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Our Opinion: Patrol on right track with training, transparency In a welcome move, the Missouri Highway Patrol is opening the curtain on how it trains its troopers and how it works to de-escalate what can be tense situations. by News Tribune Published Oct. 20 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Another debate doubtful Dear Editor: I have been wrong before, and usually, it is no big deal. So, I will answer my question of the previous letter, "Will there be another presidential debate?" Published Oct. 20 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: 'Great Reset' may be in order Dear Editor: Trying to keep capitalism afloat. That is what's going on. Our capitalist system, worldwide, was in trouble before COVID-19. Published Oct. 20 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Humor to be found in election? Dear Editor :Is there humor to be found in the coming election? Probably not, as this election could amount to the most decisive in America's near 250-year history. Published Oct. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Biased moderator; silence on debt Dear Editor: It is a rare time that I take sides in the political climate of this country, but this is one time I feel it is necessary. Published Oct. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Perspective: The people back home "When politicians don't have to worry about the voters back home that impacts their behavior. by State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, Mo. Published Oct. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Yes on 3 Dear Editor: I will be voting yes on 3. Here are my reasons. Published Oct. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: With pandemic, we're on our own Dear Editor: One month ago (Sept. 14), we were averaging 35,000 new cases of COVID per day. Published Oct. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Our Opinion: Less talk, more action on domestic violence The Show-Me State has many things we can take pride in. But one of our state's blemishes, and something we don't talk about enough, is our domestic violence problem. by News Tribune Published Oct. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Don't attack the plaque Dear Editor: Stop tearing down history. Anti-slavery groups of the 1800s merged to become the Republican Party, the Union. Published Oct. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Commentary: Historical peace rock tells a story This historical marker on the corner of Moreau and Fairmount commemorates the event on Oct. 7, 1864, when Jefferson City was saved from destruction. by Karen Leydens Published Oct. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Perspective: Price's raid: 'The Battle That Never Was' The monument at Moreau and Fairmount drives is stirring up so much controversy, and yet few know what it even refers to!Beginning in September 1864, Gen. by Sam Bushman, Cole County Commissioner Published Oct. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Commentary: Vote no on Amendment 3 and keep Missouri 'clean' It is no exaggeration to say politics in our country is broken. The reasons abound, but high on the list is polarization — the vast gulf in goodwill and beliefs that now separates the two major political parties. by John C. Danforth Published Oct. 18 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Words reflect beliefs Dear Editor: The death of Roberta McCain, John McCain's mother, at 108 years of age brought to mind the Vietnam War and John McCain's five-plus years as a prisoner of war. Published Oct. 17 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: We've lost sight of our wonderful country Dear Editor: Our future depends on it.We, as a community of people, have become so entangled in hatred, mistrust, miscommunication, and foolish irritation that we have lost sight of how wonderful our country is. Published Oct. 17 2020 @ 12:05am

Positive Note: Thank you, Nick, for bettering the community Our community lost a towering figure in law, civic affairs and historic preservation with the recent passing of attorney Nicklas M. Monaco at the age of 90. Published Oct. 17 2020 @ 12:05am

CARTOON GALLERY 10-16-20 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published Oct. 16 2020 @ 1:28pm

Your Opinion: Dems opposition to Barrett Dear Editor: As I write this, Amy Coney Barrett is being grilled by senators. Published Oct. 16 2020 @ 12:05am

Our Opinion: Hey dude in the truck: Buckle up Today, on the fourth annual Buckle Up Phone Down Day, we learn more drivers are heeding the message, but one segment of Missourians is lagging behind: male drivers. by News Tribune Published Oct. 16 2020 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Marker an informative sign about Lewis and Clark Dear Editor: The marker at the end of Madison Street near the Governor's Mansion is an informative sign about Lewis and Clark. Published Oct. 16 2020 @ 12:05am

CARTOON GALLERY 10-15-20 A sampling of today's editorial cartoons on local and national issues. Published Oct. 15 2020 @ 12:11pm

Your Opinion: No on 3 Dear Editor: In 2018, 62 percent of Missourians voted for transparency, ethics and accountability in state government by supporting the ballot initiative known as Clean Missouri. Published Oct. 15 2020 @ 12:05am

Our Opinion: Look out for deer when driving Deer are beautiful and majestic creatures, and it's that time of year we get a chance to see more of them. by News Tribune Published Oct. 15 2020 @ 12:05am