The month of April is often considered that dreadful “income tax month.” It does not matter whether you do your own taxes, have a friend or relative do them or use a professional tax preparer.  But...

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...

Election Day has come and gone. No more candidate commercials. No more mailings, telephone calls or knocks on the door. Those we elected will serve us for two, four or six years. I am sure we are...

Missouri is one of 25 states with legislation under consideration that would ban transgender youth from sports, and just last week the Missouri House approved a provision to a bill that would do just...

There’s no other way to say it: This will be my final column as the editor of The Call. The newspaper celebrates its 32nd anniversary in August, and it will continue to bring you the most important and...

June may be best known for the beginning of summer, school break for students, summer vacation for families – but did you know that it’s also Effective Communications Month? Every year the month...

Winter is gone, and spring begins to bring new life. The flowers bloom and the leaves begin to cover barren branches. The world seems renewed. Spring is a hopeful season. It brings transformation and...

Once more, the Mehlville School District  passed a historic ballot measure last week: Proposition S, a $35 million, 12-cent no-tax-rate-increase bond issue, was approved with over 80 percent of the vote. It’s...

Like everywhere else, it’s been a unique year in the history of the Sunshine Law in South County, with the county and cities holding meetings by videoconferencing. The only government entity in South...

March. The third month. The month named after Mars, the Roman god of war.  What does the month mean to you? For some it is the beginning of spring.  For the Irish among us, it is the time of the St....