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Your Opinion: Be willing to change your mind Dear Editor: I recently read a quote attributed to either economist John Maynard Keynes or Pail Samuelson that should serve as a guiding light for anyone trying to make a wise decision. Published Sep. 19 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Biden's ineptness, chaos Dear Editor: The FBI has decided to stop investigating conspiracy theories about Trump supporters plotting a violent takeover of the Capitol on Jan. 6. because there was no grand plan by Trump and his supporters. Published Sep. 19 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: City spending Dear Editor: Kudos to Councilman Scott Spencer; wish he represented the First Ward or there were more like him regarding his challenges to the budget approval process. Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Being sold a bill of goods Dear Editor: Sell! Sell! Sell! Do you ever feel like you are being sold a bill of goods? Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Shock treatment Dear Editor: I think of myself as a typical law-abiding citizen of this great United States of America. Published Sep. 16 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: COVID and the Constitution Dear Editor: One of the most valued tenants in our Constitution is the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments. Published Sep. 16 2021 @ 9:05pm

Your Opinion: Thankful for those who are pushing back Dear Editor: On Facebook, David Sawyer posted a historical photo of his great-great-grandfather with the beloved Aunt Jemima who has a legacy. Published Sep. 15 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Educational discrimination against males Dear Editor: I call your attention to a Sept. 7 article by Alana Mastrangelo: "College Gender Gap: Men Falling Farther Behind Women in Higher Education" .... Published Sep. 14 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Applauding Bush's 9/11 memorial speech Dear Editor: Dear President Bush, I listened to and read the speech you delivered yesterday at the Shanksville, Pennsylvania, memorial site where you warned us that our government, our very way of life, is threatened. Published Sep. 14 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Many alternatives to abortion Dear Editor: Human beings are supposed to be humane by showing kindness, mercy, compassion and live in a civilized manner. Published Sep. 13 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: COVID and freedom Dear Editor: As a 60-something Baby Boomer and a Vietnam-era veteran, I believe the political party I grew up in has become a population of whiny crybabies. Published Sep. 13 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: The beginnings of tyranny Dear Editor: I had my concerns when I heard President Joe Biden was going to have a speech concerning COVID-19, and my fears were realized when I heard it. Published Sep. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Conservation Commission commended Dear Editor:I would like to commend the Missouri Conservation Commission for giving initial approval to the Missouri Department of Conservation for proposed changes that would allow expanded use of bicycles and e-bicycles on most department-area service roads and multi-use trails. Published Sep. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Why would GOP want to be at war with Taliban? Dear Editor: Texas has passed a dangerous law encouraging vigilantism — placing a bounty on anyone who aids a person seeking an abortion. Published Sep. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Our elected officials are what's broken Dear Editor: A recent LTE discussed how America is too divided to achieve change through constitutional amendments. Published Sep. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Remembering 9/11 Dear Editor: I remember 9/11 vividly. It was a beautiful morning and, since I was off that day, I had gone for a walk. Published Sep. 8 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: LU Farmer's Market a local gem Dear Editor: The local farmers market season continues into fall. Published Sep. 8 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Biden's disaster in Afghanistan Dear Editor: President Joe Biden set Sept. 11 to remove all U.S. troops and partners out of Afghanistan, for a victory lap and to say he ended the war. Published Sep. 8 2021 @ 8:15am

Your Opinion: Wasteful city spending Dear Editor: So, the city administrators want to recommend a study on how to spend our taxes to increase salaries and cost us more taxes — talk about a self-sustaining bunch of bureaucrats. Published Sep. 7 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Too divisive for constitutional amendments? Dear Editor: The last meaningful amendment to our Constitution passed 50 years ago. Published Sep. 6 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Disrespecting the USA Dear Editor: It is ironic how in seven months certain people and groups of people have disrespected America, case in point an Olympian turned her back to the singing of the National Anthem and was basically given a thumbs up by the Biden administration that it was okay to turn her back. Published Sep. 4 2021 @ 11:05pm