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St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Letters to the editor

Students deserve teachers who know them

March 31, 2023

To the editor: As a proud member of the Mehlville-Oakville community, I encourage residents of the Mehlville School District to show up to the polls to vote yes on Proposition E on April 4.. Of the 22...

Letters to the editor

Reader supports incumbent in Sunset Hills Ward 2 race

March 31, 2023

To the editor: As a Ward 2 resident, I am proud to support the reelection of current alderman and Board President Christine Lieber for Ward 2 alderman of Sunset Hills. A lifelong, active member of Sunset...

Letters to the editor

Did district wait too long to address salaries?

March 31, 2023

To the editor: The Mehlville School District is requesting a tax increase to raise teacher salaries. My question is, how much money did the district receive in PPE funds? How was it spent? I am all...

Letters to the editor

Proposition E’s ‘price’ is worth it for students

March 31, 2023

To the editor: I have been a tax-paying resident of the Mehlville School District for 13 years, and I have three children who are students at Washington Middle and Mehlville High. Each day when my children...

Newspaper urges voters to support Mehlville Proposition E in April

Newspaper urges voters to support Mehlville Proposition E in April

March 31, 2023

The Call indisputably endorses the Mehlville School District’s Proposition E, a 31-cent tax-rate increase that will appear on the April 4 ballot. The “E” in Prop E stands for “Ensuring high-quality...

Call makes endorsements for Lindbergh Board of Education, Green Park mayor

Call makes endorsements for Lindbergh Board of Education, Green Park mayor

March 31, 2023

Lindbergh school board Five candidates — incumbent Matt Alonzo, Andrew Lawson, Paul Leinweber,  David Randelman and  incumbent Christy Watz — are running for three open seats on the Lindbergh Schools...

Call makes endorsements for April 4 elections: Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors

Call makes endorsements for April 4 elections: Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors

March 31, 2023

When Aaron Hilmer first won election to the Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors nearly 20 years ago in 2005 alongside Bonnie Stegman, critics said they lacked the necessary experience...

Letters to the editor

Faith-based scouting program teaches life skills, perform service work

March 24, 2023

To the editor: My name is Vivian Lang. I am a 16-year-old girl who has advanced to the Patriot Level with the American Heritage Girls (AHG). AHG is a faith-based scouting program similar to the Girl Scouts....

Public forums should not be a free-for-all

Public forums should not be a free-for-all

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 27, 2023

In recent years, the public forum  at County Council meetings has become a breeding ground for hate speech and misinformation, with individuals speaking on culture war topics that are completely unrelated...

Letters to the editor

Political parties not willing to work across the aisle is ‘what’s really scary’

February 27, 2023

To the editor: A letter in the Nov. 24, 2022, edition of The Call talked about scare tactics and how it’s the Democrats who are scary, not the Republicans. I would think the reader would understand...

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