Letters To Editor

Recent events have prompted me to wonder, “Why?” more often. We are gifted with cognition, reasoning and an ability to choose choices. Are we? Why are so many states passing laws limiting voting? It should be open, easy and secure for every citizen. President Lincoln, the first Republican, said we are a “government of the…

One headline: “The War in Afghanistan Ended” Really? It was a war? Who was the enemy? We invaded to eliminate the terrorist threat which caused 9/11 and succeeded by killing Osama bin Laden. It took 10 years and we stayed another 10. The Korean War, often called a police action, had an identifiable enemy, North…

In the Midwest, climate change has been reduced to a coastal issue – if an issue at all. We would like to believe that we are insulated from the impacts of human caused changes to our planet’s climate. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The very heart of the midwestern way of life, agriculture, stands…

I have never written a letter to the editor before, but I feel I wanted to now. Our country appears to be in quite a mess. There is so much division, misinformation, and hate from so many people. I believe there is a person among us who is well educated, speaks truth, and has plenty…

To Whom It May Concern: Hats off to the workers who improved Main St. north of First St. to Fourth St. You did a great job, and your hard work was greatly appreciated! Keep up the good work! –– Sharon Scott, Maryville

During engineering labs at Mizzou in the sixties our primary goal was measuring with “accuracy and precision.” Keeping my weight near two hundred pounds I weigh myself daily. Today it was 202.0 pounds, precise in tenths, accuracy unknown. It’s saying, “Cut back on cookies and ice cream.” So it is with our opinions which can…

Watching magicians baffle audiences with illusions is delightful, but experiencing opinionators offering fantasies as facts is not. It’s dishonest, deceitful and may be harmful. Watch the Jan. 6 videos for reinforcement. Information, the facts, are always available when we seek them. For example: Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. It’s a fact. Time to move…

The tragedy in Afghanistan, while tragic, may be more understandable than we want to grasp. One article noted “America’s Twenty Years of Nation Building Failed.” Really? As I recall we were there to prevent another 9/11 and succeeded. Nation building? Get a grip. Nations are built the same as every organization, formal and informal—families, friends,…

Sometimes we are in the presence of greatness and don’t know it. So it has been in my life more times than I deserve. Memorably, I took journalism at MHS in 1955 taught by Mrs. Opal Eckert, one teacher who had a significant impact. For those unfamiliar with her, in 1962 Dow International named her…

Larry’s latest attack on liberals using nothing more than projection has me questioning what his goal is. What does he seek to accomplish? I know that he wishes to stoke fear and motivate that Republican base. Is there a stopping point? What is the distance between, “those crazy liberals are trying to control you,” and,…