Opinions
The Mountain View Community Betterment (MVCB) would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the Mountain View community for your generous donations and continued support throughout 2025. Because of your kindness, we were able to make a meaningful impact, and we pray that 2026 will be a year filled...
Governor Kehoe wants us to vote on eliminating the income tax in Missouri without giving us any plan on how that money is to be replaced. He wants the legislature to do that planning.
The Missouri legislature has a pretty dismal record of late when it comes to what's best for their average...
Greetings Friends of the 155th District!
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful 2025 and are looking forward to an even better year ahead in 2026. Thank you for the privilege of serving as your State Representative for the 155th District.
The 2026 legislative session has officially...
Thumbs Down to those who anonymously criticize elected officials and others without knowing the whole story or taking the time to find out.
Thumbs Up to everybody stepping up to help the Clinton family after their fire.
I have a home on South Center St. In some ways, it is like being a spectator at a race track. If it were a race venue it would be one thing, but it is a residential area where there is a lot of pedestrian walkers/joggers, old and young alike. Now imagine what these pedestrians have to deal with...
Dear Editor,
After reading the poignant comment of a Mountain View City Alderman that was recently published in a local newspaper, I grew concerned about loss of funding for the community's youth.
Although I do not "yet" live in the city limits of Mountain View, still my immediate...
It’s January and we all know what that means - New Year’s Resolutions. Diets, workouts, budgets, and goals. New Year’s resolutions are great, but they can be hard to stick with, and failed resolutions can accumulate into an overwhelmingly negative situation. But successful resolutions; oh my...
Thumbs UP to Mercy St. Francis Hospital for its unwavering dedication to providing wonderful and expert care to people in need!
Thumbs DOWN to MVPD for the brevity of their dwindling reports lately. Is Mountain View City's crime rate so low officers don't have much to do?
Thumbs UP to...
Merry Christmas Friends of the 155th District!
As we enter the Christmas season, families across our district are taking time to reflect on what this special time of year truly means. For many of us, Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ—a reminder of God’s love, the...
Thumbs Down to whoever approved handing pride flags to kids during the West Plains Christmas parade.
Thumbs Up to the Fizz Shoppe! What a welcome addition to town! (Willow Springs)
Thumbs Up to Douglas County for appropriate bond amounts that keep predators off the streets...