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Your Opinion: Can we not manufacture our own computer chips? Dear Editor: Do you remember when someone mentioned chips they were thinking about potato chips, poker chips or perhaps a "chip off the old block?" Wasn't life simple then? Published Oct. 18 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Big Lie: Biden 'won' most secure election in U.S. history Dear Editor: The false and biased reporting just never ends. Published Oct. 17 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Spreading of misinformation Dear Editor: Both the Jefferson City News Tribune and MSNBC have expressed the same view that "misinformation is spreading at an alarming rate. Published Oct. 17 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Previous letter incorrectly characterizes teacher training Dear Editor: The News Tribune published a letter on Oct. 1 discussing a training provided to selected JC Schools employees. Published Oct. 16 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: 'The truth will make you free' Dear Editor: In a recent opinion piece published by the News Tribune, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer claimed, "Every Congress, I introduce legislation advocating for support for "mammovans," or mobile mammography stations to allow increased access for all women to this critical, potentially life-saving service." Published Oct. 13 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Johnson executed despite well-presented arguments Dear Editor: The refusal of our governor to deny a change of sentence before the execution of Ernest L Johnson despite the reasonable pleas and efforts of a myriad of citizens is a terrible silence in response to a logical and well-presented argument for commutation to a life sentence. Published Oct. 12 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Divining truth in an era of deepfakes Dear Editor: In continuing to read Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States," I was searching for information that would disprove an assertion Lincoln's Republican Party is today's Democratic Party. Published Oct. 12 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Negative Trump story a partisan hit piece Dear Editor: I'm writing in reference to the Oct. 10 Washington AP article on page A5 in the News Tribune: "Report details Trump's all-out bid to undo election results." Published Oct. 12 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: GOP playing hardball on national debt ceiling Dear Editor: The Republicans are playing hardball once again with threats to not allow the ceiling on the national debt to be raised, which the Democrats allowed four times during the Trump Administration that caused a $7.2 trillion increase. Published Oct. 12 2021 @ 7:45am

Our Opinion: New united front will benefit Lincoln University moving forward We're pleased to see Lincoln University entities that were previously fractured pledge a united front on behalf of the university. Published Oct. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Desperation to kill the unborn Dear Editor: Why is there such desperation to continue to kill the unborn? Published Oct. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Botched exit from Afthanistan Dear Editor: Congress held hearings with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Gens. Mark Milley and Kenneth McKenzie last month. Published Oct. 10 2021 @ 11:05pm

Dance the disease away Dear Editor: The Oct. 6, 2021, News Tribune had an article about this terrible disease. Published Oct. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Creating interhuman understanding Dear Editor: I am fascinated by the use of the term "anti-racism" in these pages. Published Oct. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Important roles of bus driversgo beyond driving Dear Editor: Your article on school bus staffing problems (Sept. 21) has reminded me how important school bus drivers are. Published Oct. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Interpreting the news Dear Editor: Sometimes you find so many things to write about that your mind becomes entangled in a mishmash of fact versus fiction. Published Oct. 6 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Gas stations hiked gas well beyond new tax Dear Editor: Last night at midnight, Oct. 1, Missouri Department of Transportation's much-needed 2 1/2 cent (refundable) per gallon tax went into effect. Published Oct. 6 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Cal Thomas wrong about what's destroying America Dear Editor: Cal Thomas, in his column, "Destroying America," asserts our southern border problem with its influx of immigrants will destroy America. Published Oct. 5 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Liberals justifying the insanity Dear Editor: It's rather disturbing to listen to liberals trying to justify the insanity taking place under this administration. Published Oct. 5 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: Continued efforts to crush Christianity Dear Editor: I call your attention to the following articles .... Published Oct. 5 2021 @ 9:05pm

Your Opinion: Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Dear Editor: Many opinions have been expressed both verbally and in print concerning the actions of those involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building. Published Oct. 4 2021 @ 11:05pm

Your Opinion: City transportation spending Dear Editor: Has the News Tribune changed format from middle-of-the road, offend few and appease the Jefferson City establishment? Published Oct. 4 2021 @ 11:05pm