Letter To The Editor

The local Sheriff makes some good points in his August 1st letter to the Editor. Public Officials love to hear from their voting public.    But please allow me to play the unpopular devil’s advocate briefly. First our Supreme Court and Judiciary are not subject to bi-partisan election tactics on purpose, in order that they…

Letter to the Douglas County Herald:  As residents of Douglas County, we have a vast number of services and programming available through the University of Missouri Douglas County Extension Center, located in the Douglas County Courthouse.  Services include soil, water, hay and grass testing; herbicide use training and license; various classes for livestock and habitat…

Dear Editor:  Animal cruelty is when you have a pet that you do not have neutered or spayed, and you allow the cat or dog to reproduce unwanted offspring. I have a stray cat with 8 kittens, born near me. The mother cat is very thin.  I cannot find a shelter for cats and the…

In response to the opinion written by Glenn Mollette and published in this paper August 15. I agree with two of his points. First “A weapon of mass destruction can be … whatever an evil person chooses to utilize …” Secondly, and I feel more importantly, “Our greatest need is a cultural change.” However, I…

This week I heard an ad on the radio that promoted fluoride for pregnant women and infants to prevent tooth decay before the child has teeth.  Then today, I received a flyer in the mail promoting fluoride for children and people of all ages.  Both of these were messages from the Missouri Department of Health…

Bragging Rights  This is to congratulate Chad and Jennifer (Williams) Lamb for their success in getting the 62 class reunions together and getting it in the Guiness World Book of Records. Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!  I am very proud of you guys being your aunt Wilma Jean (Williams) Hampton. I saw Chad on TV. He is…

Dear Editor: The St. Louis Cardinals certainly have a terrific fan base. Albert Pujols played for the Cardinals though the 2011 season. He then became a free agent leaving the Cardinals for the L.A. Angels. Most Cardinals fans would have some sore feelings, but I guess time does heal all wounds. This past weekend Albert…

To the Editor: After studying the TransPar-School Bus Consultants transportation audit it seems there is a lot of information that would be confusing to some people but myself being someone that has spent many hundreds of hours studying not only our system but other systems as well, I can say there are some things that…

To Editor: I receive articles from Judicial Watch, whose president is Tom Fitton.  One story I received today in his “Chronicles” is titled “Migrants from Terrorist Nations Try to Enter U.S. via Mexico at Record Rates.” It relates to the alarming number of “Special Interest Aliens (SIA) that pose a national security risk to the…

Dear Editor:  I just read Springfield’s Sunday March 24 edition about some person named Robert Thompson threatening David Norman, current Mayor of Ava.   I’ve known David since first grade.  Worked for his Dad, Boone Norman, Jr.,  at Ava Drug when I was 18 years-old.   Our family moved to Ava from Bakersfield, Mo. where…