Great failings among journalism hall of fame’s ‘greats’
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Having been inducted Sept. 24 into the Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame, I am in the company of some of this nation’s and this state’s best-known journalists, but...
Opinion
9-11 will not, should not be forgotten
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“Never forget!” Those were the words Americans spoke in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. How could any of us who were alive that day forget? I’m confident that most adult Americans – those of a certain age, anyway – hold powerful memories and emotions that were seared into their conscience on Sept.
Legislators ignore voters, but court listens
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The Missouri General Assembly, Gov. Mike Parson and the Department of Social Services heard loud and clear from voters statewide in August 2020, when 53% of the state’s voters expanded Medicaid.
THE HELL HE DESERVES
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Like most adults in Clay and Ray counties, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, I was at work.
School districts correct to mandate masks
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Beating up on children figuratively by putting their lives at risk literally headlines Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s U.S. Senate campaign.
Allegations suggest no need for tougher voting regulations
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Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft sent out a notice that, in the entire state, following the November 2020 election, the only people being reviewed were those who had allegedly committed voter fraud.
Teach history to fit students’ age levels
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Lies and half-truths are the stuff of myth, not history. True history, like true science, should be objective.
Missouri Republicans lose quiet leader to COVID-19
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WARRENSBURG – Steve Walsh, 63, Ashland, died Aug. 19.
Ray County jail problems not going away
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At least some voters might be happy the Ray County Jail sales tax failed, but whether they made the right call by voting no looks doubtful. Sheriff Scott Childers blitzed the public, calling for what amounted to immediate public support for a half-cent sales tax to build a roughly $11 million, 80-bed jail to replace the shed-like building in Henrietta.
Jail tax opponent offers his opinion that ballot issue not good enough
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This is a reminder to take on the responsibility to come out next Tuesday, Aug. 3, and vote no on the jail sales tax proposal.
