 13 - But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.... Go your way, Daniel, because the words are rolled up and sealed until the time of the end... As for you, go your way till the end....
Thumbs down to the departure of Ian Ary to the Mtn. Home Bombers. There hasn’t been this much energy and positivity in our kids in years.
Thumbs up to the city of West Plains for hosting utility work sessions in response to citizen complaints.
Thumbs up to the City of Mountain View...
I would like to share my experience at a recent school board meeting in hopes of shedding light on a growing concern in our community—transparency.
I had spoken with Superintendent Lana about being added to the agenda. However, the subject I intended to speak on was not included. Because of...
A special session of the Missouri legislature was called by Governor Mike Kehoe a few weeks ago to hear a bill relating to a large tax incentive/credit package (SB 3) designed to keep the Royals and Chiefs on the Missouri side of the state line in Kansas City. Also included in the special session...
Publisher's note: Two Howell County reporters present opinions on the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School Board meeting on May 22. Contributing writer and Mountain View bureau reporter Laura Wagner presents a point HERE. Publisher Amanda Mendez offers a counterpoint below.
“You will...
Publisher's note: Two Howell County reporters present opinions on the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School Board meeting on May 22. Contributing writer and Mountain View bureau reporter Laura Wagner presents a point below. Publisher Amanda Mendez offers a counterpoint HERE.
There's a way...
Hosea 13:3 - Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears, like chaff swirling from a threshing floor, like smoke escaping through a window.
Three weeks ago, I sent a Get-Well card to a longtime friend who was in a Springfield hospital. Sadly, the postal...
A study called "Summer Learning and the Effects of Schooling" by Barbara Heyns found that "children who did not read at all over the summer experienced a loss of reading skills equivalent to as much as an entire grade level." And that "children who read at least six books during the summer either...