Opinions
Dear Editor:
I have a few things on my mind that I would like to share.
I would like to thank Convoy of Hope and all the churches who have been involved in distributing the boxes of food every Thursday. They have gone above and beyond making sure the residents of Willow Springs Senior Housing have...
Letter to the Editor:
I wish to thank the organizers of the Fourth of July Parade in Willow Springs for another great Parade, and a Big Hoorah to the Members of Combat Veterans Chapter 4-12 who led off the salute to our great country. Thanks to all veterans who were in the Parade and were there to...
There's no doubt COVID-19 has taken a toll on Missourians, and almost no one is immune. Even if we have not contracted the virus, we’ve all felt its effects. Businesses have shut down and employees have been sent home. Schools closed and parents found themselves responsible for their children’s...
As a member of the Missouri Legislature, I normally focus my attention on matters before our state’s General Assembly, but I’m also a citizen and try to stay informed about legislation being considered in Washington, D.C. I’m especially interested in measures that directly impact us here at home...
After the death of George Floyd, Americans across the country were united in their calls for justice. Now, over a month later, the responsible calls for justice have been drowned out by violent mobs. Local leaders in major U.S. cities have demeaned their law enforcement officers so harshly over...
As I watched the News last week, I decided it is now official. Americans are becoming extinct! As a boy born in 1949 I grew up in a country which didn’t tolerate lawlessness. Criminals were placed into prisons when they broke our laws. Law Enforcement was respected because the average citizen...
Defund?
Morning folks. I have been watching the news sometimes and am really confused. No police? So what do we do without police? Now just about everybody has a gun or two or three. And some are fully automatic. Hell is just one trigger finger away and no police? Death all around everybody!...
This letter is in regards to the nationwide rioting going on.
One of their supporters has claimed that this is what the founding fathers did in their day. That is not correct! The founding fathers petitioned their government- King George III and the English Parliament- for years before citizens...
The Legislature has adjourned for the year, and there are no current plans for lawmakers to return to the Capitol until the annual veto session in September. In the meantime, we watch and wait to see if the governor will sign the legislation we passed in 2020.
Although the General Assembly...
The disturbing circumstances and events surrounding the death of George Floyd have affected all of us. The police officer, Derek Chauvin, is seen on video pressing his knee down into Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes despite Floyd pleading with the officer that he couldn't breathe. It is hard...