Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor: Restore Greitens! In a society with an honest media the news on February 13th that Eric Greitens, after 20 months of exhaustive investigation, had been exonerated by the Missouri Ethics Board of any wrong-doing during the 2016 election for governor would certainly have been the lead story in all of the newspapers, radio,…

Dear Editor: I wanted to take a moment and write to you in hopes that you would publish this as a huge thank you to strangers…. My angels. Monday evening at 5:20 p.m., I was just south of Lakey and Lakey heading home to Ava from work. I was driving slow but ice doesn’t care…

December 9, 2019 This past weekend, while watching the KY3 News, I watched the highlights of the State Football Championship finals. Watching this touched my heart. I did not see a group of losers. Although they did not take the trophy home, they showed 100% good sportsmanship on and off the field. This alone makes…

December 10, 2019 Once again there is turmoil concerning the Ava District Bus Transportation System. I thought I might inform the community of what is going on so that when you hear that the bus operator owners don’t care about safety you will understand the situation.  Back before I left office as a board member,…

By Edward Peterka Editor: From the front page of the Douglas County Herald, November 7, 2019: “Douglas County Presiding Commissioner Lance Stillings, and District No. 2 Commissioner Lawson Curtis voted to approve a transfer of funds from the Law Enforcement Sales Tax Fund in the amount of $126,493.86 on Monday, Nov. 4. The amount was…

To the Editor:  Thank God.  In this country today there are people who care enough to stop at an accident even though they have no idea what or “who” they will find.  Such was the case Thursday, Oct. 17, when Joy, Janice and myself were on our way home from a very delightful trip to…

Right on the front page of the September 26, 2019 edition of the Douglas County Herald, I noticed the article about our Elementary School being recognized as one of America’s Healthiest Schools. Even more impressive was learning we are one of only 355 schools across the entire country to receive that recognition. And then I…

Dear Editor:   This is in response to the Letter to the editor by Frederick J. Dechow, Ph.D., titled Education v. Indoctrination.  Greta Thunberg has his attention.  He seems to think she is an ignorant, hysterical child.  However, the Swedish Parliament, the European Parliament, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the United States Congress, the…

Letter to the Editor August 30, 2019  I, Jack Charchol and my wife, Peggy Charchol are resigning from our positions as Republican Committee Man and Committee Woman as of October 10, 2019.  We hold the elected position in Boone Township, Douglas County.  Any Republican residing in Boone Township who is interested in completing our term…

To the Editor:  I would say it speaks extremely well for the Douglas County Herald when, the day after it arrives at our home, it lays in tatters – four or five or six news articles and opinion pieces having been cut from it and filed away to be re-read and referred to at a…