Your Letters

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Aug. 30, 2024 Know the facts I am writing about an incorrect statement published in Explore Outdoors, July 26-26, 2024, Weekender, C4, after within several weeks of the previous incorrect statement about the Eastern Spadefoot Frog occurring throughout Missouri, including St. Joseph. In the paper, a photo is shown

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Aug. 23, 2024 Selecting the next SJSD Superintendent Dr. Gabe Edgar has announced his retirement effective the end of school year 2024-2025. A note of appreciation to Dr. Edgar for giving the school board adequate time to hire the next superintendent. The board will hire a firm that assists

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Aug. 16, 2024 By the numbers Did you realize that our current congress (House and Senate members)-have 16 that are 80 years old or older; 92 that are 70-79; 171 that are 60-69; 164 that are 60-69; 127 that are 40-49; 53 that are 30-39; and 1 that is

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Aug. 9, 2024 Utility companies What a sham the people of St. Joseph are going through with the utility companies! I see where Evergy is now seeking another rate increase. Could someone please tell me where I can go to show my costs of goods and services have increased

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Aug. 2, 2024 A big thank you to all who helped I am writing this letter to thank numerous individuals and businesses who helped make the 2024 St. Joseph Madam President Camp a success. Madam President Camp was founded in 2012 in Kansas City Missouri by Dr. Lee Smithson

By NewsPress Now Your letters for July 26, 2024 Show teachers they are valued Among several norms that I committed to when joining the Saint Joseph School District Board of Education this past April was to “serve as an advocate for K-12 public education with student achievement/outcomes as the focus.” Advocating for public education comes

By NewsPress Now Your letters for July 19, 2024 A review of the last few years First, let me set the record straight. I am not a Republican, I am an “American!” I vote for the best person I feel will put America first and not enriching the pockets of that politician. I do not

By NewsPress Now Your letters for July 12, 2024 They’re not fooling anyone now James Clyburn of South Carolina at long last has become nothing more than a piece of “human waste!” He claimed that Donald Trump lied more than 30+ times in the presidential debate against Sniff Biden. Trump did not need to lie;

By NewsPress Now Your letters for June 4, 2024 Restoring integrity to the United States AG Merrick Garland has organized and run an incredibly corrupt Department of Justice for the benefit of the Biden crime family. While some “moderate” Republicans do not want to fight back against the unconscionable and criminal behavior of Progressive Democrat/Communists

By NewsPress Now Western District Commissioner’s response to editorial This is my response to Friday’s “Our View” editorial, “County should put brakes on rush to dredge.” The fifth paragraph of the article states the “expensive” cost and that I am the one leading the push. Yes, it is expensive and yes, I am leading the

By NewsPress Now Your letters for June 21, 2024 Back-door approach As usual, it seems that School Board plans for the future of our city high schools is continuing in spite of the known wishes of the tax-paying citizens of St. Joseph. The current plan is a back-door approach, in that neither Benton nor Lafayette

By NewsPress Now On the move Immigration: The process of moving from one country to another. Immigration was technically practiced before any of the countries that make up today’s United Nations even existed. Every country in the world, from the largest to the smallest, has an immigration policy. Becoming a citizen of the United States

By NewsPress Now Your letters for June 7, 2024 The solution? Elect Trump Whether you recognize or identify Bidenomics as the single greatest threat to the general economy as most small businessmen do, or more correctly link these failed economic ideas to a resurrection and/or continuation of Obama era policies, the result is the same!

By NewsPress Now Your letters for May 24, 2024 Gaming the election, part two Trump, likewise, has both assets and liabilities. His vulnerabilities are mirror images of Biden’s advantages: he lacks incumbency and the powers that come with it; he does not have an army of officials on his side and he will have a

By NewsPress Now Your letters for May 17, 2024 It’s 1939 again … On at least two different fronts! We’re all, by now, familiar with the Soros led and paid for protests at most Ivy League universities and others across our country. I can hearken back to the Vietnam War protests of the 60s where

By NewsPress Now Your letters for May 10, 2024 Gaming the election Biden — will his continual mental and physical decline, which is accelerating exponentially? His work week is now more off than on. He seems to speak a language that is mostly indecipherable. Steps pose an existential threat, given that the president is one

By NewsPress Now Your letters for May 3, 2024 Not our war Historically, the British, French and Germans have been fighting each other for centuries. They came to America, and we all got along together. In Ireland, the Catholics and Protestants have been killing each other, dividing along religious lines. That entrenched hatred disappeared like

By NewsPress Now Your letters for April 26, 2024 Public education Once again, public education is showing off its finest product. All across our great country, pro-Hamas demonstrators are closing down universities and chanting “Death to America.” How entitled do these idiots really think they are? Death to the very taxpayers they believe should pay

By NewsPress Now Your letters for April 19, 2024 Celebrating laboratory professionals The week of April 15th is celebrated as national laboratory professionals week. Working in clinical and research labs throughout the world, these individuals perform tests on blood and tissue to help medical professionals treat patients. Over 75% of treatment decisions are made based

By NewsPress Now Your letters for April 12, 2024 Harrison County Community Hospital I was born in Ridgeway, and other than a 10 or so year period when my parents rented a farm in Albany, Missouri, I have lived in Harrison County all of my life. In 1989, the residents of Harrison County were asked

By NewsPress Now Your letters for April 5, 2024 Trump is sole owner of his troubles John Schroeder’s lengthy rant is nothing but a Donald Trump “I’m being picked on” cry. Trump has no respect for our form of government, our country, or the people that serve it. He brags about sexually touching women and

By NewsPress Now Lanning urges passage of $20 million bond St. Joseph, This $20 million bond brings stable and consistent heating and cooling to our students. This bond improves safety for our students. This bond gets Hosea students out of trailers and into actual classrooms. This bond improves athletic facilities, improves fine arts facilities, and

By NewsPress Now Letter from David Foster Being a School Board Member is a Privilege that Whitney Lanning Has Lost By: David P. Foster It has been an honor to serve on the St. Joseph School Board for the last three years. This responsibility holds significant weight as it directly impacts our community’s most precious

By NewsPress Now Letter from Kim Miller Whitney Lanning Should Resign from our School Board By: Kim Miller The recent harassment charge against Whitney Lanning is disturbing to me, and what’s more disturbing is that this is a pattern of volatile behavior, condoned by our board president, aimed toward those who hold opposing opinions. Her

By NewsPress Now St. Joseph, This $20 million bond brings stable and consistent heating and cooling to our students. This bond improves safety for our students. This bond gets Hosea students out of trailers and into actual classrooms. This bond improves athletic facilities, improves fine arts facilities, and provides access to the latest science technology…

By NewsPress Now Your letters for March 22, 2024 Unreliable mail service What is happening to our mail service? On Feb. 12, I mailed three valentines to St. Joseph addresses. Two of the valentines contained three small gifts and one valentine contained one small gift. The envelope with the one gift was finally received two

By NewsPress Now Your letters for March 15, 2024 Time for the adults to step forward The primary obligation of government is to provide for the protection of its citizens. Failure to do so constitutes dereliction of duty. Millions of illegals have crossed our southern border in the past three years. Many come from nations

By NewsPress Now No need for new buildings Why is this school board and superintendent, Dr. Gabe Edgar, so determined to waste our tax money? Our three public high school buildings are in excellent condition! There have been great improvements to our facilities in recent years. Most, if not all, are newer than the more

By NewsPress Now Your letters for March 1, 2024 Beat them at their own game Buckle up, buttercup, and hang on: In the 60’s, I understand that the cell phones back then had enough power to send the lunar spacecraft to the moon. I must admit that is way over my understanding! Have you noticed

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Feb. 23 2024 Shorter school weeks Why would anyone consider a shorter school week when we are behind most of the developed nations in math and science education? For instance, in Japan, students go to school six days a week and do not have summer vacations. Douglas Stickley Maryville,