Opinions
Thumbs down to the departure of Ian Ary to the Mtn. Home Bombers. There hasn’t been this much energy and positivity in our kids in years.
Thumbs up to the city of West Plains for hosting utility work sessions in response to citizen complaints.
Thumbs up to the City of Mountain View...
I would like to share my experience at a recent school board meeting in hopes of shedding light on a growing concern in our community—transparency.
I had spoken with Superintendent Lana about being added to the agenda. However, the subject I intended to speak on was not included. Because of...
A special session of the Missouri legislature was called by Governor Mike Kehoe a few weeks ago to hear a bill relating to a large tax incentive/credit package (SB 3) designed to keep the Royals and Chiefs on the Missouri side of the state line in Kansas City. Also included in the special session...
Publisher's note: Two Howell County reporters present opinions on the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School Board meeting on May 22. Contributing writer and Mountain View bureau reporter Laura Wagner presents a point HERE. Publisher Amanda Mendez offers a counterpoint below.
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Publisher's note: Two Howell County reporters present opinions on the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School Board meeting on May 22. Contributing writer and Mountain View bureau reporter Laura Wagner presents a point below. Publisher Amanda Mendez offers a counterpoint HERE.
There's a way...
Hosea 13:3 - Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears, like chaff swirling from a threshing floor, like smoke escaping through a window.
Three weeks ago, I sent a Get-Well card to a longtime friend who was in a Springfield hospital. Sadly, the postal...
A study called "Summer Learning and the Effects of Schooling" by Barbara Heyns found that "children who did not read at all over the summer experienced a loss of reading skills equivalent to as much as an entire grade level." And that "children who read at least six books during the summer either...
The Willow Springs American Legion Memorial Day ceremony went well. Apparently, God wanted the event to occur and held back the rains. Recent Willow Springs graduate Logan Mullins played taps and Navy veteran Kenneth Tooley was the honored speaker. Comrade Tooley gave such a good speech that a...
It's amazing how ignorant some people are. I recently saw a comment in a newspaper where someone insinuated that sales tax and the increased prices due to tariffs were the same thing. I'll try to explain this in terms that even someone who is less than intelligent can understand. President Trump...
Einstein said, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Teaching really is an artform, but in education, the painter rarely sees the finished product. Summer is a time educators step away and reflect on the impact they’ve made over the course of a...