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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Letters to the editor

The Prop S vote is a symbol of the community’s support for schools

April 28, 2021

To the editor: Strong school systems are paramount to a successful community. On April 6, voters overwhelmingly came out in support of the Mehlville School District: 80.1 percent approved Proposition...

Post-celebration, focus of Prop S turns to accountability

Post-celebration, focus of Prop S turns to accountability

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 15, 2021

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...

Letters to the editor

‘We can make better choices’ other than abortion, this reader argues

April 15, 2021

To the editor: Michael Nolan’s general accusatory remarks in a letter saying “some people think a group of cells is more important than the woman” and just “don’t want to support abortion because...

Popular vote would ensure Missouri votes for president never matter

April 14, 2021

To the editor: In response to a letter regarding the disbanding of the Electoral College, I felt a fair rebuttal necessary. First, America is not a sole democracy. Our Pledge of Allegiance clearly states...

Readers should research opinions more; a Google search can assist

April 14, 2021

To the editor: In response to a letter to the editor in the Nov. 5 St. Louis Call defending Trump’s reaction and listening skills regarding the coronavirus, Markus Schwarz stated, “It is important...

Letters to the editor

Is ‘God Bless America’ propaganda or hate speech? No, writer says

April 13, 2021

To the editor: Recently I ended a Facebook posting with the simple sign-off “God Bless America.” It was sad how many hate-filled responses from total strangers that this simple and long-used phrase...

Remote meetings are good and bad; let’s keep the good 

Remote meetings are good and bad; let’s keep the good 

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 8, 2021

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...

Letters to the editor

Local high schoolers study issues surrounding marijuana legalization

April 8, 2021

To the editor: Hello, we are Laney Jorstad and Katarina Andzic from Lindbergh High School. We are doing a health issues project for our anatomy class, and we have been researching the concept of legalizing...

Letters to the editor

‘We are living human beings at conception,’ Oakville deacon asserts

April 7, 2021

To the editor: Letter writer Michael Nolan criticized previous writer, Jan Tucker, for saying abortion is evil because it destroys life and life begins at conception. He states that some people think...

Letters to the editor

Lindbergh class project leads to conclusions for artificial sweeteners

April 7, 2021

To the editor: Cole Sunderland and myself, Adam Reed, are seniors at Lindbergh High School. For our anatomy class, we took a look into how artificial sweeteners have affected student’s health. Artificial...

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