Opinion

One bill for infrastructure, one bill for people

4 years ago By News Staff

The smaller of the two “infrastructure” bills before Congress earlier this month has become law and that is a good thing for spurring the economy. The larger of the two spending bills has not passed, has been misidentified and faces an uphill Senate battle.

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Thanksgiving calls for attitude of gratitude

4 years ago By News Staff

If you have enough to eat, a place to live, a way to get around, people who care about you or people you care about, then you are wealthy. If you lack any of these elements, you must still be grateful for what you do have while striving to obtain whatever is absent.

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Reader wants broadband now

4 years ago By News Staff

For years, I have read in The Richmond News how Emanuel Cleaver II is bringing broadband to rural Ray County. Where is it? I haven’t seen it.

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Be aware, be wary of more election changes

4 years ago By News Staff

Voters and candidates in school board, city council and other municipal races will face an unnecessay new challege in the coming elections, and another unnecessary and divisive change is proposed by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.

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Couple remembers family service on Veterans Day

4 years ago By News Staff

On this Veterans Day, Nov. 11, we extend our appreciation and thoughts to our active-duty military personnel, and we pay tribute to the many millions of veterans who have served our country over the past 246 years. We also wish to memorialize the passing this year of our brother-in-law, Cmdr. Barry Rowe, and acknowledge the other veterans of the Jones and Moskowitz families who served during major wars from the Civil War to the War on Terror.

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Editor did not discuss cultural differences

4 years ago By News Staff

I find it interesting that you chose this story for front-page news. I suspect because you assumed that this taunting was an example of white supremacy by school kids.

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Writer gives rundown on Missouri Medicaid

4 years ago By News Staff

I’ve written about this subject many times and still find myself dazed by the inadequacies of our state officials and their lack of concern for our state’s poorest citizens. In August 2020, voters approved Medicaid expansion for the state of Missouri by a 53% majority, thus making it a constitutional mandate.

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Domestic abuse needs Ray County’s attention

4 years ago By News Staff

The stories told by women who have experienced domestic violence – whether financial, verbal, physical or all of the above – will break the heart of anyone with even a small degree of empathy. Financial abuse occurs when one “partner” in a relationship, regardless of gender, takes control of all income and spending, with the other partner given no say.

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District urges community to oppose bullying

4 years ago By News Staff

We believe students need to feel valued, know they belong, are free from worries about being bullied within the schools and feel safe in the school they attend. In order to be successful, we ask our Spartan families for help to facilitate this culture.

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Threats against press by Parson unworthy of office of governor

4 years ago By News Staff

Amid all the recent accusations and threats by Gov. Mike Parson to punish the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for revealing a significant security flaw in the state’s online database, the most disturbing element is the state’s underlying threat to the freedom of the press for the news media doing its job.

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