Opinion

By NewsPress Now Alternative proposal Here’s an alternative proposal for the school district to consider. Given the loss of learning with the so-called virtual learning during the pandemic, coupled with the overall poor performance of students nationally, I support doing away with a five-day school week and replacing it with a six-day week to help

By NewsPress Now Fix the pothole While the Streets Department was working on Gene Field, I wish they would have went ahead and filled the huge pothole that was like 15 to 20 feet away from where they were originally working. Surprise to me It is so surprising to me the number of people that

By NewsPress Now Think of the kids The St. Joseph School Board only needs to think about what’s best for kids when making a decision about a four-day school week. Big thank you I want to give a big thank you and shout out to the street crews who worked on Gene Field Road. Very

By NewsPress Now Nothing to do with age The Republicans need to wake up to the fact that the problem with Biden is not his age. It’s his cognitive ability to be able to function and put together words and sentences. It’s nothing to do with his age. Some people can be 100 years old

By NewsPress Now This needs to stop More enforcement is needed for these people driving around or parked in neighborhoods with expired license plates, expired paper tags or no license at all. In fact, there are four vehicles in our neighborhood with this going on. That goes to show you with this going on in

By NewsPress Now Honoring America right Thank you, Reba McEntire, for singing the national anthem the way it’s supposed to be sung. Thank you, Reba. A stronger country Trump said he would let Russia attack NATO members. I remember when he was president, he wanted to get out of NATO. We need NATO. It makes

By NewsPress Now Would just like to know Trump says he encourages Russia to attack NATO countries. I would like to know if Republicans go along with this that go along with everything he wants. Two-tiered justice system Biden brought home documents when he was a senator and Vice President, top secret documents, and stored

By NewsPress Now Double standard Tell me one more time how there’s not a double standard. I think I’m going to really be upset. That special counsel for Biden that was checking into him keeping all of those papers came up with the fact that, oh, he’s just a well-meaning old man that has a

By NewsPress Now What were they thinking? I just wanted to express my dismay that the city government has actually approved not just one disruption in tearing up your yards, but two. The grass is finally growing over the mess that MetroNet made in my yard and in everybody’s yard, and now here comes another

By NewsPress Now Explain the price increase I’m calling in regard to our sewer bills here in St. Joseph. I just received my new one yesterday and, according to their chart, my usage current usage is down considerably from my prior usage, but my bill is so much higher. No one at City Hall can

By NewsPress Now Bring it to a vote This is regarding the border bill that just came out from the Senate. This is the most comprehensive reform that we have seen on the border in literally decades. They have kicked this can down the road so long and now we might have some sensible solutions

By NewsPress Now Fun antics I just wanted to shout out to all the football players and the guys who sit underneath the basket at the Missouri Western basketball games. Their antics make the game a lot more lively. Huge thank you Big thank you through these two guys that helped me out on 22nd

By NewsPress Now Big thank you A huge thank you to whatever group or person cleaned up Southwest Parkway. There is some class in this town. Thank you. Bad deals Why are we voting April on more taxes for the low income because they can’t pay the property tax now? This St. Joe school system

By NewsPress Now I’m voting no I don’t believe I’ll be voting for the new tax for the school district. If you’ve got money to pay $100,000 for a DEI administrator, then we don’t we don’t need the taxes. Just take that money and put it somewhere else. In a bind Well, you can tell

By NewsPress Now That’s a fact They just said on national TV, and I agree with it, and you will too: Trump shouldn’t be within 100 miles of the White House. And that’s a fact. Give me a break I heard a politician claim that you couldn’t really build the wall because of eminent domain.

By NewsPress Now Totally unnecessary If the St. Joseph School District can find $100,000 a year to manufacture an unnecessary administration job, then they must be spending $100,000 a year now on something totally unnecessary. What’s his deal? Donald Trump says border security is so very important. So why is he asking the Republicans to