Letters To Editor

As a member of the Maryville Host Lions Club, it gave me great joy to work our food booth at the County Fair. It appears that everybody went away with a full and happy belly, except for the kid who lost his burger on the “tilt-a-hurl.” This post is to give thanks and recognition to…

During June and July, newspapers across Missouri are publishing tens of thousands of names of people for whom the State Treasurer’s Office is holding unclaimed property totaling more than $1 billion. This is not the state’s money – it is Missourians’ money, and I am committed to returning it to its rightful owner. Please scan…

Bill Treese passed from this earth on April 10, 2024 at the age of 80 years with no public service or fanfare. I had the highest respect for Bill Treese as a fellow Maryville Optimist Club member, a craftsman/skilled tradesman (printer) and friend. Bill was trustworthy, had a dedicated work ethic and he appeared to…

In his column, A threat to democracy, Larry Anderson made a case using three political principles ‒ Identify the enemy, Instill fear and suspicion concerning them, present one’s party as the solution ‒ a tripartite model on his view of our politics. Its negativity opposes the Constitutional premise of “a more perfect union.” An idea…

In Myths to Live by (1972) Joseph Campbell explored how mythologies have and continue affecting humankind. Central to thesis is the Hero, one whose mission is to permanently eradicate evil, the central idea in many stories, possibly our Founders who foresaw “a more perfect union.” While convention may consider this more philosophical than realistic, myths…

To the Editor, This past weekend a tremendous production of the play The Radium Girls was put on by the theater department of the University. The setting was in a factory in Orange, New Jersey in the 1920s that produced glow in the dark watches. A radium solution was the substance used to produce this…

Dear Editor, In 2019, after nearly thirty years of effort – discussing, disagreeing, giving up, starting again, negotiating and compromising – the City of Maryville and Nodaway County came to an agreement that would consolidate the two stand-alone 911 systems of each jurisdiction into the Northwest Regional Communications Center, or NRCC. Housed in the new…

Dear Editor, I would like to begin with congratulations to the Maryville Robotics Teams and their coaches. A job well done! Secondly I would like to point out that there is a second Robotics Team located in southern Nodaway County. It is comprised of South Nodaway and Jefferson students. It was created, sponsored and coached…

Dear Editor, I have been researching my family history since 1989 when I was a freshman in high school. Some of my ancestors hail from Nodaway County. Recently, after decades of searching, I finally discovered what happened to my great-great-great-grandfather James Conner. He was born in 1818 in Virginia and died on the county farm…

Dear Editor, My father epitomized courage as a fighter pilot and a US Marine, instilling in me the values of integrity and bravery. From the moment I assumed my role on the Maryville R2 Board of Education, I pledged to prioritize transparency and advocacy for every student and staff member. Since 2020, I’ve sent more…