Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor: Here we are after the recent school board election.  Surely and hopefully those presently on the school board have recognized that the bulk of our citizens are not happy with board actions, as this board has not listened with open mind to our citizens, nor often allowed our citizens to speak openly at…

Dear Editor, Years ago all rural communities operated under the same system as we in Ava do right now –– this system of the drivers owning and operating their routes has worked for over 60 yrs. School administrators have agreed throughout the years this was the best and efficient way to go.  They sold these…

Editor: My cousin Pauline Richards gifted to me a year of your newspaper, and I so enjoyed it, I have enclosed a check for renewal. I applaud the fact that you hold the Lord and His word to a high standard in your paper.  That you give voice to your Congressmen and Senators. Though I…

An open letter to my friends in Ava and Douglas County: Hello from way up in North Missouri! After living away from Ava for nearly 15 years, I still “take” the Herald as my Granny would have put it. The Douglas County Herald still keeps me informed of matters back home and I must say…

Dear Editor, Thanks you for the excellent article on the Common Core presentation given to Ava-R-I School Board. The Governor and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education did not think this program through before they adopted it. It appears to harm our students at great cost to the taxpayer. In this post-Christian era we live…

Editor: In our quarterly meeting recently, the DOCO, Inc. Sheltered Workshop board of directors made the difficult decision to close the recycling center effective Tuesday March 15. We have struggled to keep the focus of DOCO, Inc. on the Sheltered Workshop and its handicapped employees, all while trying to juggle the never-ending increase in recyclables…

Editor: A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.  That’s how much we Americans are spending (that we know of) for refu­gee resettlement in the United States. That amount does not include subsidized housing, most healthcare, food stamps, other cash assistance, educating the kids or the costs to the criminal justice system. Here in Missouri, the International Institute…

To The Editor: Thank you so much for your continuing coverage of the Ava R-I School Bus Transportation Issue that has been going on for some time.  The two articles in last week’s paper (“Ava R-I Hears About Sunshine Law…” and “Ava R-I Holds January Session”) were very informative even to someone like me who…

Cash Gas LLC is a local propane company with integrity! When our family recently had an issue with our heating, we did not know if the problem was a heating unit problem or a propane issue. So, we called both the HVAC company and Cash Gas. When Cash Gas determined that the problem was due to…

Dear Editor: Did everyone read Sue Curry’s article from last week’s front page? This was an in-depth, excellent article on our school bus problem! Actually, the problem is not just our school buses or drivers. Our property taxes are due this week and a large portion of these taxes are for our school system. And,…