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Opinions and why they matter

Opinions and why they matter

By Deborah Baker, Publisher December 12, 2024

Our Founding Fathers worked to establish common ground on the freedoms they wished to see flourish in the colonization of a new nation.  The lack of a Bill of Rights that would provide basic rights...

Letters to the editor

Writer responds to Carolyn Sumariwalla’s Nov. 28 Letter to the Editor

December 12, 2024

To the editor: Carolyn Sumariwalla’s letter asked us to “allow logic and reason to reign” and yet does not work out her arguments for allowing abortion in a way that stands up to reason or logic....

Letters to the editor

Clark Suter’s Nov. 28 Letter to the Editor restores reader’s faith in humanity

December 12, 2024

To the editor: 14-year-old Clark Suter’s recent letter to the editor in the Nov. 28 edition of The Call has restored my faith in humanity.  His analysis of our president-elect, the potential Cabinet...

Letters to the editor

Change the lens, view your body as a gift, writes reader

December 12, 2024

To the editor: In response to the Nov. 28 “woman’s body belongs to her alone” letter, I suggest a change of lens.  Let’s stick to nature. Did you ask to exist? Nobody did. Existence is a...

Letters to the editor

Every baby is precious in God’s eyes, writer says

December 12, 2024

To the editor: A baby is a miraculous gift of life given to us by the all powerful, heavenly Creator and Sustainer of all life.  In the Holy Bible, in Psalms 139:13, David said: “You created me...

Letters to the editor

Writer responds to, agrees with Clark Suter’s Nov. 28 Letter to the Editor

December 12, 2024

To the editor: I read a recent letter to the St. Louis Call from Clark Suter in your Nov. 28 issue. I could not agree more.  Why is it, that a young man, of 14, has a better view of the new president...

Healthy Living: Dream born on Christmas Eve

Healthy Living: Dream born on Christmas Eve

By Carl Hendrickson, For the Call December 10, 2024

I hold both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in business, as well as a law degree.  My parents never attended high school, and my siblings do not have college degrees. I am the “odd duck”...

Letters to the editor

Senior property tax freeze online application cannot be completed if property is in trust

November 29, 2024

To the editor: The Senior Property Tax Freeze online application does not provide the opportunity to upload trust documents if the property is in a trust. And if the property is in a trust, you must...

Letters to the editor

Trump’s Cabinet picks: unfit for office and against the Scout Law

November 29, 2024

To the editor: As a 14-year-old boy scout, I have reflected upon President Trump and his cabinet nominations and decided that these people do not align with my values, let alone the scout oath and law. The...

Letters to the editor

Shortage of physicians intentionally induced by hospital systems, writer says

November 29, 2024

To the editor: We often hear about the healthcare workforce shortage ongoing in our country. I feel it pertinent to clarify that much of the shortage is intentionally induced by hospital systems and...

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