January 22, 2020
Letters to the Editor To the editor: As a consultant, I’ve been making predictions 15 years with 90-percent accuracy. I want to take the worry out of the new year, calm fears and put people at ease. Be anxious for nothing. So here are my predictions for the new year 2020 — enjoy. 1. President
[ Read More ]Letters to the Editor To the editor: In response to Jan Burmeister’s letter in the Dec. 12 Call, I hate to throw cold water on Jan’s thesis, but if Green Park were not to re-elect Alderman Michael Broughton, he would have even more time to craft more letters to The Call. I, for one, enjoy
[ Read More ]By Glora Lloyd The 2020 session of the Missouri Legislature opened last week, and Missouri’s senators could take an early step toward public transparency by allowing the Capitol press to return to the Senate floor, as they did until senators kicked them out in 2016 in revenge for a 2014 tweet. Reporters now have to
[ Read More ]Letters to the Editor To the editor: The editorial in the Dec. 12 issue of Call Newspapers criticizing County Councilman Ernie Trakas for attempting to protect County Council members and staff from the recent threatening and intimidating tactics used by some speakers during the “open period for comments” at County Council meetings shows Editor Gloria
[ Read More ]Letters to the Editor To the editor: I was listening to “Donnybrook” and Ray Hartmann repeated the standard line, “I support abortion, because I don’t know when life actually begins.” What a flimsy, stick-your-head-in-the-sand excuse. Turn on Channel 9 and check out a documentary and see for yourself the miracle of the formation of the
[ Read More ]Healthy Living By Carl Hendrickson A New Year! Where did 2019 go? On New Year’s Day I celebrated my 83rd birthday. Eighty-three is an age I did not envision as a young man. Middle age is long behind me. I practiced law for 30 years and then spent eight years in the Missouri House of
[ Read More ]Letters to the Editor To the editor: Did the Oct. 24 letter writer Joe Spezia Sr. intend his letter entitled “Join the ‘smart and rich’ and vote against every type of tax increase” to go to “The Onion”? So let’s play along. I gleaned some “tongue in cheek” comments from his letter. I’m sure glad
[ Read More ]Letters to the Editor To the editor: In response to the Nov. 28 letter of Shawn Finney claiming that curiosity and knowledge are the products of Satan, I suggest that the Finney family decline all future prescription drugs and medical procedures. These are the result of scientific curiosity, and surely the Finney family would not
[ Read More ]Letters to the Editor To the editor: After attending the meeting about the Bayless Avenue road project at Weber Road Library, I was even more unimpressed with this project. Agreed, the road needs repaving — that was supposed to be done in 2020. Agreed, the bridge needs to be replaced. But as far as the
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