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Your Opinion: Men must assume responsibility for rape prevention

While I appreciate the motive of the Jefferson City Police and Cole County Sheriff’s departments on the issue of rape, women should not be burdened with prevention which popularly means restricting our activities ....

Your Opinion: Relationships between media, administration

Is it any wonder Obama and the liberal Democrats can get by with their underhanded and illegal actions?

Your Opinion: Convention center consultant unnecessary

I still remain opposed to the convention center as I feel it is a waste of tax dollars and now we are wasting additional funds to move this project forward.

Your Opinion: Need for open mindedness on schools reinforced

Let me reinforce the position of News Tribune staff in its editorial “Be open minded on approach to education.”

Our Opinion: Extract poison pill before enacting tax cut bill

News Tribune editorial

Knowingly enacting a flawed law is never a good idea. Some Republican lawmakers and business leaders, however, are encouraging Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon to do just that.

Perspective: Serving veterans, and honoring their service

This past week, in addition to observing Memorial Day, I had the privilege of hosting the 3rd District Veterans’ Benefits Workshop in Jefferson City. The convergence of those two events, occurring the same week, really got me to thinking.

Our Opinion: Well-deserved, if diverse, recognition for state employees

News Tribune editorial

Many Mid-Missouri residents, and others elsewhere in the state, were honored during State Employee Recognition Week, which concluded Friday with festivities at the Truman Building. But the degree of recognition and participation varied across a broad spectrum.

Your Opinion: Fair tax would bring simplicity

The contempt government has for “We the People” makes it clear that the time to implement the Fair Tax has arrived.

Your Opinion: Transit facilitator not necessary

Jefferson City Council member Bob Scrivner, who serves on the Public Works Committee, wants to pay a facilitator to referee people who are for and people who are against transit with the goal of developing a vision for Jefftran.

Your Opinion: Effect of abortion on Social Security

Recent letters from readers about the Social Security financial problem reflect a misunderstanding of the fundamental problem with the system — a misunderstanding unfortunately that seems to be shared by most of the policy makers.

Our Opinion: Calculations reinforce common sense

The insurance industry calculates risk.

Perspective: Humane society responds to congressman

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer is right that the IRS should not target any charitable organization solely on the basis of its ideology.

Your Opinion: Consequences follow defeat of ISRS

It’s a tale of two cities in regards to infrastructure investment.

Your Opinion: Display flag properly on Memorial Day II

I couldn’t hold myself back on this issue, so I fired this email off to Gov. Jay Nixon and I urge all to do the same.

Your Opinion: Display flag properly on Memorial Day

Although I’m certain there was no ill intent on the part of various agencies and businesses regarding the inappropriate display of our national and state flags on Memorial Day, it was apparent that for whatever reason there was no consistency in our community on Memorial Day regarding how the flags were displayed.