Letters to the Editor

Editor: There are 19 public Critical Access Hospitals in the state of Missouri. We are fortunate enough to have one in El Dorado Springs. Of these, only two are allowed by statute to receive funding by sales tax. The remaining 17 can only be funded by property tax which includes ours. The average revenue generated

Editor: For the first time in nearly 60 years, Cedar County Memorial Hospital is turning to the voters of Cedar County for financial support to keep up with operational expenses, maintenance and equipment needs, government imposed technology requirements and the potential possibility of expanding services. Cedar County Memorial Hospital is our county hospital.  For those

Editor: That our member newspapers have been under attack in Jefferson City, specifically through concentrated efforts to move public notices out of print and post them on websites, is no secret. Missouri Press Association’s leadership, which includes your elected representatives on the Board of Directors, Executive Director Mark Maassen and our lobbying partners in the

Editor: The Cedar County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees recently decided to seek an increase in the tax levy for the hospital during the upcoming April 2nd election. I am taking this opportunity to encourage all Cedar County voters to give serious consideration to supporting this increase. First, lets talk about what Cedar County Memorial

Editor: With all the lefts’ ridiculous gender ideology, one has to wonder where this all leads to. Males identifying as females, then break all kinds of records when they join women’s track in colleges. Men can identify as women and go into women’s bathrooms. There are many other examples of this going on in all

Editor: It appears that Trump Derangement Syndrome is a full-blown plague now. The number of hate.crime hoaxes has increased considerably since Donald Trump took office. I will mention a few of the rope noose hoaxes covering this period of time. Michelle Malkin mentions some of these hoaxes. In 2017, protesters organized at Kansas State University

Editor: If it is true that Jussie Smollet orchestrated the attack on himself, then I really have to say that I am enjoying watching all of these liberal heads explode. Many of the liberal mudstream media, Hollywood elites, and liberal politicians (some in the Democrat race for President 2020), are trying to backtrack their judgments

Editor: A short video showing a confrontation between Nicholas Sandmann, a Catholic school student,  and Nathan Phillips, a Native American activist, went viral on the internet as well as in the media. It  first appeared that Nicholas disrespected Nathan when they came face to face. Of course, the internet exploded from all sides vilifying Nicholas.

Editor: Regardless of the news that we hear of deaths, drugs, disease, etc that come from illegal immigrants, Democrats will not support border security. Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) made a clear statement that Democrats want to change the voting electorate in the United States through immigration. Some states allow illegal immigrants to vote in local

Editor: Cedar County Memorial Hospital wishes to say “thank you” to Cedar County Presiding Commissioner Marlon Collins for his recent Letter to the Editor encouraging area residents to utilize our services.  While we understand we cannot provide all of the medical services needed by our local residents, we do offer a wide range of those