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Your Opinion: Leading our country astray Tom AultJefferson CityDear Editor:Yesterday a friend of mine and I had a discussion pertaining to the wonderful country we used to have versus the one we are nurturing today. Published Sep. 19 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Find real cause; don't pass useless laws Dear Editor: I couldn't find the letter back online so forgive me if this is not exactly accurate. Published Sep. 18 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Mental health, not gun control, should be priority Dear Editor: I call your attention to a Sept. 11 article in the MIT Technology Review, "Teens are anxious and depressed after three hours a day on social media" .... Published Sep. 17 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Government rewards irresponsible behavior Bert DirschellCentertownDear Editor:How long is society going to put up with nanny state government rewarding irresponsible behavior while often punishing responsible behavior?In 1973, the Supreme Court decided that the Constitution gives the federal government the authority to prevent states from saving the lives of the unborn. Published Sep. 17 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Trump's wall is a promise broken Dear Editor: On the editorial page of this paper on Sept. 5, Jim Dyke's editorial cartoon indicated that Trump is keeping his promise to build a wall. Published Sep. 15 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Response to Dirschell Dear Editor: You know, I had to comment on Bert Dirschell's LTE in the Sept. 5 News Tribune about drug prices. Published Sep. 15 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Seek solutions, not blame Dear Editor: Jim Dyke's cartoon published on Sept. 10 once again tells only part of the story. Published Sep. 15 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: NT promotes liberal leftist ideology Harold H. HorstmannLohmanDear Editor:I'm writing in reference to two articles in the Sept. 10, 2019, issue of the News Tribune. Published Sep. 14 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Wealth redistribution tools Dear Editor: Democrats are proposing to "fix" Social Security by making it even more of a tool for wealth redistribution. Published Sep. 14 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Response to O'Mara Dear Editor: I am responding to two illogical and incorrect statements made by Tim O'Mara in his LTE published on Sept. Published Sep. 13 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Federal budget responsibility is with House, not Trump With reference to Morris D. Munsen Jr.'s letter published Aug. 29, 'Cartoonist silent on Trump's deficit,' his letter is typical from a Trump hater with seemingly limited knowledge on where the responsibility lies for the federal budget. by Harold H. Horstmann, Lohman Published Sep. 6 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Cole County needs CAFO protections Missouri SB 391 will throw open the doors to a stampede of corporate-backed CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations) across the state. by Mollie Freebairn, Jefferson City Published Sep. 6 2019 @ 12:05am

Your Opinion: Buying Greenland I appreciate recent feedback concerning the proposed U.S. purchase of Greenland. by Frank Rycyk, Jefferson City Published Sep. 6 2019 @ 12:05am