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Your Opinion: Response to Schildmeyer Charlotte SchniedersJefferson CityDear Editor:Schildmeyer asked: Would they acquit a Democratic president if “she” committed the abuses Trump is charged with? The answer: Democrats/media ignored that behavior. Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Perspective: Preparing for the Jobs of Tomorrow Nearly one in 10 people were out of work.That’s where we were in October of 2009. The national unemployment rate crested at 10 percent that month. Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Perspective: Prayer breakfast inspiring Greetings from the fourth floor of your Missouri Capitol. Winter is definitely here, but we are still having some typical Missouri weather with 50-degree days followed by 25-degree days — but that is why we live here, right? If you have not gotten your flu shot I would highly recommend it as the flu bug is making its way around Central Missouri. Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Our Opinion: Schools’ wisely hold off on expansion plan The Jefferson City School District made the right call in holding off on a controversial plan to borrow money to build two more schools in the district. Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Perspective: Happy birthday, Cole County The year 2020 is the Bicentennial of Cole County, the 200th anniversary of our county’s creation. Cole County began in 1820 with a population of 1,028 people, and today, we are around 80,000. Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Most prominent position on Capitol reserved for pagan goddess Bert DirschellCentertownDear Editor:My wife and I are relatively recent transplants to Missouri. We were shocked when we first heard that the most prominent position in the Capitol building was reserved for a Roman goddess. Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Time for Congress to move on to country’s business William SteinmeierJefferson CityDear Editor:If “pro” is the opposite of “con,” what is the opposite of “progress?” Yes, Congress at the moment is indeed the antithesis of progress in our country. Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Responsibility of nuclear weapons Mike BarnhillAshlandDear Editor:The recent shoot-down of a commercial Ukrainian jet liner by the Iranian military caused the loss of 176 innocent people. Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Abandon colonialism? Dale ReichelCaliforniaDear Editor:You know, it seems to me that our nation could abandon colonialism and just give Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel statehood. Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Our Opinion: Missouri needs to improve maternal health A new report by the Centers for Disease Control shows the mortality rate of mothers has dramatically increased. Published Jan. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Job well done on high schools Matt KrauseJefferson CityDear Editor:I’m writing to commend Dr. Larry Linthacum, current/former members of the Jefferson City School Board, and the Nabholz Corporation. Published Jan. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Perspective: Valentines for Veterans Missouri is home to more than 438,000 veterans who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries throughout the world. Published Jan. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Trump’s ‘war hawks’ Mike BarnhillAshlandDear Editor:A report by MSNBC regarding a Wall Street editorial may shed truth on why Trump decided to assassinate Soleimani. Published Jan. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: NT, governor right on refugees Frank RycykJefferson CityDear Editor:I appreciate the News Tribune’s stand on accepting refugees into Missouri. Published Jan. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

CARTOON GALLERY 01-17-20 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published Jan. 17 2020 @ 1:28pm

Your Opinion: Response to Wansing Charlotte SchniedersJefferson CityDear Editor:The points I make are from books I’ve read, personal and business experiences. Published Jan. 17 2020 @ 12:05am

Our Opinion: Reining in fake service animals It’s a sad commentary on today’s society, but Missouri needs to pass legislation aimed at curbing the increase of fake service animals. Published Jan. 17 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Hacking the vote Nelson OttoJefferson CityDear Editor:I read Cal Winters letter about the Electoral College and had to do one of those face palm gestures. Published Jan. 17 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: No assassination, just killing of a terrorist Curtis ThompsonJefferson CityDear Editor:Mike Barnhill asserts in his Jan. 13 LTE that Trump created a “provocation” when he ordered the killing of Soleimani, and calls it an “assassination. Published Jan. 17 2020 @ 12:05am

CARTOON GALLERY 01-16-20 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published Jan. 16 2020 @ 2:02pm

Your Opinion: Blunt and Hawley must uphold the Constitution Gregory SchildmeyerJefferson CityDear Editor:The House of Representatives will soon send the two Articles of Impeachment against Donald Trump — abuse of his office and Obstruction of Congress — to the U. Published Jan. 16 2020 @ 12:05am

Our Opinion: Ask what you can do for your city To paraphrase a famous line: Now is the time to ask not what your city can do for you, but what you can do for your city. Published Jan. 16 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Iran has had more foreign intervention than U.S. Mike BarnhillAshlandDear Editor:The history of modern Iran began after WWII with the installation Mohammad Reza (The Shah of Iran) as premier and the overthrow of the then current Premier Mohammad Mossadegh. Published Jan. 16 2020 @ 12:05am