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Your Opinion: Legislature's attack on transgender children Sue GibsonJefferson CityDear Editor:For another heartbreaking year, Republicans in the state legislature are attacking transgender children. Published Apr. 11 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Challenging false claims with facts Dear Editor: A challenge was presented in a recent LTE about voting Democratic. Published Apr. 11 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Are you embarrassed now? Dear Editor: Last week, the paper published my LTE in which I asked the rhetorical question if anyone who voted Democrat last year regretted their vote. Published Apr. 10 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Worshipping at the altar of diversity Dear Editor: The CEO of United Airlines stated they are mandating affirmative action quotas in its flight schools: "Our flight deck should reflect the diverse group of people onboard our planes every day. Published Apr. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Blame is pointless; focus on the future Dear Editor: I am writing this letter as I am beginning to read a book about the "Cultural Revolution" in China. Published Apr. 8 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Biden's tax plan Dear Editor: President Joe Biden has stated he will raise taxes on people making more than $400,000 a year. Published Apr. 6 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: The Taxpayers' Mall Dear Editor: It is amazing how much the opportunity to pass on $50,000 to your friends will inspire an interest in public health. Published Apr. 4 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: DWI vs cell phones Dear Editor: I read an editorial in Wednesday's paper dated March 17 talking about DWI deaths in America. Published Apr. 4 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Government is our most significant problem Dear Editor: I am convinced that government is the most significant problem we all face — too much government. Published Apr. 4 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: No on Prop. A Dear Editor: If you plan on voting "yes" on Proposition A in Cole County, please do this first. Published Apr. 4 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Sick and tired of what is happening to America Dear Editor: It will never stop: People might think I am a racist but I am fed up with every time a derogatory statement is made about a Black person either somebody gets fired from their job so the company or news organization can keep the public trust, even if the statement was an accident. Published Apr. 3 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Griffith, Veit not working for us Dear Editor: If you care enough about road conditions to vote on April 6 to extend the county-wide sales tax for the purpose of maintaining roads and bridges, you should know state representatives Dave Griffith and Rudy Veit voted Tuesday to not fund the Missouri Department of Transportation's request for funds to help recruit and retain employees (House Amendment 3, HCS HB4). Published Apr. 2 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: LU's enrollment drop due to racism? Dear Editor: Lincoln University enrollment has dropped considerably. I remember back around 1985 I thought I would like to go back to school to get a degree. Published Apr. 1 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Bad border decisions Dear Editor: Today's headline regarding FBI checks on caregivers suggests we are going to waive fingerprinting for the caregivers of immigrant children to gain time in removing children from "unsuitable" Border Patrol sites. Published Apr. 1 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: US reaping what it sowed Dear Editor: A recent article in Newsweek (March 26, 2021) blames natural disasters, famine and violence as major contributors to the influx of immigrants at our southern border from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. Published Mar. 31 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Admit Ireland into Union Dear Editor: I am writing this letter on the eve of St. Patrick's Day. I am reading about Irish bars in New York City that can't find Irish bartenders. Published Mar. 31 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Perpetuating a false culture war Dear Editor: Third Ward City Council Candidate Scott Spencer's answer to questions about a former rock are a strange attempt to re-write recent local history. Published Mar. 31 2021 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: When did we authorize income redistribution? Dear Editor: The U.S. is supposed to be a Constitutional Republic; a form of government where "We the People" elect people to represent us, and where the powers of those elected are limited to those we granted them in our Constitution. Published Mar. 31 2021 @ 12:05am