Editorials

Brad Pitt’s character in the movie “Moneyball” said it best when faced with the dilemma of a changing landscape in the sport of baseball: “Adapt or die.” The North Central Missouri Conference, a league that had been around since 1971, went the path of dying the past couple years with attrition from member schools forcing…

Twenty-five years after Skidmore resident Branson Perry went missing, we share in his brother’s hope that a $100,000 reward will finally lead to the answers he and his family have been seeking. Every few years, a new lead draws attention back to the case, but so far has not yet led to the 20-year-old who…

Tuesday’s election showed once again that Maryville voters strongly support their schools. Proposition Spoofhounds, which will raise property taxes, will help keep Maryville R-II competitive as a destination for teachers and as a district where parents want to send their children. Voters have consistently recognized the importance of properly funding our schools, even when our…

On Tuesday, voters will find plenty of decisions to make on their municipal election ballots. In Maryville, that starts with Proposition Spoofhounds, which asks whether to eliminate a property tax rollback. A yes vote will bring in approximately $835,000 to pay for teacher salaries and operations, the district says, and a no vote will keep…

There are certain things that we take for granted to such a degree that they don’t even cross our minds. We know that every time we flip a switch, the lights will come on. We know that every time we go to the store, there will be food on the shelves. And we know every…

For years, the No. 1 most-requested feature for our parks-crazed town was a dog park. And on Wednesday, our community celebrated the culmination of that desire with the grand opening of Sunrise Bark Park. As if clued in on the plan, maybe that’s why winter shuddered out its last frigid gasp just beforehand. Having access…

The Missouri House will consider asking voters to eliminate the state income tax through a constitutional amendment that would allow lawmakers to decide how to shift the taxes on income to new sales taxes. The legislature would get to decide how high the taxes would be and on what services, which is the backbone of…

It’s difficult to describe the feeling in the room last week when Sen. Rusty Black and Rep. Dean Van Schoiack, of Savannah, told a group of northwest Missouri principals that they shouldn’t worry so much about children who are going back to abusive homes because of laws that establish no real oversight for homeschools. Multiple…

For Super Bowl Sunday, at least, Maryville was the heart of Seahawks Country. If the Chiefs weren’t in the big game, well, it was more than enough consolation to see a Spoofhound put a Super Bowl ring on his finger. Jalen Sundell, the Seahawks’ center, shows us that no dream is too big for any…