October 9, 2026
Editor: A bill has recently been introduced in the Missouri House, H.B. 2649, the Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which seeks to protect minors from harmful physiological gender transition procedures. People should get behind this needed bill and tell their state representatives and senators to support it. Fact is nobody knows why people
The United States is not safe or secure. The military is weakened. President Biden left millions of dollars worth of military hardware, 9,000 American citizens and Afghan people who helped us with the murderous Taliban. I shudder to think how our fighting men and women will fare in the Ukraine and other places against multitudinous
Can you help? Children from our community need sanctuary. Our community continues to lack enough support for children taken into foster care. Too often, kids are being sent out of their school district and community because no local homes are available. Too often, siblings are split up because there are no homes that can take
We live in Missouri, so there is a very good chance a bridge or highway near us is in really bad shape. And for those of us in rural Missouri, slow or nonexistent internet makes our lives difficult. But now, thanks to the recently passed Infrastructure Bill, there is money to address all of these
My name is Danny Crawford. I grew up and went to school in El Dorado Springs. I’ve had my very fair share of problems with the law, drugs and the “prison system.” I’m currently in Federal prison in Greenville, IL. I usually do not comment or have much of an opinion about other people’s legal
Editor, I realize most people won’t take the time to speak up and most people prefer to go along and get along so they won’t speak up either but what Ms Leroux as a board member has done during the elections and continues to do is wrong. I believe her lack of ethics should disqualify
Editor, I for one am beyond frustrated with the CCMH Board seemingly trying to exclude the newest board member we elected to represent us. Michelle says they should be, “cheerleaders for the hospital” but I would rather the board look out for everyone’s interest like it was intended to do and not be a rubber
Editor, Let us talk about National Heritage Areas, in particular about Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA) in Missouri and Kansas. I have a few questions: Did you know you are in a National Heritage Area? National Heritage Areas claim to be in partnership with the National Park Service to preserve heritage, attract tourism and
I am appalled at the latest “stunt” from the CCMH Board. Now that we have someone on the board who is willing to stand up for the people of the Stockton area, it appears that other members of the board are trying to silence that voice. David Bozarth won his position by a landslide because
Editor: I had several people contact me about your recent news story who felt David Bozarth had been steamrolled at the Hospital Board meeting and they wondered how ethical or legal it was. I can tell you that I was on the Board meeting call and the board did indeed vote on Aug 19th to
