Opinions
Complacency is a leader’s worst enemy. Coming from a former alderwoman, I fear that the current board may be becoming complacent in how city meetings are being held. This can be seen, for example, in the most recent meeting held by the Mountain View Board of Alderman on August 8.
Meetings...
Ever since he finished the third grade in Willow Springs, my brother Charles "Chuck" Stuart talked of a magical place and a magical crime fighter. The place was Willow Springs, and the crime fighter was Captain Tandy. Chuck left Willow Springs after the third grade, but he kept the memory of the...
A few issues ago you published a list of abandoned assets of Missouri residents. I recognized one name and informed the only descendant - who lives in California - of those abandoned assets so he could pursue recovery if he so desired. You’re correct, active publication must be maintained to...
Ye must be born again be not fooled. For whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. For we battle not against flesh and blood but against powers and spirits and principalities of darkness.
For if a man soweth unto the flesh he shall of the flesh reap corruption. But if a man soweth unto...
In genuine heartfelt support of Mountain View's BRAND-NEW Buck Nelson Festival... last night I was thinking, "This has so much more appeal and possibility than Pioneer Days, it could be/will be a great success!"
Granted, "Pioneer Days" is important to the locals for the sake of our immediate...
When I was elected by my Republican colleagues to serve as Chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, I promised the American people the committee would do something it hadn’t previously been known for: it would become known for conducting oversight. From just press reports, we knew of...
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. (Psalms 147:3) (Greek Septuagint - Psalms 146:3)
Jesus once told a story about a poor fellow who was attacked by outlaws and thieves, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of...
A few days ago I received a renewal notice on my Rural Fire Protection membership and it showed a 100% increase. It was double the amount that it had cost in past years. It is a well-known fact that if you have more business than you can handle, you raise your prices and thereby lose some...
As a kid, I would be incensed whenever there was bias, unfairness and outright cheating evident. I thought whether a game of cards, a boxing match or a trade, there should be an outcome based on rules or guidelines which were followed mutually.
No one would tolerate going to a bank asking for...
Many modern-day preachers make light of it and yet Christ told his disciples to baptize those whom they converted. (Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15-16)
On the day of Pentecost after being struck to the heart by Peter’s sermon, they asked what they needed to do (to be saved) and Peter (by influence of...