Opinions
Dear Editor:
You deserve commendation for your reportage of the current unpleasant circumstances of the local school system. Your continuing coverage has been fair, balanced, and complete.
Working with complex financial systems and their documents is difficult for those who do not...
Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter because there are many “loud voices” in our community who are blaring inaccuracies about our local school district. I am a community member, a local tax payer, a parent who will soon have two school aged children, and the spouse of an educator and I am...
Autumn reading challenge at MV Library
September means Labor Day and that means it’s a wrap for our Summer Reading Programs. We had great participation for many of our activities and challenges! Look for the next adult reading challenge to happen in late January. We already have a theme...
Dear Editor,
Last week I read an article about an accused thief who allegedly stole a very large sum of money from an elderly disabled gentleman. As an added sideline, the confessed perpetrator also claimed to represent the Kingdom of Christ as a minister of the Gospel. Consequently, I have...
Thumbs Up to the Mountain View, Ark. Hornets who stepped up to provide a week one opponent for the Bears!
Thumbs Down to the West Plains Dollar Tree for raising their prices.
Thumbs Up to former Sheriff Brent Campbell for firing Brian Jackson and starting an investigation when he [...
There has been considerable ink used in this publication on our school financial status. While mistakes in financial forecasting and planning were made, positive steps are being taken to improve the financial health of the district. It’s a process and the district is committed to the work. In the...
Letter to the Editor,
"I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will support the Constitution of the United State of Missouri, and faithfully perform the duties of my office, (the rest is not pertinent to this letter or issue).
The above is part of the oath that Lisa Durnell, Bennie...
Dear Editor:
Gov. Kehoe's decision to cut State Transit Assistance resulted in a $48,000 funding reduction for Southeast Missouri Transportation Service (SMTS). This reduction may seem insignificant to some, but coupled with rising costs for vehicles and wages, it places heavy financial...
Thumbs Up to Lonnie Whittaker’s column that captures great Willow Springs memories!
-Barb Skaggs, Normal, Ill.
Thumbs Down to the Willow Springs School Board. Resign now.
After watching the heartbreaking horror of one more mass shooting, what shall we call the cause?
Shall we call it "the need for increasing gun control," or should we look deeper and call it something more?
The root cause of each new mass shooting is called "the Darkness of the human...