Opinion

Body I am an outsider who has never run for public office before, and getting an inside look at the “political process” has been a real eye opener. Simply put, “the powers that be” have every intention of always being the power.

Body Each form of mass communication has advantages and disadvantages. There is no secret about that.

Body The so-called “slap heard round the world” might have confused the international audience that watched the Academy Awards. Laughing a moment earlier at Chris Rock’s joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, Will Smith got out of his chair, walked up and smacked Rock in the mouth.

Body Last week, we discussed the process of pulling water from our Willow Creek watershed aquifer and processing it at our Water Treatment Plant. Today, we will look at how that water is pumped into Richmond, held in the water towers and delivered to you.

Body Since the Russians are occupying eastern Ukraine, and are attacking Kyiv from the north, east and south, maybe NATO military forces with U.S. support should move into western Ukraine to prevent Russia from completely overrunning Ukraine.

Body Suspicions that might arise in this election year – after another census resulted in yet another undercount of minorities – are understandable, even expected. Generally, black and Latino voters lean toward Democrats.

Body Some April 5 elections will not be on the ballot. There will be no story about Hardin-Central or Orrick boards of education candidates and their views on wearing masks, critical race theory, teacher pay and sexual identity.

Body Richmond city officials placed a tax issue on the ballot to benefit community residents, and voters will decide whether they agree with the decision April 5 at the polls. Voters are asked to maintain an existing tax at the same average cost the public pays now.

Body Josh Hawley, Missouri’s firstterm junior U.S. senator, works overtime to try to make himself sound like a big deal.

Body The right to redress government is part of the U.S. Constitution and is practiced with vigor in Missouri, but some Republicans want to change that and are meeting opposition rightly from conservatives within their own party.