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Circle of Hope keeps meth family kids at home >> Letters to the Editor	joanne-c
To the editor: As your recent stories depicted, methamphetamine abuse is a major problem in Missouri. Statewide, methamphetamine involvement accounts for one of every eight foster care ...more

Readers asked to join We Campaign >> Letters to the Editor	jean-b
To the editor: I've signed up for the We Campaign because I believe that by working together, we can solve the climate crisis. Will you join me? Just click on the link below to sign up and add ...more

Student seeks local peace activists >> Letters to the Editor	cthomas
To the editor: I am a local (Joplin Area) student, with strong opinions against the current war, and war in general. I heard your name in conjunction with the "Joplin Independent" (very nice) ...more

Bible justifies marijuana legalization >> Letters to the Editor	swhite
To the editor: Re: Push on for Marijuana Legalization, March 5, 2008. If Missouri had a ballot initiative process like Colorado, legalized use of the relatively safe God-given plant cannabis ...more

What a deal! >> Letters to the Editor	mambo
To the editor: The Bush Administration and House Leadership have reached a deal on a package of incentives to stimulate the economy. The package will reportedly include a temporary tax cut and ...more

Cutting health care benefits is not good business >> Letters to the Editor	fpreiss
To the editor: I am a small business owner and believe in the free market. Successes and failures of businesses can be attributed to market forces, societal trends, individual ingenuity and ...more

Blunt vs. Nixon: stalking charge alleged >> Letters to the Editor	jfry
To the editor: I was at the roundtable discussion about health care and the effects of the Medicaid cuts that Jay Nixon attended in Columbia. I was there to assist one of the gentlemen in a ...more

CAFOs: the complacent smell of money >> Letters to the Editor	aholtz
To the editor: It's wishful thinking to hope there will be a national moratorium on factory farms. On the editorial page of the Omaha World Herald Ann Marie Kuehler from Hartington wrote ...more

Writer wants highway put back into MSHP >> Letters to the Editor	mariwinn
The JI received anonymous comments postmarked "Cape Girardeau, MO" in which the writer attempts to quote Col. James F. Keathley's September 2006 acceptance speech after being named head of the ...more

Streets near schools aren't parking lots >> Letters to the Editor	jmfon
To the editor: I drive by Joplin High School nearly every day on my way to work. I can change my route; I don't have children to drop at the school. But driving the full distance of Indiana Ave. ...more

Funds needed for Bush monument >> Letters to the Editor	imblue
To the editor: We have the honor of raising $5,000,000 for a monument to George W. Bush. I am contacting you in hopes your readers will be willing to contribute to this noble cause. But first, a ...more

Roaring River anti-CAFO group seeks support >> Letters to the Editor	bevswe
To the editor: There was an operating hearing in Jefferson City last Wednesday, September 19, 2007, on Michelle and Rodney Ozbun's factory farm just 1½ miles from our beautiful Roaring River State ...more

It's not the judges; it's the law >> Letters to the Editor	wright
To the editor: As a loyal Conservative Republican, I proudly helped return my party to majority status in the Missouri House in 2002 after a long 48 year absence. As the asst. majority leader I ...more

Are stay orders in Missouri meaningless? >> Letters to the Editor	bevswe
To the editor: There are factory chicken houses being built near Roaring River State Park, Roaring River, Table Rock Lake and Mark Twin National Forest. Over 60 people wrote letters to ...more

Thanks, Gov. Blunt for supporting the arts >> Letters to the Editor	mo4arts
To the editor: As you are aware, the governor signed HB 7, which contains the appropriation for the Missouri Arts Council (MAC), the Missouri Humanities Council, public broadcasting and ...more

Lawyer members' position defined >> Letters to the Editor	blippert
To the editor: In the ongoing media coverage of the process for evaluating and selecting the three judicial candidates for the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Missouri, about half of all media ...more

Hog & cattle farms with no smell >> Letters to the Editor	dtroeh
To the editor: From the Kansas City Star [Joplin Independent article is here], I just became aware of the question of Dennis and Chrissy Gessling's proposal to build a hog farm near Arrow Rock, ...more

Thomas White belongs at Boys Town >> Letters to the Editor	kathyhar
To the editor: Last October 13-year old Thomas White made the immature mistake of bringing a gun to school and firing it into the ceiling of Memorial Middle School. During the incident nobody was ...more

The Thomas White Case >> Letters to the Editor	forkids
To the editor: I am very concerned that 14 yr. old Thomas White, has been certified as an adult and faces prosecution in an adult court. Thomas was only 13 yrs. old when he made a very immature ...more

Shake-up in Branson >> Letters to the Editor	dapprich
To the editor: I would like to thank you for your previous article regarding the "Branson" name issue in December. It has been a long eight months of never missing a single alderman meeting, but ...more

Rising gas prices must be stopped >> Letters to the Editor	j-clark
To the editor: Okay, enough is enough. I urge every citizen to contact our Missouri State Legislators and the Governor and Lieutenant Governor and demand that State, County and City petroleum ...more

Defeat of Missouri HB 978 lauded >> Letters to the Editor	jbushart
To the editor: On behalf of the Missouri Chapter of the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors, I would like to extend our gratitude to the many citizens who recognized and acted upon ...more

Tourism boost justified in Taum Sauk devastation >> Letters to the Editor	gsuntrup
To the editor: I am writing to express my personal opinion about the article in the April 7th Independent by: mariwinn While in full agreement with most everything else expressed in the article, ...more

Worried family is looking for Roby Brady >> Letters to the Editor	mbrady
To the editor: We are trying to find someone in your area that may know the whereabouts of Roby Brady. He is 50 years old, was married, and has a daughter who is about 18. Last known address was ...more

Help kill Oklahoma special interest bills >> Letters to the Editor	brocksmi
To the editor and friends of clean water: HB 1515 is coming up for vote in the Oklahoma House. This bill is brought by the hog factory farm industry and, if passed, is a real threat to Tenkiller ...more

Republicans, support the GOP platform >> Letters to the Editor	oharward
To the editor: Our “GOP Plan of Organization” is assembled by elected Republicans starting from our local precincts, local county, Congressional districts, state, and our National Republican ...more

Blunt robs SSDI recipients to aid the rich >> Letters to the Editor	bob-pund
To the editor: Matt Blunt says he wants to help people on Social Security who make more than $132,000 a year by lowering their taxes. The problem is he is robbing from a very poor group on social ...more

Returned home and appalled >> Letters to the Editor	nailknot
To rhe editor: I have watched the Wal-Mart mentality pretty much ruin Southwest Missouri. I grew up here, left the area and recently came home. I was appalled at the condition of the rivers, ...more

Beware of buying from a puppy mill >> Letters to the Editor	m-cardin
To the editor: I’d like to help educate your readers about cruel puppy mills that are throughout the State of Missouri and how they can avoid supporting them. It’s the holiday season and many ...more

Plea to save our State Schools >> Letters to the Editor	cbyrd
To the editor: In six days my daughter will turn 14 years old. When I was pregnant and learned I was having a girl, naturally I dreamed of all the things little girls love to do: dolls, tea ...more

Plea to keep open state schools for handicapped >> Letters to the Editor	schlng
To the editor: I am writing this letter as a concerned taxpayer and registered voter. Recently, I discovered that the state commissioned a study to examine the future of the State Schools for ...more

Saddam's fate >> Letters to the Editor	mambo
To the editor: Man, did this ever come out of nowhere. Who could have never seen this one coming. Un-freaking believable. The media will be awash with this 'til election day and we have known ...more

A plea for a yes vote for stem cell research >> Letters to the Editor	judd
To the editor: I am the California parent of an 11-year old boy diagnosed as autistic at 2. I never expected to write to a Missouri paper, asking you to vote for a Senator. But, the words of ...more

How American has hurt Missouri's economy >> Letters to the Editor	patti-h
...4,000 TWA Flight Attendant jobs, and 20,000 mechanics, ramp, pilots, and gate agents throughout Missouri, including Kansas City and St. Louis were promised, "TWO GREAT AIRLINES, ONE GREAT FUTURE" ...more

Will you continue the insanity? >> Letters to the Editor	ajournet
To the editor: In 1997 oil industry and media right-wingers formed the Project for the New American Century (Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, etc). They immediately proposed military action to depose ...more

Death penalty is questioned >> Letters to the Editor	krista-o
To the editor: Hello my name is Krista Odaffer. I am a social worker at Missouri State University in Springfield. For a policy analysis class at Missouri State, I and several students are ...more

Constituent wants senators to be accountable >> Letters to the Editor	rl-moore
Dear Editor, On 3-14-06 the United States Senate voted down and killed the Conrad 3013 "pay as you go" bill. The bill would have kept the Senate from spending money that it does not have. The ...more

Supporting cures is a no-brainer >> Letters to the Editor	t-loudis
In Response to Missouri Rep. Ed Emery's "Will You Be Supporting Cures or Clones" found here. Dear Editor, Scare tactics and unsubstantiated rhetoric are unfortunate facts of politics in this ...more

Oops, I'm sorry... >> Letters to the Editor	joeclark
To the editor: Republican candidates across the entire nation are struggling desperately to distance themselves from George W. Bush and the kakistorcratic [society governed by its worst citizens] ...more

Citizen stunned over MDNR director's comments >> Letters to the Editor	mambo
To the editor: Being astonished and troubled, I must take issue with Missouri DNR Director Doyle Childer’s claim of factual inaccuracies as he wrote in “Guest column: Nixon off base on variety of ...more

Gay marriage and the downfall of mankind >> Letters to the Editor	s-snapp
To the editor: This week I watched the Senate debate what was called by some, the most important issue facing Americans today, amending our Constitution so gays will never be able to marry and ...more

Voter turnout and coal power plant issue >> Letters to the Editor	s-mahan
To the editor: The Springfield News-Leader article, “Council gets an earful on CU power plant,” does not fully represent what was addressed at the city council meeting, Monday night. I spoke to ...more

County Committee reps snubbed--or just forgotten? >> Letters to the Editor	locofoco
To the editor: At first I thought, great, the Springfield News Leader is making sure people know what offices are open for filing today. Then I realized I was snubbed or forgotten. Bummer. Here's ...more

U.S. needs Kreider >> Letters to the Editor	noblunt
To the Editor: I live in Wisconsin, and have been closely following how the 7th District’s U.S. Congressman, interim Majority Leader Roy Blunt, was recently named one of the nation’s 13 most ...more

Free jails of non-deviant >> Letters to the Editor	niandra
To the editor: Police have arrested an estimated 771,608 persons for marijuana violations in 2004, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report, released in ...more

Echoes of Leo Strauss--how Bush et al rule >> Letters to the Editor	ajournet
To the editor: Analysts of the political philosophy of Leo Strauss present an alarming view of this guru of the ‘Neoconservative’ Project for the New American Century. These analysts note ...more

Supporting troops...more than a car magnet >> Letters to the Editor	debby
To the editor: As Operation Iraqi Freedom continues it appears more people are concerned and wondering what they at home can do; how they can become involved and how they can support our many ...more

SUV owner? There's blood in your tank >> Letters to the Editor	don-g
To the Editor: September 21st was World Peace Day and in over 100 countries millions of people and their governments participated in programs, concerts, dances and speeches to celebrate the ...more

Global warming linked to precautionary principle >> Letters to the Editor	ajournet
To the editor: The Precautionary Principle argues that if the consequences of a course of action are unknown but suspected to be serious, it is better to avoid that course of action even if the ...more

Please excuse Minister Trittin >> Letters to the Editor	beatrice
To the editor: I just found the shameful statement of our minister Trittin concerning the catastrophe in south USA. In the name of every respectable German I ask everyone in America and all over ...more

Bob Dylan revisited >> Letters to the Editor	ajournet
To the editor: A generation ago Bob Dylan asked, "How many deaths will it take 'til they know that too many people have died?" Dylan's question, resonating through America, helped support our ...more

Consitutent attacks government rationale >> Letters to the Editor	ronm
Dear Editor: Notices were mailed out to Medicaid recipients notifying them of changes in eligibility requirements. The next day, the paper work specifically outlining these changes was mailed ...more

Constituent slams attitude of Sen. Bond's staff >> Letters to the Editor	doris
To the Editor: I telephoned Senator Bond's Washington office to tell him how I felt about the Patriot Act and the renewal of those provisions due to expire in 2005. I also am concerned about the ...more

Republican values gone amok >> Letters to the Editor	emma
To the editor: Since the Bush-Cheney team was elected last November and the Republicans increased control of Congress, GOP objectives have become increasingly clear. In the few months that they ...more

Bush Administration threatens scientific legacy >> Letters to the Editor	ajournet
To the editor: The United States has an impressive history of investing in the capabilities and respecting the independence of scientists. This legacy has brought us sustained economic progress, ...more

Thanks! >> Letters to the Editor	s-linds
To the editor: Thank you so much for your recent story on my Missouri Easter Egg at the White House. It was great! I especially appreciated your e-mail letting me know of the story's posting. ...more

Vote against CAFO is vote for animal welfare >> Letters to the Editor	jbalk
To the editor: Thanks to Mark Adams for bringing to light the devastating impact that factory farms pose to our environment ("The CAFO bill - legislation gone awry," April 16). Not only is ...more

Gulf widens between wealthy elite and common man >> Letters to the Editor	earthpax
To the editor: I am shocked that our senators and representatives in Jefferson City are even considering passing a bill that would allow CAFOs to buy property next to your farm without even a ...more

MO DNR responds to allegations >> Letters to the Editor	kcordray
To the editor: In an April 4, 2005 article titled Neosho CAFO to generate 320 tons of manure daily, your paper discussed the proposed expansion at the MOARK Neosho site. I’d like to take this ...more

Animal welfare sacrificed with environment >> Letters to the Editor	emeier
Dear Editor: In reference to the unregulated expansion of pollution-spewing factory farms, Mari Winn stated "The environment is easily sacrificed in the name of the almighty dollar" (Neosho CAFO ...more

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