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| Justice for military rape victims intensifies >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| Trina McDonald cuddles service dog Shea.
To the editor:
I traveled to Washington, D.C., for the first time in my life to carry my message of removing prosecutions of military sexual assaults ...more |
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| Joplin Globe's columnists are biased >> Letters to the Editor | mckinney |
| To the editor:
Marilyn Beasley and Paul Greenberg are often posted in the Joplin Globe. Mr. Greenberg's forum wasn't too bad today [May 26, 2013] but he usually smacks of anti-Obamaism, blaming ...more |
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| Thoughts on government policy >> Letters to the Editor | sokolow |
| To the editor:
Nuclear threats made by North Korea— followed by terrorism in Boston--demonstrate the need for a strong defense. If we let the national debt get to the point where all revenue is ...more |
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| Missouri's new reputation: an economic laggard >> Letters to the Editor | ishmael |
| o the editor:
More than a century ago Rep. Willard Duncan Vandiver concisely captured Missouri‘s political sensibility, telling a crowd in Philadelphia that "frothy eloquence neither convinces ...more |
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| In defense of Randy Turner >> Letters to the Editor | fsmith |
| To the editor:
Mary Ann and I have known Randy Turner personally for 10 years or more, have met his very nice parents in Newtonia, and I have several mutual friends. Have never heard anything but ...more |
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| Mormon claims gay boys in BSA is immoral >> Letters to the Editor | mjjarvis |
| To the editor:
Mormons are not OK with the idea of morally dumbing down the Boy Scouts of America with the admission of homoelective (homosexual) boys to the program. Besides, a lawsuit would soon ...more |
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| Make Key Bank earn acceptable personhood >> Letters to the Editor | k.akers |
| To the editor:
Sometimes I imagine that my son Cameron is still overseas serving in the Air Force -- and then Key Bank (HQ-Cleveland, Ohio) sends a bill demanding that I pay for his student loans, ...more |
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| Apology not accepted >> Letters to the Editor | l-ehrsam |
| To the editor:
In response to IRS officials on May 10, 2013, admitting that its agents actively targeted Tea Party groups for increased scrutiny during the 2012 election, the nation's largest Tea ...more |
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| HB 886 protects citizens' rights >> Letters to the Editor | bmartin |
| To the editor: ...more |
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| Call to arms for Missouri teachers >> Letters to the Editor | ewoolsey |
| To the editor:
I now make the request that all interested parties... especially Missouri teachers... become proactive in guaranteeing the future well-being of the Public School Retirement System. ...more |
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| Contraceptive danger? >> Letters to the Editor | jacalva |
| To the editor:
Regarding the Emergency Contraception Pill, the "evaluation report of approved medication containing levonorgestrel" clarifies researches that give cause for the marketing of the ...more |
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| Missouri has a gambling problem >> Letters to the Editor | ishmael |
| To the editor:
Policymakers have used economic development tax credits to gamble with taxpayer money for years, but the results have been disappointing. Missouri continues to fall behind our ...more |
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| Roe v. Wade works both ways >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| To the editor:
The attorneys for a pregnant Texas teen are arguing that a minor cannot be forced by her parents to get an abortion, because the law gives her the choice to keep her baby.
...more |
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| Response to Pope Benedict's announcement >> Letters to the Editor | leidson |
| To the editor:
Like many, I was tremendously surprised by the Holy Father's announcement of his resignation today [Feb. 11, 2013]. I am certain that he arrived at this important decision following ...more |
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| Pope's message is commendable >> Letters to the Editor | pkokoski |
| To the editor:
Regarding Pope Benedict XVI’s Christmas address, December 21, 2012: I commend Pope Benedict XVI for strongly denouncing homosexuality and same-sex marriage in his annual Christmas ...more |
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| Do we need armed guards at schools? >> Letters to the Editor | donald |
| To the editor:
The recent tragedy at a Connecticut school shooting points out the need for stronger security measures to help prevent or mitigate loss of life at our schools. The emergency plans ...more |
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| Missouri Senate contenders and earmarks >> Letters to the Editor | pat-g |
| To the editor:
The infamous "Bridge to Nowhere" helped everyone realize that earmarks were a abusive practice that should be outlawed. Unfortunately Todd Akin did not get the memo.
Akin has ...more |
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| People's rights revisited >> Letters to the Editor | w-isleib |
| To the editor:
Something Biden said during the debate with Ryan stuck; I couldn’t shake it. One of the last questions referenced religious belief and views on abortion. Biden indicated that he ...more |
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| What sports has become today >> Letters to the Editor | pkokoski |
| To the editor:
Regarding the controversial referee call during the NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks and the AP article "NFL upholds Seahawks’ disputed win over ...more |
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| NCAA commits overkill >> Letters to the Editor | donald |
| To the editor:
I am upset about the child abuse committed by Sandusky and the cover up by Paterno, Curley, Schulz and Spanier. The lives of many young children have been adversely impacted by ...more |
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| Actions speak louder than words >> Letters to the Editor | welchons |
| To the editor:
This year the candidates for President will spend hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising. One telling us of the heroic things he has done and the other telling us of the ...more |
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| Drones monitoring farms is disturbing >> Letters to the Editor | staylor |
| To the editor:
The idea of the EPA flying drones over Missouri farmland is deeply disturbing. The EPA assumes that Missouri farmers are the bad guys and are overreaching yet again. The Obama ...more |
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| Former MSSU student lauds SIFE >> Letters to the Editor | jmehalic |
| To the editor:
...SIFE is a great student organization and is highly respected among corporate organizations. As a former student of MSSU, I would love to see the Plaster School of Business start ...more |
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| Progress for humankind >> Letters to the Editor | aramo |
| To the editor:
Throughout history, men have committed true outrages—one of them is cannibalism, or the practice of eating human flesh by an ancient Antillean people. There have also been cases of ...more |
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| Missouri House tries to shaft workers again >> Letters to the Editor | jsipe |
| To the editor:
ICYMI [in case you missed it], the Missouri House yet again has wasted time and resources revisiting an unfair approach to workers' compensation, even after Governor Nixon's recent ...more |
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| Petition for justice for Trayvon Martin >> Letters to the Editor | mroach |
| To the editor:
Seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home from a convenience store on the evening of February 26. The shooter, George Zimmerman, was the neighborhood ...more |
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| Kansas senator wants health care law abolished >> Letters to the Editor | s-little |
| To the editor:
As then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously said about health care reform, “We have to pass the bill so you can find out what’s in it.”
Friday, March 23, 2012, marks the second ...more |
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| Jay Nixon's veto >> Letters to the Editor | jerrante |
| To the editor:
If you want a case study in why Missouri is the worst state in the nation in terms of business friendliness, you need look no further than the behavior of Jay Nixon and his veto of ...more |
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| Rush is the political equivalent of Gwar >> Letters to the Editor | nicholas |
| To the editor:
I have filed to run for Missouri's 133rd state legislative office instead of my (mostly performance art) campaign against Billy Long. In announcing I wanted to make yet another ...more |
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| Potential new advertiser for Limbaugh >> Letters to the Editor | bwey |
| To the editor:
Rush Limbaugh’s comments about Georgetown student Sandra Fluke, calling her a “slut” and “prostitute” during his radio show has cost him dearly. In the past few days, groups such as ...more |
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| Crossing party lines >> Letters to the Editor | terrell |
| To the editor:
Independent voters, affiliated with neither the Republican nor Democratic party, will be wooed in the months leading up to the November general election. As a voting group ...more |
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| Hotline is established for wildlife problems >> Letters to the Editor | angel-w |
| To the editor:
We would like to introduce you to a new service available to the public in Missouri (state wide) and Western Illinois. We are the Wildlife Hotline, manned 24/7, and formed by ...more |
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| Gingrich's marital affairs are fair game >> Letters to the Editor | jasmith |
| To the editor:
Gingrich's marital affairs are fair game, more so than Edwards's, Spitzer's or Clinton's, because only pro-family, pro-life, ethics-committee-chairman Gingrich hypocritically aired ...more |
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| Vaccinations prevent hardship >> Letters to the Editor | ssavat |
| To the editor:
As a pediatrician, I see children admitted to my service each winter with pertussis, or whooping cough. These kids are miserable as uncontrollable, painful coughing makes their ...more |
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| CLASS program needs immediate alternative >> Letters to the Editor | kdunham |
| To the editor:
The United States House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, to KILL the CLASS program without offering an alternative. This means that people with disabilities ...more |
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| Axing of budget by governor is still untested >> Letters to the Editor | abuening |
| To the editor:
The governor released his FY-2013 budget recommendations during his State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. His budget calls for $508 million in reductions and ...more |
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| Questions are unanswered regarding Costa Concordia >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| To the editor:
Once again the Costa Concordia tragedy shows us part of the human experience is to feel the pain and the loss of others as though it were our own.
As a maritime physician - in ...more |
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| Many whys for the Costa Concordia mishap >> Letters to the Editor | donald |
| To the editor:
As a former naval officer; officer-of-the deck underway, independent and formation steaming; and qualified marine navigator and instructor, I have questions concerning the grounding ...more |
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| Meaning of "Merry Christmas" is explained >> Letters to the Editor | pkokoski |
| To the editor:
At Christmas we are dazzled by the shopping lights of the season. We tend to forget that Jesus Christ, the true light of the world, is present - closer to us than we are to ...more |
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| Will the real Gingrich stand up? >> Letters to the Editor | jasmith |
| To the editor:
Newt Gingrich was speaker, ethics Committee chair and Clinton's loudest critic during MonicaGate, which the "liberal press" tried so very hard to cover up that somehow they missed ...more |
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| PSU expansion is overdue >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| Editor's note: This letter is in response to a guest editorial by John T. Sullivan Jr. (Morning Sun, Oct. 21, 2011) that declared that creating space for expanding liberal arts venues was just "too ...more |
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| TSA's expansion is questioned >> Letters to the Editor | wildblue |
| To the editor:
An 'arm' of the TSA, a Tennessee news station recently broadcast a story about the checkpoints set up by the Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) in that state on the ...more |
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| Postal service is threatened in SW Missouri >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| To the editor:
The U.S. Postal Service's plan to close the Springfield Mail Processing Center and move its operation to Kansas City poses a serious threat to prompt, reliable and convenient ...more |
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| Apply for chance at a financial makeover >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| To the editor:
I am aware that your town has been affected by tornados and wanted to make you aware of a financial makeover program that might interest your readers. Local financial advisor, Jason ...more |
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| Monsanto wants to sell GM corn unlabeled >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| To the editor:
Monsanto is at it again. Despite commanding over 60% of the U.S. corn market, they want more—they want to be on your plate. For the first time, Monsanto is marketing a ...more |
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| Westboro victory is defeat for morality >> Letters to the Editor | donald |
| To the editor:
The recent Supreme Court decision upholding the First Amendment right of the Westboro Baptist Church, Topeka, KS to picket at the funerals of military personnel was a victory for ...more |
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| GOOOH wants to throw the bums out >> Letters to the Editor | kburson |
| To the editor:
Congress no longer represents The People, only special interests.
Do we like the way they have handled our tax money, economy, border, health care, Social Security money, ...more |
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| Are you in the know about GOOH? >> Letters to the Editor | terrell |
| To the editor:
For decades many incumbents have returned to Washington with no other purpose than (1) to do the bidding of very gracious, deep-pocketed lobbyists, (2) do as they are told by their ...more |
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| GOOOH seeks qualified people candidates >> Letters to the Editor | rtnewsom |
| To the editor:
Our forefathers designed the US House Of Representatives to represent the people of each of our current 435 districts. Modern politics has changed the House so its members no longer ...more |
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| Never forget 9/11 >> Letters to the Editor | jasmith |
| To the editor:
Never forget 9/11/2001.
Never forget Bush at that instant: seven minutes of dumbfounded silence.
Never forget the next-day words of Bush, "Go shopping", and EPA director ...more |
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| War on War on programs >> Letters to the Editor | cgoodwin |
| To the editor:
The propaganda machine in Washington DC has created any number of "War on" programs, including Lyndon Johnson's failed "War on Poverty," the "War on Drugs" and "The War on Terror." ...more |
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| Amy Winehouse, no, no no more >> Letters to the Editor | pkokoski |
| To the editor:
Regarding the death of singer Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse's public decent into the primitive abyss of promiscuous sex, profanity and drugs is a reflection of a society that, as ...more |
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| Circuit court judge's decision is in error >> Letters to the Editor | cklein |
| Carla Klein of Renew Missouri is passing along this information.
To the editor:
A recent article in the St. Louis The Post Dispatch painted a gloom-and-doom slant on the recent court decision ...more |
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| Patriotism and God have become obsolete in schools >> Letters to the Editor | scasey |
| To the editor:
"We sang beautiful patriotic hymns that only the adults knew because the songs are no longer taught at school."
This was part of an e-mail describing the wonderful patriotic ...more |
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| Kudos to Pro Musica et al >> Letters to the Editor | Thompson |
| To the editor:
Thank you for reminding me of the Pro Musica Pops Concert.
It was awesome in a very special way. There was a palpable feeling of the spirit of the audience, of the essence of ...more |
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| Re-dedication of Memorial Middle School suggested >> Letters to the Editor | jkennedy |
| To the editor:
Within the past few weeks, the city of Joplin, with much help from the region and indeed the entire nation, has begun to cope with the tornado's human and also its not readily ...more |
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| Encouraging human sensitivity >> Letters to the Editor | pkokoski |
| To the editor:
Jesus warns us not to see the events in Joplin as somehow the wrath of an angry God. Evil came into the world not by God's willing it; but through the devil and human ...more |
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| Crew of USS Missouri send condolences >> Letters to the Editor | chinfo |
| To the editor:
The officers and crew of USS Missouri [the fifth ship representing the state] extend their support and condolences to the people of Missouri in response to the tornado devastation ...more |
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| Condolences from Chile to Joplin community >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| To the editor:
Joplin Dear Friends, I write from Chile very saddened by the deaths caused by the hurricane, and I give my condolences to the families of the deceased. May God give you strength in ...more |
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| We the people... >> Letters to the Editor | thatcher |
| To the editor:
When Robert Gibbs castigated the "professional left" - and when Rahm Emanuel used a far more offensive term [f-ing retarded] to describe liberal administration critics - I proudly ...more |
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| Loose talk only can aid the enemy >> Letters to the Editor | donald |
| To the editor:
As a former naval officer who served a tour of duty as an intelligence officer, I am astonished at the covert information released to the media by the U.S. government. The ...more |
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| 9/11 was why I knew I had to write for kids >> Letters to the Editor | darciema |
| To the editor:
When the twin towers fell on 9/11, I was living in the woods in a log cabin. I was shut off from the news of it until someone visited and told me. That night I heard about all the ...more |
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| Government workers' fair share >> Letters to the Editor | cgoodwin |
| To the editor:
I see in the paper that the state is in financial trouble. The reason for this is failure to carry the global economy to its logical conclusion.
In 1994, Congress approved NAFTA ...more |
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| Don't change Prop. B in Missouri >> Letters to the Editor | topnotch |
| To the editor:
I'm pretty sure you are familiar with Proposition B, voted in as law 12/02/2010. In Prop. B there is no reference to cows, pigs or any other farm animal - as many say.
Please ...more |
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| In your face...or pants: the Patriot Law >> Letters to the Editor | cgoodwin |
| To the editor:
Recently with little fanfare in the media, the TSA airport passenger inspectors boasted that the Patriot Law allowed them to strip-search any airline passenger at any time for no ...more |
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| In defense of spouses serving together >> Letters to the Editor | achubb |
| To the editor:
My husband and I are running for separate positions on the Riverton Board of Education. Each has opposition. I want to stress that in spite of any concerns over the issue Kansas law ...more |
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| Springfield's proposed smoking ban: a compromise >> Letters to the Editor | nicholas |
| To the editor:
As a cartoonist and former congressional seat hopeful, I normally focus my blog on national politics and web-comics. But last Friday, I brainstormed alternatives to the smoking ban ...more |
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| Protection for rape victims is sought >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| To the editor:
Rape victims in Missouri deserve comprehensive, compassionate care when they seek help in Missouri emergency rooms. Currently, emergency rooms in Missouri are not required to offer ...more |
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| Opposing nuclear energy expansion >> Letters to the Editor | j-clark |
| To the editor:
Nuclear energy is the equivalent of a vile of aged nitro-glycerin in a room full of playful, curious kittens. No matter how well you hide or attempt to disguise that vile, those ...more |
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| Who should really foot the bill >> Letters to the Editor | r_moore |
| To the editor:
Everyone is concerned by the deficits, both state and federal. Deficits are not a good thing for the country. I am in complete agreement that something needs to be done, ...more |
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| Meaning of Lent >> Letters to the Editor | pkokoski |
| To the editor:
Ash Wednesday (March 9) marks the beginning if the season of Lent. It is a time when we fast with joy, submitting ourselves to spiritual struggles in preparation for the sorrowful ...more |
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| Bill Grigsby: In memoriam >> Letters to the Editor | jkennedy |
| To the editor:
Very unfortunate that the local alleged regular media, particularly ch. 7 teeeveee, chose not to mention Saturday [Feb. 26, 2011] the passing of Bill Grigsby, famed former Chiefs ...more |
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| Vote no on Proposition B >> Letters to the Editor | kcrass |
| To the editor:
The deceptive wording on the ballot of Proposition B is intentionally aimed at misleading Missouri's voters. It's not about basic humane care; we already have regulations in place ...more |
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| Decisions by Missouri parole board questioned >> Letters to the Editor | dfrazier |
| To the editor:
I think the people of Missouri should be made aware of the injustice and waste being imposed upon not just the voting class citizen, but upon those who have been or are incarcerated ...more |
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| Ask Christie about Race to the Top >> Letters to the Editor | jasmith |
| To the editor:
To anyone planning to see New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the newest Republican darling, touring America with his message of reform: Ask him about "Race to the Top", Obama's ...more |
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| Proof of ID needed for all >> Letters to the Editor | allison |
| To the editor:
In all the hub-bub of asking the common folks to provide proof of ID, we are failing to ask that of every single person that has run and been elected for positions in our ...more |
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| Canadian seeks end to war in Middle East >> Letters to the Editor | pkokoski |
| To the editor:
I wish to encourage the America government to end its war in the Middle East.
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979), one of the most remarkable Americans of the 20th century once ...more |
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| Voter citicizes use of party ballots >> Letters to the Editor | amenda |
| To the Editor,
I am writing this letter concerning the voting process in the state of Missouri. Therefore, I am writing to the people of Missouri and every state in the United States, if your ...more |
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| Right to Life endorsement is questioned >> Letters to the Editor | holc |
| To the editor:
I question the endorsement of a Missouri 7th district Congressional representative by the Missouri Right to Life (MRL). I am wondering why the candidate was selected when his ...more |
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| Several meanings for BP >> Letters to the Editor | tanthony |
| To the editor:
The initials BP stand for "British Petroleum." May I suggest several others? How about, "Bigger Prices" since BP gas stations are usually five to ten cents higher per gallon than ...more |
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| Columbia, MO raid is found completely unjustified >> Letters to the Editor | niandra |
| To the editor:
Regarding the SWAT team raid on the Columbia, MO home:
Yes, the warrant was issued as a result of informants. The video came from a head mounted police camera. More info ...more |
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| Opposition to HB 1551 is expressed >> Letters to the Editor | t-harmon |
| To the editor:
The Jasper County Libertarian Party expresses its strong opposition to HB 1551, which proposes new regulations for "adult "businesses. We regard this as a crude and cynical attempt ...more |
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| Rep. Emery, CWIP is a mistake >> Letters to the Editor | klsmi |
| To the editor:
There are books to be written on why CWIP is a mistake but here's a condensed version in response to Ed Emery's piece:
Thank you for the opportunity to air this issue where ...more |
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| Off-shore drilling is an anathema >> Letters to the Editor | midgep |
| To the editor:
President Obama should be ashamed of himself for pushing a policy that moves America backward in our quest for energy independence. Instead of calling for more off shore drilling, ...more |
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| Fulton resident wants HJR56 put on calendar >> Letters to the Editor | ssweeney |
| To the editor:
On April 22, The Missouri Jobs and Prosperity Act (House Bill HJR56) passed through the House Ways and Means Committee, but it has not yet been put on the calendar for further ...more |
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| Government pensions are unsustainable >> Letters to the Editor | cgoodwin |
| To the editor:
Like many Americans, I am concerned about the effect that government pensions are having on the economy. And this is not necessarily a matter of whether or not the pensions are ...more |
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| Keeping an eye on environmental measures >> Letters to the Editor | liz-f |
| To the editor:
Now that Missouri lawmakers have returned from spring break, things are heating up in the legislature. That spells good news and bad news on the environmental front.
On the ...more |
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| Dear John... >> Letters to the Editor | jasmith |
| To the editor:
Poor John Boehner! So bitterly you wept as you bemoaned the Democrats ramming health care through Congress, and so pitifully you sob that they've violated the will of the American ...more |
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| More taxes... >> Letters to the Editor | r-stout |
| To the editor:
It was recently brought to my attention by Curtis Dubay of the Heritage Foundation that some additional taxes in the budget were proposed by President Obama. The president says that ...more |
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| Going nuclear >> Letters to the Editor | donald |
| To the editor:
Oil is a diminishing and expensive source of energy, and coal is dirty. Alternative energy sources, including solar and wind power, can only provide 10% to 20% of our energy ...more |
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| Christian conservative comments on Obamacare >> Letters to the Editor | oharward |
| To the editor:
President Obama is presenting another proposal following another likewise rejected American national health care plan.
May I propose that President Obama and all liberal ...more |
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| Obama, get your priorities straight >> Letters to the Editor | donald |
| To the editor:
President Obama stated in news conferences in early 2009 the stimulus program will CREATE an estimated 3.5 million new jobs by the end of 2010 and unemployment should stay below ...more |
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| Plea is made to join Lifesharers >> Letters to the Editor | d-undis |
| To the editor:
Your story about Organ Donation for older patients highlighted the tragic shortage of human organs for transplant operations.
Over 50% of the people on the national transplant ...more |
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| Obama, nuclear isn't safe and clean >> Letters to the Editor | midgep |
| To the editor:
On Friday, President Obama announced plans to triple federal loan guarantees for constructing new nuclear power plants in America to 54 billion dollars, and to form a "blue ribbon" ...more |
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| Obama is not "sincere" >> Letters to the Editor | midgep |
| To the editor:
President Obama announced on Thursday that he would pursue legislation to fix America's broken financial system. Why have the President and Congress waited so long to introduce a ...more |
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| Greetings from the Neosho Forums >> Letters to the Editor | jackd |
| To the editor:
We would like to thank the thousands of people who have supported our efforts to bring to light the good and not so good about our little community. The emails we recieve daily show ...more |
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| Politics as usual passing healthcare >> Letters to the Editor | donald |
| To the editor:
When President Obama was campaigning for President he made a solemn pledge he would eliminate or reduce earmarks. He broke that promise during the push to implement the new ...more |
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| Naivete of nuclear disarmament >> Letters to the Editor | donald |
| To the editor:
President Obama naively suggests the world can be free of nuclear weapons if the U.S. and Russia commit to arms reduction. Obama is negotiating a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ...more |
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| Lieberman lambasted for health care industry ties >> Letters to the Editor | midgep |
| To the editor:
Thursday morning in the Dirksen Senate office building, nine peaceful protesters refused to leave Joseph Lieberman's office until the senator agreed that he would stop taking ...more |
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| Changing role of "the Church" >> Letters to the Editor | mstapp |
| To the editor:
I just finished reading a book which presents the picture of outreach fellowships which we shall call "the Church." In our land it stated that 85 % of these churches have plateaued ...more |
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| Military strategy weakened by political influence >> Letters to the Editor | donald-m |
| To the editor:
President Obama is trying to decide our military strategy in Afghanistan. He is mulling over input from his civilian and military advisers, and members of Congress, but he cannot ...more |
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| Reckless health care changes are proposed >> Letters to the Editor | donald |
| To the editor:
President Obama continues to pitch his reckless and unrealistic health care initiative to the public. “Big Brother“ Obama wants Congress to pass a bill quickly before Congress and ...more |
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| Rep. Skelton: Don't speak! >> Letters to the Editor | c-lacy |
| The Missouri Sons of Union Veterans plan to place a monument on September 26, 2009, to honor the men of Colonel James A. Mulligan's "Irish Brigade" at the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site. ...more |
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| Typical Republican hypocrisy >> Letters to the Editor | ja-smith |
| To the editor:
Notice this: During Bush's Iraq war (of choice), Republicans said, "Support the President!," while Democrats asked, "How to pay for this?" Now during Obama's recovery (of ...more |
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| Support Obama's healthcare program >> Letters to the Editor | ddavison |
| To the editor:
We all know the contentious nature of those opposed to President Obama on any subject and how loud and raucous, rude, and objectionist they are being on the national issues, ...more |
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| Obama's judgment questioned >> Letters to the Editor | david |
| To the editor:
President Obama has confirmed my fear of having a president with terrible judgment.
His recent accusation that the Cambridge, MA police “acted stupidly” in the arrest of a black ...more |
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| Worker's rights are not redressed >> Letters to the Editor | e-vaughn |
| To the editor:
My son was recently fired without cause. He told one of two new bosses he needed off the next day and was given the okay. the next day he went in to get his check and the other new ...more |
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| Obama enables adversaries >> Letters to the Editor | donald |
| To the editor:
President Obama damaged the CIA when he released memos describing the “enhanced interrogation techniques” used on high level terrorists. He weakened the CIA when he said he would ...more |
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| Make-A-Wish® Foundation appeals for volunteers >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| To the editor:
I am with Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Missouri in Springfield. We are looking for potential volunteers or organizations in the 41 counties we serve (including Jasper) that are ...more |
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| Dr. Tiller's senseless murder >> Letters to the Editor | e-meyer |
| To the editor:
I, along with the entire staff of Planned Parenthood of Southwest Missouri, am shocked and saddened by the tragic and senseless murder of Dr. George Tiller. Dr. Tiller was shot ...more |
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| Taxing Moark >> Letters to the Editor | dwayne |
| To the editor:
It just dawned on me. Did anyone in Newton County ever inquire on what and how much the property taxes are/were on the new Moark facility? It seems it would be very high with the ...more |
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| Godless society >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| To the editor:
We outlawed verbal daily prayers in our public schools in the early 1960s. Consider our Godlessness since: the drug culture; legalized abortion; the teaching of evolution and ...more |
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| Anti-choice redefined >> Letters to the Editor | staff |
| To the editor:
Upon reading your article “2009 Missouri Legislature: successes and failures,” I wanted to bring a particular point to your attention. Your use of the term “anti-choice” is very ...more |
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| Better screening needed for immigrants >> Letters to the Editor | cgoodwin |
| To the editor:
The recent killings of 13 people by Vietnamese immigrant Jiverly Voong in Binghamton points to the need to more stringent screening of those who would live in our country.
When ...more |
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| Massacre Madoff et. al. slowly >> Letters to the Editor | jasmith |
| To the editor:
Society deserves something back from Bernie Madoff, and all those other finance crooks. Enslave them in hard labor camps. Test all drugs, tortures and surgical techniques on them ...more |
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| Eli Lilly Zyprexa claims being stonewalled >> Letters to the Editor | dhaszard |
| To the editor:
Where is the $1.42 billion Eli Lily Zyprexa settlement going as many victim claimants haven't been paid yet? It's the largest pharma-fraud-whistleblower case in US history.
Eli ...more |
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| Union salaries helped destroy US automaking >> Letters to the Editor | oharward |
| To the editor:
Bailing Out this Capitol Hill and UAW plan is socialistic insanity.
Dr. Mark J. Perry, professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the ...more |
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| Regarding the Eckersley e-mail affair >> Letters to the Editor | robinson |
| To the editor:
As you may or may not be aware The Associated Press, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Kansas City Star had a litigation interest in lawsuits about e-mail. Further, there are fact ...more |
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| A letter to Obama >> Letters to the Editor | margaret |
| To the editor:
(For Sen. Obama)
I have had my eye on you since you were a keynote speaker in the 2004 Democratic Convention. I saw then that you would be bursting on the scene; however, I was ...more |
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| McCain's record on vet's affairs is dismal >> Letters to the Editor | hershelk |
| To the editor:
Thank you for running the essay by K. Dimon – “OK, Missouri, Show Me”.
Now, how about running a story on veteran's issues?
I mean, I nearly fell out of my chair when John ...more |
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| Pay the taxpayers, not Wall Street >> Letters to the Editor | aball |
| To the editor:
I have written e-mails and made phone calls to the White House and to Congress. I would like to know why our government continues to exclude the average American citizen instead of ...more |
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| Just who's the big spender? >> Letters to the Editor | cford |
| To the Editor:
If you think of Democrats as “tax and spend," just remember that Clinton handed the Republican administration a $236 billion surplus which they turned into a $482 billion deficit, ...more |
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| Sad facts regarding America's children >> Letters to the Editor | cschulze |
| To the editor:
In this election year, one important constituency is being overlooked: children.
Millions of American children are in serious jeopardy today. It's a shameful fact that should be ...more |
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| Compliments to Joplin and two friends there >> Letters to the Editor | tharpole |
| To the editor:
I am 65 years old, and I live in Maben, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, 18 miles west of Starkville, home of Mississippi State University.
I live alone, since my ...more |
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| Disapproval for Sheriff Copeland >> Letters to the Editor | lesbrand |
| To the editor:
What Lonny Steele said about Copeland's report card:
In reference to a report in the August 6, 2008 addition of the Neosho Daily News Sheriff Ken Copeland said it was time ...more |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 ...more |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 ...more |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 ...more |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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