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Perspective: Get back to work, Missouri This week, the United States Department of Labor released the most recent jobs numbers that showed our nation had a record number of job openings in April at 9. Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Our Opinion: Fly it proudly, fly it high For some of us, we suspect, Flag Day sneaks up on us. Each year, like Memorial Day and Labor Day, we have every intention of buying and displaying a flag outside our home. Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Slavery: a worldwide enterprise Sue BowerJefferson CityDear Editor:In researching whether the “Babylon” referred to in Revelations might refer to another place in today’s world, I discovered that Asia and the Arab world produce all the goods/animals ascribed to the falling Babylon (some of which are pearls, fine linen, silk, ivory, myrrh, olive oil, cattle, cinnamon). Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

CARTOON GALLERY 06-12-21 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 4:50pm

Your Opinion: On the edge of another bad decision Dear Editor: Cole County residents have been plagued by the Cole County Commission's poor decisions. Published Jun. 10 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: City needs to prioritize infrastructure Dear Editor: Opened the paper to the local page, and I see the headline about scooters! Published Jun. 10 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Biden 'nice' man? Nothing further from the truth Dear Editor: A recent LTE claimed President Joe Biden was a "nice" man. Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm

Our Opinion: PDMP will be a valuable tool in the opioid fight With the stroke of his pen Monday, Gov. Mike Parson made Missouri the last state in the nation to implement a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. by News Tribune Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm

CARTOON GALLERY 06-10-21 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 10:38am

Our Opinion: Limit extraordinary sessions Missouri's 2021 legislative session just ended and lawmakers already are clamoring to return to the Capitol. Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Sinister COVID plandemic Dear Editor: What has been happening in the U.S. and around the world will eventually be seen as crimes against humanity by those involved in this sinister COVID plandemic. Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Core principles of our nation Dear Editor: Among the poems by Shakespeare and Walt Whitman I memorized in high school was Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in which he summoned the nation to prevail against Southern insurrectionists who would divide us in two. Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

Perspective: The lost letter On the 200th Anniversary of the Lewis & Clark expedition's passage through what is now Jefferson City on June 4, 1804, former Mayor John Landwehr created this fictional entry in Merriweather Lewis' journal reporting his progress to President Jefferson. Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

CARTOON GALLERY 06-09-21 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published Jun. 8 2021 @ 12:18pm

Your Opinion: Could Biden/Harris handlers be doing something right? Dear Editor: Could it be that the Biden/Harris handlers are going to do something right? Published Jun. 8 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Mystery of how Trump became president Dear Editor: The mystery of how Donald Trump became president of the United States can perhaps be explained. Published Jun. 8 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Call for action? Dear Editor: Recently on Fox News, Judge Jeanine Pirro said, "the demand for justice calls for actions actually outside the realm of law and order." Published Jun. 8 2021 @ 12:05am

Our Opinion: Don't forget your sunscreen and a good book It's summertime. Whether you're at home relaxing in the AC, on vacation at the beach or at the pool — don't forget a good book. Published Jun. 8 2021 @ 12:05am

CARTOON GALLERY 06-08-21 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published Jun. 7 2021 @ 11:59am

Perspective: Finally visiting with constituents again in person Now that life in Missouri is back to normal, I have so enjoyed being able to get out in the district and interact with constituents again in recent months. by Blaine Luetkemeyer Published Jun. 7 2021 @ 8:45am

Your Opinion: Police budget cuts Dear Editor: First, it was Seattle making budget cuts to its police department. Published Jun. 7 2021 @ 12:05am

Our Opinion: More data forthcoming on vehicle stops Each year, the state's annual motor vehicle stops report is released. And each year, we dutifully report the results. Published Jun. 6 2021 @ 12:05am

Perspective: Military need more than one or two days of recognition a year Session may be over, but political action is not. We all know there will be a special session, but what it needs to cover is clearly up for debate. by State Rep. Rudy Veit, R-Jefferson City, Mo. Published Jun. 6 2021 @ 12:05am