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CARTOON GALLERY 05-15-21 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published May. 14 2021 @ 4:36pm

Your Opinion: Biden's spending plan Dear Editor: Several known columnists have voiced their opinions on President Biden's spending package involving American Jobs Plan and American Family Plan. Published May. 14 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Ending unemployment aid presents hardship Dear Editor: I just wanted to thank Gov. Mike Parson for relieving Missouri from federal unemployment aid. Published May. 14 2021 @ 12:05am

CARTOON GALLERY 05-14-21 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published May. 13 2021 @ 5:13pm

Your Opinion: Lawmakers should fund 988 lifeline Dear Editor: May is Mental Health Month. By urging my public officials to prioritize suicide prevention, mental health and crisis care, I am hoping to influence collective change to support #MentalHealth4All. Published May. 13 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Elections should be above reproach Dear Editor: Sunday's paper, May 9, had an AP article in it about GOP voting laws. Published May. 13 2021 @ 12:05am

CARTOON GALLERY 05-13-21 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published May. 12 2021 @ 2:10pm

Commentary: NFTs are digital tulip fever; Would you pay thousands for bar code? Late last month, the white-hot world of NFT art was rocked by a contretemps. by Margaret Wertheim, Los Angeles Times (TNS) Published May. 12 2021 @ 12:05am

Commentary: Talk of secession always gets US history wrong In our polarized times, talk of secession blooms on the losing side of bitterly contested national elections. by Alan Taylor, The Washington Post Published May. 12 2021 @ 12:05am

Opinion: Without more work, Biden's tax plans don't compute President Joe Biden's tax proposals are an opening bid in what will likely be a protracted negotiation with Congress. by Bloomberg Opinion Published May. 12 2021 @ 12:05am

Commentary: If China shrinks, it's the world's problem China's slowest population growth in decades may be felt more acutely beyond its borders than within them. by Daniel Moss, Bloomberg Published May. 12 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Civil War marker participation apology Dear Editor: I was invited to participate in the recent dedication of a replica of the disputed Civil War monument that was removed by order of the City Council. Published May. 12 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: More progress needed on greenway system Dear Editor: On the front page of the April 12 News Tribune there was a picture of a cycling instructor and a group of about 40 cyclists. Published May. 12 2021 @ 12:05am

Our Opinion: Celebrating girl power Last Saturday, girls attending Girl Empowerment Day at Memorial Park learned self- defense, financial planning, music, poetry, outdoor skills, online safety and more. by News Tribune Published May. 12 2021 @ 12:05am

CARTOON GALLERY 05-12-21 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published May. 11 2021 @ 1:55pm

Commentary: Can we all get vaccinated and finally get back to work? The day before Friday's disappointing jobs report, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster followed Montana Gov. by Kathleen Parker Published May. 11 2021 @ 12:35am

Commentary: COVID-19 has taught us about calculated risk vs. living in fear The editors of the Economist are always worth our attention, so they got mine recently when they wrote the 1918 flu pandemic ushered in "a ferment of forward-looking, risk-taking social, industrial and artistic novelty," and speculated the current pandemic might do likewise. by Mitch Daniels, The Washington Post Published May. 11 2021 @ 12:35am

Commentary: Social justice mob tries to do to tech what it did to academia The same tactics used to suppress dissent in academia — with the goal of making colleges "safe spaces" that feel "welcoming" to snowflakes — have graduated to the tech world. by Debra J. Saunders Published May. 11 2021 @ 12:35am

Your Opinion: Non-citizens were once allowed to vote Dear Editor: On National Public Radio I believe it was Feb. 2, it was reported that for I believe 150 years, non-citizens, migrants, "illegals" nowadays, could actually vote in our elections, in 40 states. Published May. 11 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: America founded on Christian principles Dear Editor: On the National Day of Prayer, President Joe Biden did not mention God's name once in his address to the nation. Published May. 11 2021 @ 12:05am

CARTOON GALLERY 05-11-21 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published May. 10 2021 @ 4:15pm

Your Opinion: Were sacrifices for Constitution in vain? Dear Editor: Following are five media website articles that should make any proud patriotic American heartsick. Published May. 10 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Unrestrained spending Dear Editor: Uncontrollable spending: Well the Democrats are at it again. Published May. 10 2021 @ 12:05am