Letters To Editor
Pearls: It is the season to enjoy eating
I had a column all written about the government shutdown, but I could hardly stand to write it and didn’t care to reread it, so here’s my second shot for the week. I’ll spare you all from the first. Instead, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the upcoming holidays and heaven knows it’s a…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Celebrating Rural Health Day
As we recognize National Rural Health Day, Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville reaffirms our commitment to the health and well-being of our community. Rural health care is about more than providing services – it’s about ensuring that every individual has access to high-quality care close to home. At Mosaic, we are dedicated to Maryville and…
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Let me get this straight. Farmers did not create the decline in soybean sales with China. Ergo, they need to get a bailout of 20 billion dollars. Recently China bought 7 million tons of soybeans from Argentina. In July, Aug and Sept of 2025, the US exported ZERO soybeans to China. Argentina needs money and…
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Greetings, Today I had the pleasure of taking Ms. Ava Blackford who is 10 years old and 100 percent blind since the age of 2 due to a brain tumor. She hand flew the airplane and literally by the “seat of her pants” – and grinning the whole way. Before the flight, I had Ava…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Respect MO Voters
The citizen ballot initiative is a sacred Constitutional right. For over 150 years, Americans have fought for the right to vote. Voters across the political spectrum have used ballot initiatives to reform fundamental issues—such as voting rights, gerrymandering, money in politics, open primaries, and modernizing elections—that enjoy broad public support, when politicians refuse to act.…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Cemetery care answers
I read Randell Ward from Florida’s Letter to the Editor last week. I’d like to respond as the President/Secretary/Treasurer/Former Grounds Keeper/Plot Salesman of a local cemetery. Nobody owns the cemeteries. Most have appointees. I will only speak for the cemetery I represent. Many rural cemeteries like mine (Sweet Home Cemetery North of Ravenwood), have a…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Cemetery care in question
Last week I returned to Maryville to visit family & friends. As part of my visits, I always enjoy stopping by Ohio (in Burlington Junction), Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill and Miriam cemeteries to pay respects to old family and friends. I was shocked disappointed to see the deplorable conditions of the grounds at Miriam.…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Leaders should represent us
I wasn’t always as tuned in to what was happening in politics. I was always aware of what was happening, but mainly shared my concerns with family and close friends. That has changed with the way many, if not most, Conservative politicians have become so overwhelmingly lacking in empathy and compassion. In the past four…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Evergy: ‘How much is enough?’
A March 25 Forum article cited a press release from Evergy claiming that the Missouri General Assembly’s March 13 passage of Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) was a factor in deciding to build the new plant. There is clearly more to the story since Evergy had filed an application to build the plant with the…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: The Henry Iba coaching tree
Because of the recent Drake Bulldogs/Northwest Missouri State University basketball connection, I have been extremely interested in the NCAA D-I Basketball Championships this year. Going to college at Northwest and working for the Sports and Information Dept. in the 1980s I became more aware of the legendary coach Henry Iba, who was born in Easton,…
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