Letter To The Editor

Dear Neighbors: According to last week’s Herald article, Mayor Asks Permission…, the city council at Ava wants to change the grid system to a named street system.  Based on our experience in Ozark County, I would strongly advise Ava to keep the sequential system intact. Names are, first of all, harder to remember, especially if…

Dear Editor: Some things the general public probably does not know: The ABC News executive producer Ian Cameron is married to Susan Rice, National Security Adviser. CBS President David Rhodes is the brother of Ben Rhodes, Obama’s Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications. ABC Newscorrespondent Claire Shipman is married to former Whitehouse Press Secretary…

Editor: On Thursday, Aug. 11, at around 5:00 p.m., the Knights of Columbus hosted a spaghetti supper for the Ava Bears.  This event was a great success as there wasn’t much left over, and we hope to do this again soon. The athletic department of the Ava schools should hold their heads-up with pride because…

In response, the Thursday school board meeting was well orchestrated.  The teachers address was heart-warming, for the good of the children speech, by saving a hundred thousand a year off the transportation budget; seems to be a good idea, but the administration never could come up with the figures to prove their thesis. One wise…

Editor: At last week’s board meeting, a young woman spoke about the ongoing transportation issue.  I would like to respond to some of the things she said.  She stated that there was a lot of animosity and bitterness.  I am pretty sure anyone would be bitter and have just a little animosity if someone tried…

To the Editor: I heard that the Ava Community Center was looking for some volunteers to deliver hot meals on a daily basis to shut-ins.  It is a great program and I stopped in to see about it. I spoke with Bonnie Evans who has been running these programs at the center for over 20…

Editor: It is refreshing to observe the Ava R-I School Board’s recent attempt to fix a bus-transportation system that had apparently worked fairly well for over a half-century. Maybe, new “blood” on the board has aided in solving this dilemma. And maybe, the old system could have used a tune-up instead of a massive overall…

To the Editor: I am writing this letter to the editor to voice my concern for the health of Ava Students. I know there is a policy against tobacco use by students of Ava schools, which I support 100%.  However, I have an issue when a teacher places her fingers in the mouth of a…

I have followed the material on the Itron Centron electric meters to be installed in Ava. It’s good that they won’t be continuously spewing microwaves 24/7 (at least, not right away), however, even when used with a mobile collection device in “wake up mode”, the meters still pose serious problems. In addition to an RF…

TO: The Douglas County Herald Editors and the Honorable Mayor and Council, People of Ava, Mo. Regarding the April 14, 2016 issue and article entitled, “Meter Funding Exceeds Expectations; Council Approves Annual Appoint-ments” Considering that we as a nation are heading into serious inflationary times and my position as a newcomer and prospective future home…