Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor, I read with more than passing interest last evening an (AP) article concerning the story of a mystery individual who had designated himself a “sunshine friend” to some of the old time and dependable citizens of Ava. Some of the names included as recipients of contributions from a “sunshine friend” are remembered as…

Dear Editor: I find myself wishing I could make folks in Ava and surrounding areas aware that when they so casually burn plastic waste they are destroying the quality of life in this relatively unpolluted part of the Ozarks. I wish they would read about how the whole town of Times Beach (near St. Louis)…

By writing this letter, I offer no direct or indirect criticism to anyone. Upon the appointment of Vernon Johnson to the Ava School board in August of 2014, I immediately began to receive complaints from the public. As a former duck hunter, I go by the old adage that if it flies like a duck,…

Dear Editor: I read with much interest Congressman Jason Smith’s “Capitol Report” column published in the December 4th Herald. He has a litany of bad news. His example of the “business in Bonne Terre” being forced to layoff 100 workers or pay stiff fines to comply with the ACA neglected to mention the third option…

PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to 42 USC § 11044 The Ava/Douglas County Local Emergency Planning Committee hereby notifies the public that emergency response plan(s), material safety data sheets and inventory forms have been submitted pursuant to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. These materials along with any followup emergency notices may be reviewed at 307…

Dear Editor: Old people over 65 years old on Medicare. It has been reported a Medicare worker went to the hospital and told hospital workers to enroll people on Medicare as out-patients so they would not have to pay the bill. My wife went to the hospital for three days and had an operation. We…

The letter below was actually written to the Quincy Herald-Whig in Quincy, Ill., but the topic is the same and the decision by this one judge in San Diego has a ripple effect on all of us. The letter was shared with the Herald by Carol (Mrs. Charles) Curtis, of Ava. * * * To the Herald-Whig:…