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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

School choice could cause neighboring districts to become ‘battling districts’

April 26, 2023

To the editor: This letter is in response to an article that appeared in the Feb. 23 print edition of the St. Louis Call: “Mehlville BOE is against open enrollment legislation If I am a dissatisfied...

Letters to the editor

School choice gives parents options, put competitive pressure on schools

April 26, 2023

To the editor: It is no surprise that the Mehlville Board of Education is against school choice. In the United States between 2000 and 2019, the number of district administrators grew by a whopping 87.6...

Letters to the editor

Reader says the Catholic Church has forgotten who it once represented

April 25, 2023

To the editor: I was born, raised and educated Catholic from kindergarten through college. Some of my fondest memories as a child are of those glorious days of school picnics and fish fries where friends...

Letters to the editor

Reader wonders why personal property tax increase can’t help pay district’s salaries

March 31, 2023

I usually vote for a Mehlville School District levy, especially if it goes to teachers. I have one question — didn’t that huge personal property tax bill I just paid increase revenues to the schools? Jim...

Letters to the editor

Time for a rankings versus reality check for Mehlville

March 31, 2023

It’s time for the rankings of the Mehlville School District to meet our reality. The Mehlville School District ranks 22 of 22 in the blended tax rate of St. Louis County school districts. The district...

Letters to the editor

Mehlville School District is a destination district

March 31, 2023

There have been many calls over the past decade for the Mehlville School District to be a “destination district” — a place where families seek to raise their children. The passage of Prop R to restore...

Letters to the editor

Fire district resident encouragers others to vote for incumbent

March 31, 2023

To the editor: In his 2021 Call questionnaire, Fred Baumgarth indicated that he had attended zero fire board meetings. In his 2023 Call questionnaire, he indicated that he had attended "not many' meetings....

Letters to the editor

Former Sunset Hills Ward 2 alderman supports incumbent

March 31, 2023

To the editor: As a resident, an alderman in Ward 2 and president of the Board of Aldermen in Sunset Hills, I am a proud supporter of our current Alderman Christine Lieber.  I still enjoy watching how...

Letters to the editor

Former Mehlville Board of Education member says ‘yes’ on Prop E

March 31, 2023

To the editor: I want to thank Call Newspapers for their ‘indisputable’ endorsement of Prop E. Their long support of our school district is invaluable. The passage of Prop E is vitally important...

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...

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