Letters to the Editor

Editor: As I was reading our local Waterloo Courier back in 1992, I found this article to be pertinent for the time and now, 20 years later even more so. I would like to share this with you. “Cedar Falls – Cal Thomas says most journalists prey on people, but he’s a journalist who prays

Editor: It is said that Ben Franklin told a woman, when asked in 1787: “Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?” He said: “A Republic, if you can keep it.” The United States has certainly almost not survived as a republic once, the Civil War, and possibly another time or two. Questioning

Editor: Our nation today is facing a challenging time, perhaps the most challenging 200 plus year history. Not just the fear of terrorism, the risk of an economic collapse or the threats of war, but because we have drifted away from the founding principles and values that made the USA the greatest free society the

Editor: One thing you have to say for this failed Presidency, Obama has been like a dog on a bone in his effort to destroy this nation and he is not through yet. He is determined to destroy us and he is doing a darn good job of it with the help of the Democratic

Editor: The problem isn’t that Hillary is an unethical, corrupt, lying criminal dirtbag; everyone already knows that. The problem is that her supporters don’t care. Mark E. Rogers El Dorado Springs

Before Obama there was virtually no outlandish presence of Islam in America. All of a sudden Islam is taught in schools. All of a sudden we must allow prayer rugs everywhere and allow for Islamic prayer in school, airports and businesses. All of a sudden we must stop serving pork in prisons. All of a

Editor: I’d like to join the number of citizens who are unhappy re: exceptions being made for property “issues”/code violations. First of all, I’d like to say I’ve met the code enforcement officer as I’ve adopted dogs from the city pound. I feel that she’s a nice young lady with an overwhelming job. The problem

There are times in life that the actions and conduct of those around us take us aback for a moment. That happened recently to those of us who currently serve as the Board of Directors for Green Mound Cemetery in Harwood, Missouri. Small rural cemeteries sometimes struggle to make ends meet with the demands of

Schell City is getting ready to celebrate the 145th anniversary of the town next weekend, Sept. 8-9. That’s 10 years older than El Dorado Springs. Sounds like they have a lot of good times planned. We always photo the royalty coronation. There might be some other things you’d want to attend, like the smorgasbord. Story

Editor: It is almost impossible to believe that a nation that has accomplished what the United States of America has accomplished in 200 years by becoming the most powerful nation on our planet can allow itself in eight short years to become the biggest joke on the planet and all for the use of political