News Tribune | Opinion Letters

Your Opinion: Hats off to parks, mayor, city Dear Editor: Hats off to Parks and Rec, Mayor Tergin, and the City Council and staff for their insightful and forward-thinking policy priorities of developing and improving the city's parks and recreational opportunities. Published Nov. 12 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Defending Dr. X and Dr. Z Dear Editor: Dr. X and Dr. Z have been a part of my healing for the last five years. Published Nov. 11 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Keep on truckin' Dear Editor: I read your letter in the mail bag about the Nascar drivers vs. pro truck drivers, and I am with you on cheering for the cross country drivers. Published Nov. 11 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Response to Roam Dear Editor: You know Ms. Wanda Roam has said she thinks our president was installed in the White House by God. Published Nov. 11 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Maybe parks could handle sidewalks Dear Editor: I did not have enough space to include this subject in my last letter. Published Nov. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Complying with Revenue exasperating Dear Editor: As of October 2020, people will need a Real ID to fly commercially in the U.S. Published Nov. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: The benefits of Medicaid expansion Dear Editor: "Be all you can be" was one of the U.S. Army's most successful recruiting slogans. Published Nov. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: City budget shortage and taxes Dear Editor: A recent NT article talked about unforeseen city costs for tornado and flood damage creating a tight budget. Published Nov. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Ominous change Dear Editor: Trust is a firm belief in the honesty, reliability of another; to have confidence in; and to allow to do something without misgivings. Published Nov. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Corrupt capitalism Dear Editor: This is a response to Harold Horstmann's Oct. 30 LTE. Not picking on you, Harold, I just think Venezuela's problems aren't all socialism but capitalism, U.S. style. Published Nov. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Best Russian asset ever Dear Editor: In speaking of the planned gift to Turkey, Russia and Syria of the 20-mile strip of land in northern Syria bordering Turkey and previously controlled, competently and peacefully by our Kurdish allies, Trump boasted, "People are saying 'Wow' what a great outcome. Published Nov. 10 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Response to Holloway Dear Editor: Leslie Holloway's letter saying that the "Right to Harm" video is one sided is a tactic. Published Nov. 9 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Response to Smith Dear Editor: Listening to the YouTube video of Trump's announcement of the Special Forces Operation leading to al-Baghdadi's death and questioning thereafter dispels everything Mr. Smith said. Published Nov. 9 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Health insurance for the potential immigrant Dear Editor: According to an article in the Nov. 3 newspaper, we find another block, from one of 870 federal judges, blocking the Trump Administration's ruling regarding immigrants. Published Nov. 9 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Response to Roam Dear Editor: Fact Checking Ms. Roam: In a recent LTE, Ms. Roam claimed that Democrats had not passed any legislation in the last congressional session. Published Nov. 9 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: History repeating itself Dear Editor: My fellow Missourians and conservative Republicans: I had the honor of having lunch and an educational and enlightening conversation with a close friend of mine in Florida this week. Published Nov. 7 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: LU refuses to own up to homecoming concert problems Dear Editor: This letter is in reference to the number of articles written about the homecoming concert held by Lincoln University. Published Nov. 7 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Luetkemeyer's sad Trump defense Dear Editor: Evidence that Trump abused his authority over foreign policy for domestic political gain is so evident that defenders have given up anything even resembling a substantive defense. Published Nov. 7 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: CAFO event too one-sided Dear Editor: I attended the "Right to Harm" viewing in town last week. Published Nov. 6 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Parks' spending out of control Dear Editor: I appreciated the time Mayor Carrie Tergin afforded us last week at the Tribune's coffee. Published Nov. 6 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Abortion clinic more important than killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi? Dear Editor: Again this morning (10/29) I could not avoid a headline "Hearing begins on fate of Missouri's lone abortion clinic. Published Nov. 5 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Hyperloop tunnel vision Dear Editor: "A state panel formed with the help of Missouri House Speaker Elijah Haahr released its findings Monday regarding Hyperloop technology. Published Nov. 5 2019 @ 12:00am

Your Opinion: Response to Gerling Dear Editor: It's easy to delineate between listeners of Fox News, library users and mainstream media listeners, who never have negative words about Democrats or positive words about Trump. Published Nov. 4 2019 @ 12:05am