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To the Editor: I am responding to John Stoeffler’s letter to the editor (“Letters written, no reply,” West Newsmagazine, May 1). He wonders why others including Congresswoman Ann Wagner do not respond to his letters. It may be because... read more »
05/10/13 8:00 am / 1 comment
To the Editor: Going on right now, but cleverly concealed from your view and deftly disguised in purpose, is the biggest and swiftest, stealth takeover of education in American history. It is called “Common Core,” short for Common Core State... read more »
05/09/13 8:00 am / 1 comment
To the Editor: Common Core is a window of opportunity. It will force failing schools to adopt a mission. Ask four or five school administrators to tell you what their job or mission is and you will get four or five fuzzy and bewildering answers. But... read more »
05/08/13 8:00 am / no comments
To the Editor: The recent senatorial vote against universal background checks indicates the extreme cowardice of our elected officials. Polls indicate that up to 90 percent of Americans are in favor of universal background checks, but I guess... read more »
05/07/13 8:00 am / no comments
To the Editor: As an electric power customer, I take for granted that the lights come on every time I flip the switch. And should those lights go out in the event of an outage, I’ve come to expect that my utility will work quickly to get them... read more »
05/06/13 12:27 pm / no comments
To the Editor: I am responding to Norman Baxter’s letter regarding Missouri Equality (“Definitions and discrimination,” West Newsmagazine, April 17). Our GLBT friends and families want nothing more than to enjoy the same rights that you... read more »
05/01/13 8:00 am / no comments
To the Editor: Based on my experience I have found that when writing to a member of the U.S. House or Senate requesting information on more than one subject is futile. Letters or emails received are given to a staff member and only the first... read more »
04/30/13 8:00 am / no comments
To the Editor: On Tuesday, March 19, I got up early and after breakfast and catching up on the mail I went down to my office on the lower level. Along the way, I dropped off some soiled laundry in the laundry room and opened the faucets to the... read more »
04/29/13 8:00 am / no comments
To the Editor: Recently, I’ve read several news reports about the potential mishandling of personal documents by the Missouri Department of Revenue. It appears that the DOR is violating state law and sharing private data with an out-of-state... read more »
04/23/13 8:00 am / no comments
To the Editor: For years, we had a health insurance market that was broken for small businesses. Because they had less bargaining power, small businesses paid an average of 18 percent more for the same health insurance plan offered to the bigger... read more »
04/23/13 8:00 am / no comments
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