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Your Opinion: Governor has role to play when disasters occur

Your Associated Press article that State Auditor Schweich faults SEMA for paying for Nixon flights needs some clarification.

Your Opinion: Oppose altering liquor franchises

Missouri legislators should oppose Senate Bill 365 and House Bill 759. While these bills purport to “fix” Missouri’s franchise laws with regard to liquor distribution, they actually are nothing more than special interest legislation ....

Your Opinion: Vindictive acts in the Legislature

After reading the headlines in the April 25 newspaper “House tries to outlaw federal gun laws,” I just had to write this letter.

Your Opinion: Congressman appreciated

To answer Linda Wenzlick’s rhetorical question — the Honorable Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer is talking to me. He is also quite definitely talking for me and most of my friends as an effective conservative.

Our Opinion: Revenues raise exuberance for capital improvements

News Tribune editorial

Rational exuberance is how we might characterize a proposal to direct increased state revenue to some much-needed capital improvements.

Perspective: Federal agency intrudes on education

Like many of you, I have been increasingly frustrated by federal agencies that are determined to circumvent the elected representatives of the American people in Congress and instead impose their will on Americans through rules and regulations. But nothing upsets me more than a federal agency that seeks to impose its will through the power of its purse strings on our children.

Our Opinion: Retain helmet restrictions

News Tribune editorial

Despite repeated rejection, a proposal to end the helmet requirement for motorcycle riders has returned to the statehouse.

Your Opinion: Respecting right to disagree

I would like to thank Robert Haslag for his response to my letter.

Your Opinion: Imagined threat to farming

Is farming really under attack in Missouri?

Your Opinion: Charitable suggestion

Just a little food for thought.

Our Opinion: Gardening and digging in to volunteerism

A riddle: Name a growing organization that digs volunteering, produces scholarships and blossoms at the opportunity to share know-how?

Your Opinion: Bible urges us to help people in need

We all were shocked at the bombing at the Boston Marathon.

Your Opinion: Legislative actions indicate priorities

There were two interesting articles in the April 24 News Tribune revealing the priorities of our legislators.

Our Opinion: Council members in the dark on restoration of funding

Our elected City Council members, who must defend allocations, at least should be made aware of allocations.

Your Opinion: Who are the real ‘monsters’?

“Today, we face incredibly well-funded gangs of fundamentalist Christian monsters who terrorize their fellow Americans by forcing their weaponized and twisted version of Christianity upon their helpless subordinates in our nation’s armed forces.”